Looking at a famous actor, musician or athlete, everyone thinks that he has a luxurious villa, a garage with a dozen new foreign cars, his own island, a private jet and millions of bank accounts. Often it is, but not always.
Celebrities - they are people too and are not immune from mistakes. An unsuccessful marriage, incorrectly invested money or trust in the wrong people can ruin them and drive them into debt, so they don’t want to envy them at all.
Today we will talk about a dozen popular personalities who seem successful only at first glance.
10. Evander Holyfield
The absolute world champion in several weight categories and one of the best in his sport in the 80s - 90s during his career earned more than $ 100 million, but at the beginning of the zero experienced serious financial difficulties. Even his house, in which 109 rooms (!), Was arrested.
His money was always managed by his mother, who did it quite competently, and after her death he entrusted it to other relatives who did not differ in experience. The boxer himself repeatedly admitted that he had extremely stupidly disposed of the millions earned, not counting money at all and spending on everything.
Now, being already a “pensioner,” Holyfield is engaged in business, starred in television shows and engaged in other projects, so he has enough for life, but he can no longer be called fabulously rich, as it once was.
By the way, he has 11 children from several women, which is also an additional (and substantial) expense item.
9. Mike Tyson
An even more famous, titled and successful boxer who handled money even worse than his colleagues. The abundance of friends who love to profit at the expense of Tyson, as well as high-profile lawsuits - all this regularly emptied the athlete’s wallet and accounts.
Accusations of rape forced him to spend huge sums on paying for the services of lawyers, legal costs, fines and compensation, so it was difficult to maintain the reputation of a successful person.
Returning to the ring after prison allowed him to fix things, or rather pay off his debts, but on the whole it didn’t go very well.
Now that professional boxing is long behind, Tyson occasionally acts in films and speaks on talk shows, which is enough for him to have a comfortable life, but if it weren’t for those scandals and problems, everything would be much better.
8. Stephen Baldwin
You probably heard the surname Baldwin, but Stephen’s name may well not tell you anything. This is not surprising, because of the 4 brothers-actors, only Alec Baldwin was able to truly become famous, while the rest gained much less popularity.
Nevertheless, due to the surname and profession, as well as due to getting into the tabloids, the society has formed an opinion about its success and consistency.
In fact, the youngest of the Baldwin’s for his entire career received only the award of the National Council of Critics for the film “Suspicious Persons” in 1995, so he never saw big fees, and in 2009 he declared bankruptcy altogether.
7. Amanda Bines
The story of this actress is a classic example of how to quickly fly up and fall painfully. On TV, Amanda made her debut while still a child in 1996, and in 2002 she “grew up” to the big movie (she was 16 years old).
Popularity, the first fees, several Kids ’Choice awards - she really was successful and rich until at the end of the 2000s she became acquainted with drugs and alcohol. The peak was 2012, when she received 3 years probation for an accident (which was not the first) and was deprived of her driver’s license.
The rampant lifestyle was strongly reflected on Amanda's face and figure, so now she cannot be recognized, although she is only 32 years old. However, in view of her relative youth, she still has a chance to return, especially since she seems to have become addicted to bad habits, having spent all her money on clinics and lawyers.
6. Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay has a very similar story (by the way, she also has 32), only her popularity and success was greater than that of Amanda Bines.
All the same drugs and alcohol led to the collapse of her career and personal life, spoiled her appearance, emptied her bank accounts. Now she is trying to return everything, although she is no longer called to the cinema.
5. Chris Tucker
The name of this comedian, famous for his roles in The Fifth Element and the rush hour trilogy, is known to a huge number of viewers, and as many people consider him successful at the moment.
In fact, this is not so: having received $ 25 million for filming in Rush Hour 3, he became the highest paid actor (even Jackie Chan received less), but since then he starred in only 2 films. If you drop the trilogy about the police, then he will have only 10 roles in his 25-year career.
4. Pamela Anderson
Perhaps the main sex symbol of the 90s, Pamela is widely known now, but exclusively for her past achievements. For many years, she did not get major roles (even on TV), and the image of the sex symbol has long been dispelled (after all, 51 years old woman).
The last significant media references about her were related to the fact that she started an affair with Adil Rami - the defender of the French national football team, which is almost 20 years younger than her.
3. Gary Busey
The actor is the owner of a memorable appearance, therefore, he never had any problems with recognition, especially after his role in the film “The History of Buddy Holly”, for which in 1979 he received a BAFTA award and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe.
Unfortunately, in the future, Busey called "did not go." Being loud and supporting the image of a successful actor, he interrupted roles in second-rate films and never received nominations for awards.
2. Britney Spears
Britney Spears was an extremely successful (and very rich) popular teenager and young girl, but with age, things got worse.
Alcohol and drug addiction, problematic relationships with men and extravagant antics - all this brought her exclusively "black" PR, thanks to which even those who are not interested in pop music in principle found out about her.
Now her name is known to the whole world, but few people listened to the latest albums: as a singer, she ceased to be in demand for a very long time.
1. Nicolas Cage
Perhaps the presence of this actor from the list may seem strange to someone, but judge for yourself: when was the last time Cage starred in a good movie and got a good role?
Unlike most of our other heroes, Cage did not sit on the needle and in general he is an athlete, but he does not know how to choose the role, which is why many even make fun of him even in Hollywood.
Possessing talent, recognition and financial ability to choose roles, for some reason he “enters” everything.