Child celebrities who are now broke – Imagine being young and having millions of dollars, with nobody to tell you how you have to spend it. You are rich, you are famous, and no matter where you go, everyone knows who you are. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Perhaps it would be nice for a little while, but eventually you just might run out of things to spend your money on and start to turn to alcohol, drugs or maybe even illegal activities, just out of boredom.
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It may sound fantastic, but for these people, they had it all and then lost it all. A few of them may still have a bit of money left, but it doesn’t even compare to what they were making in the past.
Sometimes actors and actresses play a character for so long that that’s what people expect from them, and it is very difficult to get roles doing anything else. This is what happened to quite a few people in Hollywood, and they have found it nearly impossible to get any other acting jobs because they were remembered as being “that one kid” from “that one show.” It is especially difficult when the parents of these kids aren’t in the acting business, and really don’t have any idea on what to tell their kids when their lives seem to be spiraling out of control.
It may be easy to judge these people, and to simply say “don’t drink or use drugs.” Just try to imagine having that much money and just tell yourself not to spend it on such frivolous things. It may sound simple to do; but once a person has that much money, it’s tough to just live “like a normal person.” Now imagine being a teenager. Just what would you do with millions of dollars? Would it be easy to save your money and be responsible, or do you think you might end up like these celebrities that lost everything? It’s hard to say if you’re not in their shoes.
10. Edward Furlong
Does everyone remember the awesome kid from Terminator 2? At the time of the filming, Edward Furlong was 12 years old when he played John Connor in 1991. It appears (from sources) that his home life wasn’t that different from the independent character he played in the film. At 15 years old, he was fed up with his aunt and uncle who had raised him and decided that he wanted to be on his own. He filed a lawsuit to become emancipated and won, most likely because the courts believed that he was old enough to take care of himself and had enough money from the movies he would (probably) be making.
Edward was in a few other movies as well, but none as well-known as the Terminator series. After he was out on his own, Edward moved in with his 29 year-old manager. Apparently (according to his ex), he was doing drugs and not paying his boss, so she sued him for what he had left of his fortune.
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