2. Robert Downey Jr.
The drug addict that we love to love, Robert Downey Jr. is strangely one of the most popular actors in the biz, and the highest paid. Finding fame in classics such as Weird Science, and Chaplin, earning him an Oscar nod in the process, Downey Jr. has seemingly enjoyed a turbulent relationship with the press.
As a high-functioning drug user, Downey Jr. would often continue to work throughout his addiction, despite the quality of his work obviously being negatively affected. Arrested for possession in 1996, Downey Jr. was found with a large amount of heroin and cocaine, a common occurrence over the next few years.
With stories emerging of an intoxicated Downey Jr. passing out in a neighbor’s bed, and a number of failed or missing drug tests, a once promising career looked well and truly over. However, after checking himself into rehab, king of the comebacks Downey Jr. went on to star in a number of high profile movies, with the Iron Man franchise thrusting him into Hollywood royalty.
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