for some people the party never stops
but for these actors they’re lucky the
party stopped when it did if I get drunk
I’m the happy John yeah are you rule
when she gets drunk she’s just really
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who surprisingly didn’t die from
drugs I was like sad lonely unhappy
detached and drugs and alcohol may seem
like a solution to that problem
for this list we’ve chosen actors who
battled their demons for longer than
humanly possible and have made it
through to the other side or at least to
older age then these things they
gradually accumulate until you become
known as a survivor because we’re
focusing on actors a hardcore party
animal like Stephen King didn’t make the
cut but the real reason is because it
keeps the monsters away if you’d like to
see a list of musicians who struggled
with addiction but made it through be
sure to check out our list of the top 10
musicians who surprisingly didn’t die
from drugs I ingested my ancestor yes
number 10
Carrie Fisher I don’t know what you’re
talking about like so many actors on our
list Carrie Fisher’s childhood was
anything but normal if my life wasn’t
funny
it would just be true raised in the
spotlight by Debbie Reynolds and Eddie
Fisher she was no stranger to Hollywood
and the accessibility of drugs the
effects of which were only worsened by
her bipolar disorder whoa had been
damaged the most guess who won that
contest
initially delving into marijuana as a
teenager Carrie was experimenting with
hallucinogens and cocaine by the time
the world knew her ask Princess Leia at
29 I went into rehab
now clean and sober she has moved past
Star Wars to become a celebrated actress
director playwright and novelist you
know how they say religion is the opiate
of the masses
well I took masses of opiates
religiously
number nine lindsay lohan my intention
is to just you know be me once an
adorable child star with a bright future
ahead of her
Lilo’s downward spiral into alcohol and
drugs was anything but glamorous and you
know that if you paid like a speck of
attention after starring in popular
films like Freaky Friday and Mean Girls
it suddenly came crashing down in 2007
when she was arrested twice for drug and
alcohol related crimes and sent to rehab
I did do everything that I was told to
do and did the best I could to you know
balance jobs and showing up was right
since then she seems to be making a
sincere effort to get her life together
but after starring in a few critical
failures getting her career back on
track has proved difficult oh yeah
what’s me is that me is that me oh god
is that how I look
number eight Mackenzie Phillips here we
go
uh I woke up that night from a blackout
to find myself having sex with my own
father if anyone on this list has a
reason to resort to drugs it might be
the daughter of the Mamas and the Papas
lead singer John Phillips whom she
alleges drugged and raped her when she
was a teenager
your father is supposed to protect you
not Phillip says her incestuous
relationship with her father lasted
years during which time she sank even
lower into her heroin and cocaine
addictions I started using drugs when I
was 11 and I grew up in an addicted home
and I followed that really dark path and
started taking drugs myself and now I’m
the mother of a 22 year old boy and he
saw stuff that no kid should ever see in
2008 she was arrested for possession at
LAX Airport but since completing a rehab
program she’s been using her experiences
to become a drug counselor I don’t want
you to go back into that environment
there that is reminding of your disease
all the time I’m we’re gonna make me
crumb number seven Russell Brand this is
a finger nightie disease whenever I say
doesn’t matter that like I was a bear in
that flat in Hackney and now I’m in the
Savoy Hotel I’m I’m jealous of me then
mm-hmm you might not believe it but this
kooky British comedian has been sober
for over a decade you were just gone all
the time taking drugs revealing all in
his best-selling autobiography my book
e-book brand discusses struggles from
his childhood and teen years like his
mother’s bouts with cancer sexual abuse
by a tutor and a brief battle with
bulimia all of which contributed to his
eventual use of pot and feta means LSD
ecstasy and eventually heroin cannabis
booze acid speed coke crack smack rats
heroin
I took drugs every single day
combining rehab and meditation to kick
his addiction brand is now an advocate
against drug prohibition which he feels
prevents regulation and leads to
unnecessary deaths what we believe in is
that abstinence based recovery is the
best solution for people suffering from
this condition number six Mickey Rourke
will be able to drink with class we
don’t have to be barflies right out of
the grave a once hunky star who shot to
fame in the 80s the world was works to
lose letting the fame go to his head he
fell out of favor in Hollywood because
of his incessant drug and alcohol abuse
intolerable antics onset and overall
anger issues mother’s crying at the
funeral little goosey with a good deal
he turned back to boxing for a bit but
it ultimately took him years to get his
acting career back doc I’m a
professional wrestler that’s not a good
idea
what do you mean the perfect fit for his
comeback role as the wrestler work has
finally been forgiven his faults
crediting his dogs and religion for
helping him turn his life around
you know this life lose everything you
love everything that loves you too
number five Drew Barrymore I’m Claudia
Schalke she may be playing it low-key
