1: Robert Downey Jr: There Are Comebacks, And Then There’s Downey
Robert Downey Jr.’s turnaround success story is the one of the few that many may dream about, but few actually work to attain. That he was talented was never in question. From Wonder Boys to his glorious stint in TV series Ally McBeal – his charisma was unmistakable, his effortless portrayal a testament to how much he was actually hiding beneath the surface. What got Robert Downey Jr. down and nearly out was constant drug abuse. The roots of his drug abuse ran deep – his father, filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. let him use marijuana at age six – something the senior Downey has vocally regretted.
Despite an Emmy nomination for Ally McBeal, Robert Downey Jr. was fired in 2011 after yet another drug-related arrest. And that’s when the proverbial straw broke the camel’s back. Downey finally got clean, but landed himself a gig proved difficult. It was only when Mel Gibson paid his insurance bonds that he finally made a comeback with The Singing Detective (2003). With the Iron Man franchise and the Sherlock Holmes movies, the rest is history for Robert and that too in a good way…
So there you have it, amongst the many despairing stories of Hollywood – there are these 15 stars who tightened up their shoelaces and managed to get to their goals, even if they took the long way round to get there…
Source: www.therichest.com
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