The beloved star of the “Harry Potter”movies has struggled, like many other child actors, growing up in show business. While his character Harry was innocent and heroic, for Daniel Radcliffe, real-life challenges started affecting him, namely his addiction to alcohol. He had gone to sleep in his car after a night of heavy drinking and suffered from acute alcohol poisoning.
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Similarly, popular singer Geeta Dutt died of cirrhosis at the young age of 41 after alcohol had ravaged her liver. When Dutt missed recording appointments (opening more doors of opportunity to the Mangeshkar sisters) or could not go on stage because of her inebriation, excuses were fabricated to hide her addiction from fans. The irony of Meena Kumari lip-synching Geeta Dutt’s booze-induced plea “Na Jao Saiyan” from Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam still haunts the ugly history of alcoholism in Bollywood.
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At 49 years old, the musician was found dead due to alcohol-related cirrhosis. Although previous health issues were documented, this condition in particular came as a surprise for the metal world with the loss of one of its stars. The star was found dead in a cheap motel room in Los Angeles, with a declared cause of death of alcohol poisoning. More specifically, “acute ethanol intoxication” put an unfortunate end to this once energetic and charismatic music personality.
Joe Manganiello struggled with addiction.
“I’m 20 years clean and sober today,” the comedian said on Instagram. “Thank you to all the people who have helped me to remain clean. It’s never done on your own.” In 2003, the actor opened up to Playboy about being a recovering alcoholic. “Maybe a stronger person wouldn’t have needed to go,” he said. “When famous people who died from alcohol you hear the word rehab, you think, ‘He’s a mess, he’s fucked up.’ But I’m glad I did it. I’ve made a shitload of wrong decisions in my life. But I know I’ve made some right ones as well.”
“I got a lot of help from a lot of wonderful people,” the actor added. In 2020, Shepard revealed on his podcast, “Armchair Expert,” that he relapsed after 16 years of sobriety following a motorcycle accident that resulted in him using painkillers. At the time of the episode’s release, the actor was seven days sober. Goodman struggled with alcoholism for years and even drank while filming the original “Roseanne.” At one point, star Roseanne Barr confronted him about it. Tim McGraw quit drinking in 2008 when his family and friends began to worry about him. “I’ve never hid it, but I’ve been sober the whole time I’ve been famous, so it wasn’t like I had to go to rehab publicly.”
- Yet despite multiple attempts by state governments to curb it, alcohol abuse is rising rapidly.
- “I’m so grateful to be where I am, I’m so grateful to be sober,” he said.
- When he did pass in 1984 at the age of 58, it was due to an intracerebral hemorrhage.
- “I have made many mistakes in my life, but each day is a chance to start again. Atone for mistakes and grow,” he continued.
- This was not Dunn’s first DUI offense, and he was known to struggle with addiction.
- Big B recently revealed in his blog that he has quit drinking and has been sober for years and years now.
- To his credit, Dutt has recently discussed plans to open rehabilitation centers in India for those who cannot afford treatment abroad.
In an early 2011 issue of Rolling Stone, John is quoted as saying that Joel needed to check into “tough” rehab, and that alcoholism was getting in the way of his life and career. In 2012, Shepard told Playboy that he struggled with an addiction to drugs and alcohol. He said that from the ages of 18 to 29, he was a “heavy smoker, heavy drinker, drug addict, terrible eater, and philanderer.” They have been known to take to substance abuse from time to time, like yesteryear actress Meena Kumari, who became an alcoholic and died at the age of 40 due to liver cirrhosis.
She reportedly did not have enough money to pay for her medical bills. Despite being one of the highest-paid actresses of her time, her lack of financial management and her generosity left her in a dire state. She died of cirrhosis of the liver on March 31, 1972, at the age of 39.
He got sober at that point but the anti-rejection medications given to organ transfer patients increase the risk of developing cancer. He announced that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2011, and in 2012, he ultimately died of acute myeloid leukemia. When it comes to self control, Bollywood actor John Abraham is the best at it. He not only steers clear of alcohol consumption, but chooses healthy eating. Singer-actress Jessica Simpson has remained sober for almost 4 years now. Recently, she posted an old picture of herself, reminiscing the time she was battling alcoholism.