today but back in Drew’s early days of
celebrity and we’re talking really early
she was no stranger to the darker side
of Fame
after skyrocketing to stardom thanks to
Steven Spielberg smash-hit et in 1982 it
didn’t take long for Barrymore’s
rebellious side to surface
in the actress’s autobiography little
girl lost which she wrote as a teen she
explains checking into rehab at 13 years
old for cocaine and alcohol addiction
and you remember getting stoned at nine
oh sure and was it fun
uh-huh with the pressure of having to
carry on the century old Barrymore
legacy
it’s no wonder her childhood was rocky
hard drugs I get scared because they
really do mess you up and they’re just
terribly unattractive you’re not good
for this deal like someone with coke
sweating and thinking or really
intelligent Berberis and talk and this
hanging out like these crusty white
burgers Oh gross number four Kiefer
Sutherland
based on the number of times this
Canadian actor has been charged with
DUI’s it’s shocking he hasn’t killed
himself or anyone else
your pirate man that would explain
everything the son of Hollywood veterans
Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas
has been a longtime abuser of alcohol
and possibly worse drugs and his
constant arrests and famous fights have
done little to shield the public from
his disease though we credits the show
24 with not only reviving his career but
also saving his life the Brat Pack alum
was still forced to serve 48 days in
jail for duis beginning in 2007
number three samuel l.jackson yeah they
come it’s hard to believe that an actor
as prolific as Sam Jackson even had time
to suffer from substance abuse welcome
to the Taj Mahal
eight wonder the world gator mama wants
to know where the TV is
dude autumn s lost this I’m sorry mother
that bum K played good his mom but his
success as a film star came only after
he checked himself into rehab when his
wife and daughter caught him passed out
in the kitchen
surrounded by cocaine I like it huh how
you think I got a room here no I’m a
junkie
ironically when he emerged a sober man
his breakout role was as a crack addict
in Spike Lee’s jungle fever
I like gating haha yeah hey Wow
he says he’s never relapsed though he
does remain addicted to things like work
and golf and Hollywood has been nothing
but kind ever since to stay awake eyes
on me Oh God out here not an option
number two Charlie Sheen how old are you
and you had your first beer thirteen 232
listen we’re not talking about me we’re
talking about you what about me well
it’s like this alcohol is for people who
can afford to lose a few brain cells
this total bitching rock star from Mars
has been in and out of rehab since the
90s some of it court-ordered did you
borrow my brain for five seconds and
just be like dude can’t handle it unplug
this bastard yeah because it just it
fires in a way that is um I don’t know
maybe not from this particular
terrestrial realm by 2003 things seem to
be going okay after all he was starring
on one of the most-watched sitcoms on TV
I prefer to think of it as three hookers
in a Philly cheese steak and was married
to bond babe Denise Richards my ex can
be a little difficult nuts a total
maniac a real whack job yet but even
with Tiger blood and Adonis DNA his
addiction caught up with him and after a
very public meltdown he was fired from
Two and a Half Men at which time he
reportedly started spending $2,000 a day
on cocaine I don’t know man I was bangin
7 gram rocks and finishing him because
that’s how I roll I have one speed I
have one gear go these days he’s
supposedly cured but that hasn’t stopped
him from being Hollywood’s favorite
warlock I just have a different
Constitution I have a different brain of
a different heart I’m different you know
I got Tiger blood man before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions by the way how do you
like your eggs in the morning ramble
they’re fertilized no kidding that’s a
joke when did you first become addicted
to meth um it was probably a couple
years ago um I have experimented with it
and soon began doing it all the time
I’ve been to probably a million meetings
and I feel like it has like given me the
foundation like I’m loved I love
recovery and I love I love all of the
things that you can do to stay good and
be good come you to stop
I’ll be fine I’m here to stop tell me
you’re going to stop number one Robert
Downey jr. it’s funny that you mentioned
that because that was also a real
turning point personally – first smoking
pot at age six are now beloved Iron Man
was once riding shotgun all the way to
hell what was relaxing you black tar
heroin what do you see how sweet and
innocent he is about this stuff from the
mid 90s to the early 2000s he was in and
out of rehab fired from Ally McBeal
arrested for duis and possession and
served time in prison for offenses
related to possession of heroin cocaine
and marijuana you know what I it’s hard
for me behold cuz I’ve been arrested
somebody died after finally getting
sober in 2003 thanks to things like
therapy yoga and his wife he slowly
climbed back to the top regaining the
world’s respect with his tenacity and
earning the public’s admiration by
overcoming the stigma that stymie so
many careers you’re not Iron Man ma’am
you’re not no aren’t sure yourself do
you agree with our list which actors are
you surprised didn’t die from drug use
okay just try it no just do it man for
more informative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com get some sleep – feel
better
Oh
