Drug addiction is capable of destroying a person's personality and life in the shortest possible time. Unfortunately, many stars forget about this, and the list of idols who ruin their careers and die from drugs is replenished with new names every year. We present to your attention a photo-list of actors and actresses who were killed by drugs. They could delight their viewers with new roles for many years to come, but they chose a different path.
Gary Busey
- "Deadly weapon"
- "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
- "On the crest of a wave"
This actor is perfectly given the role of psychopaths and drug addicts. Perhaps Gary simply understands and feels his characters, because the actor has been under the supervision of a psychiatrist for many years, and the reason for this is his long-term drug addiction. Now Busey does not take drugs, but at one time while under cocaine, the actor had a terrible accident. Doctors call it a miracle that Gary survived a fatal head injury. After the incident, the directors with great caution invite the actor to their films, and Busey has to be content with passing roles and participation in reality shows.
River Phoenix
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- "Stupid bet"
- "My Personal Idaho State"
If River were alive now, he would certainly be proud of his younger brother Joaquin, who has become one of the most popular actors of our time. Once upon a time, Phoenix Sr. was predicted no less success, but drugs ruined the novice actor. River was only 23 years old when he overdosed in front of his friend Johnny Depp's Viper Room nightclub. The actor died without waiting for an ambulance to arrive, in the arms of his brother Joaquin. Doctors pronounced him dead from a mixture of heroin and cocaine, popularly referred to as “speedball”.
Nick Stahl
- "Sin City"
- "Man Without a Face"
- "Thin red line"
Most modern viewers will think: "Who is this?", But there were times when the guy was predicted a great future. He starred in such popular projects as "Terminator 3", "Thin Red Line" and "Body Investigation", but then something went wrong. He became addicted to drugs and almost completely forgot that he was an actor. Nick went missing and was put on the wanted list. Fortunately, the police found him in one of the dens, where he was staying after a week of unbridled revelry. An even more scandalous case was the situation with a video store for adults, from where the actor was taken by police, accusing him of inappropriate behavior under the influence of psychotropic substances.
John Belushi
- Blues Brothers
- "Ruttles: All you need is money"
- "Menagerie"
James Belushi's older brother, John, was one of the most famous comedic actors in the late 70s of the last century. Directors and audiences adored this extraordinary comedian, and he undoubtedly could have starred in many wonderful films. According to rumors, having become famous, Belushi began to drink excessively, and only on cocaine he spent an average of 2.5 thousand dollars a week. John's life ended at the age of 33 - his body was found in a room at the Chateau Marmont hotel. The doctors who arrived at the scene stated death from an overdose of speedball.
Judy Garland
- "The Wizard of Oz"
- "Nuremberg Trials"
- "For me and my girl"
Liza Minelli's mother did not lead a respectable lifestyle. The Wizard of Oz star has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction all her life. Judy explained her addictions with a heavy schedule and too much attention to her person, but the fact remains that it was the above problems that were the indirect cause of the actress's death. Officially, Garland died of an overdose of barbiturates, but, according to doctors, the woman's body simply could not cope with the flow of harmful substances that the actress used throughout her life.
Vladimir Vysotsky
- "Meeting place can not be Changed"
- "Two comrades served"
- "Bad good man"
Vladimir Semenovich Vysotsky will forever remain in the hearts of the Russian people as a wonderful actor, an amazing poet and performer, a man of the era. He could delight people with his work for more than one decade, if not for drug addiction. Vysotsky died at the age of 42 and, although the official reason sounds like acute heart failure, the close people of the actor are sure that he died of a drug overdose.
Mischa Barton
- "Sixth Sense"
- "Notting Hill"
- "They won't catch you"
Once, Misha's star burned very brightly in the Hollywood sky, but now she can only be seen in second-rate films with a low rating. What is the reason? That at some point Burton's life got out of control because of drugs. At the peak of fame, she became a regular at parties, where she became addicted to illegal drugs. After rehabilitation, she was able to give up drugs, but Hollywood did not wait for her return. Now Misha is content with episodic roles in projects with a low rating.
Chris Farley
- "Gooey Tommy"
- "Ninja from Beverly Hills"
- "Black sheep"
Some celebrities die at the very peak of fame, and the reason for this is not long and serious illnesses, but drug addiction. The audience remembered Chris Farley as a charming fat man who played in popular comedies of the 90s. But few know that the actor was one step away from huge popularity - it was he who should have voiced Shrek, if not for death from an overdose. The producers had already assigned voice acting to him when Farley was found dead in his apartment. The 33-year-old actor died of a speedball overdose.
