Some of the alcoholics listed died as a result of alcoholism. Potsdam, NY 13676. Johnny Manziel, quarterback football player. Jeff Hanneman, musician and lyricist. Eddie Van Halen, Dutch guitarist, songwriter and producer. ), Jack Kerouac, writer and poet. Illnesses that Caused the Early Death of Famous People, Resting Places. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, singer and musician. Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor. Lead vocalist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Jani Lane, singer. Just the ability to cope with life. Naftali Herz Imber, Hebrew poet. ), Demi Moore, actor. They struggle with their addiction in dangerous silence, or their friends and families are aware of the problem but not how big a problem it truly is. Situation comedy “Anything But Love” and movie “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”. TV series “Startrek,” “The Practice,” and “Boston Legal.”, Charlie Sheen, actor. This place saved my life. Films “Witness” and “Die Hard.” (Defected to U.S.), Bobcat Goldthwait, actor, comedian and director. “The Falcon” series. Vida Blue, baseball pitcher (left-handed). “Pulp Fiction,” “Chi-Raq,” and “The Hateful Eight.” (By the way, what’s in your pocket? Alcoholics often suffer withdrawal symptoms if they are forced to stay sober or are cut off from their alcohol supply. (Real name Steven Victor Tallarico. Formed Calvin Klein, Inc. Kris Kristofferson, actor, singer, and songwriter. Sharjah, UAE: Bentham, 2014. “Peyton Place.” (Real name Marie Grace de Repentigny. Founder Nine Inch Nails, member post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels, Jean Rhys, writer. Brian Early, executive. Co-host, “Opie and Anthony” and “Jim Norton and Sam Roberts on SiriusXM.” Host “The Jim Norton Advice Show.”, Gary Oldman, British actor. “Because I could handle my drinking – or so I thought – and could consume a lot of alcohol without becoming uncontrollably inebriated, I refused to see it as a problem.” –Buzz Aldrin. The Burial Sites of Over 10,000 Famous Persons. However, below the surface, life isn’t so rosy. C.C. Founding member of trash metal band Slayer. Alexander Godunov, Russian ballet dancer and actor. Disclaimer. Films “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” and “Venus.”. Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union. Founding member of heavy metal band Ryan Dunn, stunt Performer, actor, and TV personality, comedian. Channing Tatum, actor and model. Film “Citizen Kane” and radio series series The Mercury Theatre on the Air. Cech-Vinhais, V. Wills of the Rich and Famous. TV series “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour.”. Cris Carter, wide receiver in the National Football League. The study of the human brain has made great progress in recent years. Alec Baldwin, actor. Brian Connolly, Scottish actor and musician. Orson Welles, writer, actor, and director. Wilson, S. Resting Places. (Real name Eleanora Fagan. “As Good as It Gets” and “The Butterfly Effect.”, Billy Joel, singer, songwriter and pianist. Thanks journeypure. During much of his most productive years, Van Gogh’s diet mainly consisted of bread, coffee, alcohol, and cigarettes. “The Wendell Baker Story,” “Out of Time,” and “Hitch.”, Grace Metalious, novelist. He is a recovering from alcoholism and has been sober for over a decade. Lead vocalist, frontman, lyricist and main songwriter for glam metal band Warrant. Al Pacino, actor. “Number 1A, 1948,” “White Light,” and “Scent.”, Alison Porter, singer, dancer, and actor. “Casablanca,” “The Maltese Falcon,” and “The Big Sleep.”. Co-creator Zip file format. (Real name James Hendrix. (Real name Shankardas Kesarilal, William Shatner, Canadian actor, author, producer, and director. “Ring of Treason,” played “M” in “Dr. TV series “ Star Trek.” Films, “Star Trek” and “Star Trek: Into Darkness.”, Jim Norton, comedian, actor, radio and TV host. Golden, CO: Fulcrum, 2016. “Fantastic Beasts,” “The Beguiled,” and “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”, William Faulkner, novelist. Real name Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen. Fourteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Later, he checked himself into rehab, where he got clean. Alexander the Great was a legendary Ancient Greek general who is considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. But like most of us, Coopers life has had its ups and downs. “Main Gaoon Tum So Jao” (song Brahmchari). They keep their alcohol stashed in a secret location where their friends and family won’t find it, like in their desk or car. The Medical Lives of History’s Famous People, Whom the Gods Love Die Young. ), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcoholism. Feeling down, or that life is against you, is an all too common feeling in today’s society. Member of Count Basie’s orchestra. William Holden, actor. World Tag Team Champion. “On the Road,” “Bachelorette,” and “The Two Faces of January.”. Calvin Klein, fashion designer. Played in bands Irish bands “Skid Row” and “Thin Lizzy” and British band” Colosseum II.”, Mary Tyler Moore, actor. TV series “Coach Carter” and “CSI: Miami.” TV commercials for American Eagle, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew. “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”. Surprised she’s one of the famous alcoholics? ), Patricia Highsmith, novelist. Dorothy Parker, writer, poet, and critic. TV series “Mork & Mindy.” Films “World’s Greatest Dad” and “Boulevard.” Oscar. Jada Pinkett Smith, actor. Tom Conway, British actor of film, radio and TV. Eric Clapton, British rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.