16 Celebrity Drug Overdoses We Should Have Seen Coming
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A Playboy model, actress, television personality and sex symbol, Anna Nicole Smith was found dead on February 8, 2007 with a lethal combination of chloral hydrate and various benzodiasepines in her system. Her death strangely mirrored her idol Marilyn Monroe's, but with the addition of her son's tragic death and a media-swarmed child custody battle before her demise. Most of these people are their own worst enemy, her dramatic weight gain/weight loss and drunken behavior at awards shows (to the right) should have been a marker that she wasn't going to be with us for much longer.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1967-11-28 Actor,Model,Nude Glamour Model Houston United States Female Anna Nicole Smith,J. Howard Marshall Daniel Wayne Smith Nov 28 1967 1.80 63.50 -
The bassist of the Sex Pistols and inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ten days after a drug-stained stabbing of Nancy Spungen on October 12, 1978, Sid Vicious attempted suicide by unsuccessfully slitting his wrists. However, it was on February 1, 1979 at his post-bail party that Sid overdosed on heroin and was found dead with a suicide note in his jacket. See his behavior in this video report.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1957-05-10 Actor,Bassist,Composer,Musician,Singer,Songwriter London England Male May 10 1957 -
Actress praised for her work in films like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Some Like it Hot, and The Seven Year Itch, as well as alltime sex and fashion icon. C'mon, she was Marilyn Monroe. Her death from an overdose of barbiturates was conjectured to be a probable suicide, a reflection of the illness, personal problems, and a reputation of being unreliable and difficult to work with in the later years of her life. Some mystery surrounds the exact cause of her death, though, as described in the video to the right.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1926-06-01 Actor,Comedian,Film producer,Model,Nude Glamour Model,Singer Los Angeles United States Female James Dougherty,Marilyn Monroe,Joe DiMaggio,Arthur Miller Jun 1 1926 1.65 54.00 -
A 1980s teenage hearthrob and idol known for his roles in films like Lucas, Murphy's Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive, and Dream a Little Dream. However, later decades weren't as good to him: he filed for bankruptcy in 1997, had an unsuccessful direct-to-video film Without Malice in 2000, and went to rehab. After a minor comeback, Haim died on March 10, 2010 from an (apparent) accidental drug overdose. Click on the video tribute to one of The Lost Boys to the right.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1971-12-23 Toronto Canada Male Dec 23 1971 1.68 -
American actress who starred in films like Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, and 8 Mile, to name a few. She collapsed in her bathroom on December 20, 2009. The primary cause was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. The drug overdose is what did her in, as vomit was found all around the surrounding areas where her body was discovered. This is video footage of her shortly before her death.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1977-11-10 Actor,Musician,Singer Atlanta Italy,United States Female Nov 10 1977 1.59 -
Lead singer for the famous band, The Doors. Having struggled with with both drug and alcohol abuse throughout his life, Jim Morrison died of a heart attack triggered by an accidental heroin overdose at the age of 27.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1943-12-08 Film director,Musician,Poet,Singer,Songwriter,Writer Melbourne United States Male Jim Morrison,Patricia Kennealy-Morrison,Pamela Courson George Stephen Morrison,Clara Clarke Morrison Dec 8 1943 University of California, Los Angeles,Florida State University -
Best known for her lead role in the movie The Wizard of Oz. The singer and actress struggled with weight gain and drug addiction for much of her life. She was married 5 times, and at several times in her life, she attempted suicide but eventually died of an accidental overdose of barbiturates at the age of 47.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1922-06-10 Singer Grand Rapids United States Female David Rose,Judy Garland,Sidney Luft,Mark Herron,Vincente Minnelli,Mickey Deans Liza Minnelli,Lorna Luft Jun 10 1922 1.54 -
An American singer and songwriter. She experimented with a variety of drugs and drank heavily throughout her life, and died at 27 from a result of heroin overdose and alcohol consumption. A video of her parents reading fan letters.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1943-01-19 Singer,Songwriter Port Arthur United States Female Jan 19 1943 1.65 University of Texas at Austin -
The lead singer and guitarist of Californian band Sublime. He struggled with heroin addiction in the start of his career and justified it as aiding his artistic creativity. Even after he found success with a major label, though, Nowell continued the drugs and produced "Pool Shark," a song about his struggle with addiction. On May 25, 1996, shortly before the release of Sublime's major debut, Nowell was found dead due to a heroin overdose.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1968-02-22 Guitarist,Singer,Songwriter Long Beach United States Male Feb 22 1968 Wilson Classical High School,California State University, Long Beach -
10An American comedian, actor, and musician most known for his work on Saturday Night Live. There were stories that after SNL rehearsals, Belushi would walk unannounced into nearby homes of friends or strangers exhausted, scrounging for food, and often falling asleep unable to be located for the next day's work. He was found dead on March 5, 1982 due to a speedball, the combined injection of cocaine and heroin.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1949-01-24 Actor,Comedian Chicago United States Male John Belushi,Judith Belushi Pisano Adam Belushi,Agnes B. Samaras Jan 24 1949 1.73 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,College of DuPage -
11Considered by some to be the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music. He was well-known for his use of psychedelic drugs, most notably LSD, and his angry tirades when consumed with alcohol. A drug-drenched life of rock and roll finally led to a respiratory arrest caused by alcohol, barbituate, and vomit inhalation on September 18, 1970.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1942-11-27 Guitarist,Musician,Record producer,Singer,Songwriter Seattle United States Male Nov 27 1942 1.78 -
An Oscar-nominated actor for his 1988 role in Running on Empty, and older brother to Joaquin Phoenix, River Phoenix collapsed on October 31, 1993 outside The Viper Room from a drug overdose of heroin and cocaine, then owned by friend Johnny Depp. He had bouts of depression and compulsivity leading up to his death and has hinted at child abuse while his family was involved in religious cult Children of God in the 70s.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1970-08-23 Guitarist Madras United States Male Aug 23 1970 1.78 -
13An American child actress known for her role as Buffy on the CBS sitcom Family Affair. After the show was cancelled in 1971, Anissa unsuccessfully auditioned for film roles, and was found dead in a bedroom of a 14-year-old friend with what her coroner has said was the most severe drug overdoses he had ever seen.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1958-03-11 West Lafayette United States Female Mar 11 1958 -
14American actress known for her role as Kimberly Drummond in television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. She overdosed on prescription medication on May 8, 1999, a couple years after she was found with no work in Vegas and having gone to jail for robbing a video store.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1964-11-07 Maywood United States Female Nov 7 1964 1.57 -
An American child actress best known for her title role in the 1982 comedy Savannah Smiles. She struggled with an addiction to heroin in her teens and was never close to her family. She died on May 18, 1997 from an accidental overdose of alcohol and drugs at the age of 21. This is a clip from the last thing she was in before her untimely death.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1975-07-11 Actor Inglewood United States Female Jul 11 1975 -
An American child actor who starred in Our Gang and Rocky Jones, Space Ranger series. He grew up before our eyes and with a series of arrests. To name a few, drunk driving, assault, drug possession, and carrying a concealed weapon. Before long, Scotty was found dead at the age of 38 from a suspected overdose of barbiturates and alcohol.more info
date_of_birth profession place_of_birth nationality gender spouse children parents Date Born Height (m) Weight (kg) institution degree major_field_of_study end_date company title 1929-10-04 Actor Oakland United States Male Oct 4 1929
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