Lindsay Lohan
- "Tough Georgia"
- "Machete"
- "A kiss for good luck"
Our photo-list of actors and actresses who have been killed by drugs would not be complete without Lindsay Lohan. Early fame ruined the young actress. She was mired in parties, alcohol and drugs and could not stop in time. As a result, the name Lindsay is associated more with scandals and tabloids than with cinema. Lohan has been trying to rehabilitate himself in recent years in the eyes of the public and producers, but few believe in her correction.
Cory Monteith
- Smallville
- "Young Musketeers"
- "Invisible"
Young and promising actor Corey Monteith joined the list of foreign actors who died of an overdose in 2013. People who knew Corey unanimously claimed that he was one of the brightest and kindest guys they had to meet. He was actively involved in charity work and helped those in need, but, unfortunately, no one helped him in the fight against drug addiction. By the age of 19, Monteith, by his own admission, had tried all varieties of drugs. Several courses of treatment in various rehabilitation centers have yielded no results. He died of a heroin overdose in a hotel room. At that time, Corey was only 31 years old.
Amanda Bynes
- "Living proof"
- "Excellent student of easy virtue"
- "Hair spray"
Amanda Bynes was early success, but was unable to cope with internal problems. The last film in which the actress took part dates back to 2010. All the subsequent time she has been waging an unequal fight against drug addiction and psychological illnesses. For a long time, Amanda was in a psychiatric clinic, and the actress's family does not believe that Bynes will ever be able to fully socialize and abandon psychotropic substances.
Charlie Sheen
- "Hot heads"
- "Being John Malkovich"
- "Twisted City"
Some stars, fortunately, still have a chance to escape and live on, defeating drug addiction, but their careers can be considered ruined due to addiction. Charlie Sheen in the 80s was known as one of the most promising actors, and his paintings were simply doomed to success. But then drugs appeared in the life of a star and a rapid fall to the bottom of life began. The actor earned HIV, repeatedly visited rehab, and his name became synonymous with the word "scandal". Sheen was suspended from filming the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" because of his inappropriate behavior and abuse of illegal drugs, but Charlie was not upset and decided to make money by creating vapes with marijuana.
Courtney Love
- "Man on the Moon"
- "Basquiat"
- "24 hours"
Kurt Cobain's widow is unlikely to ever get rid of the drug addict cliché. The woman's musical and acting career was largely affected by her addiction. She was repeatedly in rehab, but again and again returned to drugs. Courtney does not hide the fact that she took heroin while she was pregnant and used psychotropic drugs for most of her condition. Now Love has settled down a bit, but recording studios and directors are wary of dealing with her.
Daniel Baldwin
- "Born on the fourth of July"
- "The truth is in wine"
- "Grimm"
The Baldwin dynasty has brought many stars to the cinema. It is all the more offensive that one of the talented representatives of the eminent family became a drug addict, rapidly burning through his talent and life. Film critics argue that if it weren't for drugs, Daniel might have made a much more successful career than his brother Alec. But he chose a different path, in which filming in projects alternated with arrests, theft of cars and jogging naked under cocaine. Now Baldwin is trying to improve his life, but many producers do not believe that he was able to overcome addiction forever, and therefore reluctantly invite him to their projects.
Carrie Fisher
- "When Harry Met Sally"
- "Heartbreakers"
- Hannah and Her Sisters
In 2016, millions of Star Wars fans mourned the death of the inimitable Princess Leia. Carrie Fisher has suffered from drug addiction for most of her life. At the very beginning, she thought that drugs would help her cope with bipolar disorder, but in the end it was illegal drugs, not the disease, that drove her to the grave. And although doctors diagnosed the actress with a stroke, they did not hide from the public that there were three types of drugs in Fischer's blood at the time of death: cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
Corey Feldman
- "Maverick"
- "Stay with me"
- "Suburb"
Corey Feldman is also one of the stars who ruined their careers due to drug addiction. Like many actors who achieved fame at a too young age, Feldman fell short of his success and ambition. A series of divorces, scandals and rehabilitations put an end to the future of the actor. Now he declares that he was able to quit drugs, but he is no longer invited to successful projects.
Richard Pryor
- "I see nothing, I hear nothing"
- "Lost Highway"
- "Lady Sings the Blues"
Rounding out our photo-list of actors and actresses killed by drugs is Richard Pryor. Americans remember him first of all as a man who forever changed the stand-up genre. He was bold, decisive and joked on topics that were forbidden in the 70s and 80s, exposing the problems of the nation. Nobody knew that the comedian had a drug problem. Imagine the surprise of Pryor's fans when a scandal thundered - Richard poured rum on himself, began to inhale burning cocaine and set himself on fire. The actor was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with a burn of 50% of the body. Richard survived and quit drugs forever, and replaced his sarcastic performances with participation in family comedies.