but for these actors they’re lucky the
party stopped when it did if I get drunk
I’m the happy John yeah are you rule
when she gets drunk she’s just really
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
actors who surprisingly didn’t die from
drugs I was like sad lonely unhappy
detached and drugs and alcohol may seem
like a solution to that problem
for this list we’ve chosen actors who
battled their demons for longer than
humanly possible and have made it
through to the other side or at least to
older age then these things they
gradually accumulate until you become
known as a survivor because we’re
focusing on actors a hardcore party
animal like Stephen King didn’t make the
cut but the real reason is because it
keeps the monsters away if you’d like to
see a list of musicians who struggled
with addiction but made it through be
sure to check out our list of the top 10
musicians who surprisingly didn’t die
from drugs I ingested my ancestor yes
number 10
Carrie Fisher I don’t know what you’re
talking about like so many actors on our
list Carrie Fisher’s childhood was
anything but normal if my life wasn’t
funny
it would just be true raised in the
spotlight by Debbie Reynolds and Eddie
Fisher she was no stranger to Hollywood
and the accessibility of drugs the
effects of which were only worsened by
her bipolar disorder whoa had been
damaged the most guess who won that
contest
initially delving into marijuana as a
teenager Carrie was experimenting with
hallucinogens and cocaine by the time
the world knew her ask Princess Leia at
29 I went into rehab
now clean and sober she has moved past
Star Wars to become a celebrated actress
director playwright and novelist you
know how they say religion is the opiate
of the masses
well I took masses of opiates
religiously
number nine lindsay lohan my intention
is to just you know be me once an
adorable child star with a bright future
ahead of her
Lilo’s downward spiral into alcohol and
drugs was anything but glamorous and you
know that if you paid like a speck of
attention after starring in popular
films like Freaky Friday and Mean Girls
it suddenly came crashing down in 2007
when she was arrested twice for drug and
alcohol related crimes and sent to rehab
I did do everything that I was told to
do and did the best I could to you know
balance jobs and showing up was right
since then she seems to be making a
sincere effort to get her life together
but after starring in a few critical
failures getting her career back on
track has proved difficult oh yeah
what’s me is that me is that me oh god
is that how I look
number eight Mackenzie Phillips here we
go
uh I woke up that night from a blackout
to find myself having sex with my own
father if anyone on this list has a
reason to resort to drugs it might be
the daughter of the Mamas and the Papas
lead singer John Phillips whom she
alleges drugged and raped her when she
was a teenager
your father is supposed to protect you
not Phillip says her incestuous
relationship with her father lasted
years during which time she sank even
lower into her heroin and cocaine
addictions I started using drugs when I
was 11 and I grew up in an addicted home
and I followed that really dark path and
started taking drugs myself and now I’m
the mother of a 22 year old boy and he
saw stuff that no kid should ever see in
2008 she was arrested for possession at
LAX Airport but since completing a rehab
program she’s been using her experiences
to become a drug counselor I don’t want
you to go back into that environment
there that is reminding of your disease
all the time I’m we’re gonna make me
crumb number seven Russell Brand this is
a finger nightie disease whenever I say
doesn’t matter that like I was a bear in
that flat in Hackney and now I’m in the
Savoy Hotel I’m I’m jealous of me then
mm-hmm you might not believe it but this
kooky British comedian has been sober
for over a decade you were just gone all
the time taking drugs revealing all in
his best-selling autobiography my book
e-book brand discusses struggles from
his childhood and teen years like his
mother’s bouts with cancer sexual abuse
by a tutor and a brief battle with
bulimia all of which contributed to his
eventual use of pot and feta means LSD
ecstasy and eventually heroin cannabis
booze acid speed coke crack smack rats
heroin
I took drugs every single day
combining rehab and meditation to kick
his addiction brand is now an advocate
against drug prohibition which he feels
prevents regulation and leads to
unnecessary deaths what we believe in is
that abstinence based recovery is the
best solution for people suffering from
this condition number six Mickey Rourke
will be able to drink with class we
don’t have to be barflies right out of
the grave a once hunky star who shot to
fame in the 80s the world was works to
lose letting the fame go to his head he
fell out of favor in Hollywood because
of his incessant drug and alcohol abuse
intolerable antics onset and overall
anger issues mother’s crying at the
funeral little goosey with a good deal
he turned back to boxing for a bit but
it ultimately took him years to get his
acting career back doc I’m a
professional wrestler that’s not a good
idea
what do you mean the perfect fit for his
comeback role as the wrestler work has
finally been forgiven his faults
crediting his dogs and religion for
helping him turn his life around
you know this life lose everything you
love everything that loves you too
number five Drew Barrymore I’m Claudia
Schalke she may be playing it low-key
today but back in Drew’s early days of
celebrity and we’re talking really early
she was no stranger to the darker side
of Fame
after skyrocketing to stardom thanks to
Steven Spielberg smash-hit et in 1982 it
didn’t take long for Barrymore’s
rebellious side to surface
in the actress’s autobiography little
girl lost which she wrote as a teen she
explains checking into rehab at 13 years
old for cocaine and alcohol addiction
and you remember getting stoned at nine
oh sure and was it fun
uh-huh with the pressure of having to
carry on the century old Barrymore
legacy
it’s no wonder her childhood was rocky
hard drugs I get scared because they
really do mess you up and they’re just
terribly unattractive you’re not good
for this deal like someone with coke
sweating and thinking or really
intelligent Berberis and talk and this
hanging out like these crusty white
burgers Oh gross number four Kiefer
Sutherland
based on the number of times this
Canadian actor has been charged with
DUI’s it’s shocking he hasn’t killed
himself or anyone else
your pirate man that would explain
everything the son of Hollywood veterans
Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas
has been a longtime abuser of alcohol
and possibly worse drugs and his
constant arrests and famous fights have
done little to shield the public from
his disease though we credits the show
24 with not only reviving his career but
also saving his life the Brat Pack alum
was still forced to serve 48 days in
jail for duis beginning in 2007
number three samuel l.jackson yeah they
come it’s hard to believe that an actor
as prolific as Sam Jackson even had time
to suffer from substance abuse welcome
to the Taj Mahal
eight wonder the world gator mama wants
to know where the TV is
dude autumn s lost this I’m sorry mother
that bum K played good his mom but his
success as a film star came only after
he checked himself into rehab when his
wife and daughter caught him passed out
in the kitchen
surrounded by cocaine I like it huh how
you think I got a room here no I’m a
junkie
ironically when he emerged a sober man
his breakout role was as a crack addict
in Spike Lee’s jungle fever
I like gating haha yeah hey Wow
he says he’s never relapsed though he
does remain addicted to things like work
and golf and Hollywood has been nothing
but kind ever since to stay awake eyes
on me Oh God out here not an option
number two Charlie Sheen how old are you
and you had your first beer thirteen 232
listen we’re not talking about me we’re
talking about you what about me well
it’s like this alcohol is for people who
can afford to lose a few brain cells
this total bitching rock star from Mars
has been in and out of rehab since the
90s some of it court-ordered did you
borrow my brain for five seconds and
just be like dude can’t handle it unplug
this bastard yeah because it just it
fires in a way that is um I don’t know
maybe not from this particular
terrestrial realm by 2003 things seem to
be going okay after all he was starring
on one of the most-watched sitcoms on TV
I prefer to think of it as three hookers
in a Philly cheese steak and was married
to bond babe Denise Richards my ex can
be a little difficult nuts a total
maniac a real whack job yet but even
with Tiger blood and Adonis DNA his
addiction caught up with him and after a
very public meltdown he was fired from
Two and a Half Men at which time he
reportedly started spending $2,000 a day
on cocaine I don’t know man I was bangin
7 gram rocks and finishing him because
that’s how I roll I have one speed I
have one gear go these days he’s
supposedly cured but that hasn’t stopped
him from being Hollywood’s favorite
warlock I just have a different
Constitution I have a different brain of
a different heart I’m different you know
I got Tiger blood man before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions by the way how do you
like your eggs in the morning ramble
they’re fertilized no kidding that’s a
joke when did you first become addicted
to meth um it was probably a couple
years ago um I have experimented with it
and soon began doing it all the time
I’ve been to probably a million meetings
and I feel like it has like given me the
foundation like I’m loved I love
recovery and I love I love all of the
things that you can do to stay good and
be good come you to stop
I’ll be fine I’m here to stop tell me
you’re going to stop number one Robert
Downey jr. it’s funny that you mentioned
that because that was also a real
turning point personally – first smoking
pot at age six are now beloved Iron Man
was once riding shotgun all the way to
hell what was relaxing you black tar
heroin what do you see how sweet and
innocent he is about this stuff from the
mid 90s to the early 2000s he was in and
out of rehab fired from Ally McBeal
arrested for duis and possession and
served time in prison for offenses
related to possession of heroin cocaine
and marijuana you know what I it’s hard
for me behold cuz I’ve been arrested
somebody died after finally getting
sober in 2003 thanks to things like
therapy yoga and his wife he slowly
climbed back to the top regaining the
world’s respect with his tenacity and
earning the public’s admiration by
overcoming the stigma that stymie so
many careers you’re not Iron Man ma’am
you’re not no aren’t sure yourself do
you agree with our list which actors are
you surprised didn’t die from drug use
okay just try it no just do it man for
more informative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com get some sleep – feel
better
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