Actors that were homeless: 59 Photos
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Jim Carrey. When my father lost his job, I was pissed, Carrey said in a 2020 interview with Howard Stern. His father's job loss forced the family into homelessness. One time, for a while, we pitched a tent on my sister's lawn in the country, Carrey said during the interview.
Child star Danny Bonaduce suffered from alcohol and drug addictions before becoming homeless as an adult. The '70s smash hit The Partridge Family made Bonaduce a household name. But the actor later became known for his stints in rehab, which eventually led to his experience with homelessness as an adult.
The once-rich homeless people who, despite years of success, have tumbled not only into obscurity, but have lost everything along the way. Celebs and public figures who were evicted, went broke, or became homeless include Debbie Clark, Margot Kidder, Alex Lambert, Natasha Lyonne, and Brett Butler.
Notable residents
- Charles Bukowski - Famous writer spent his youth on the Skid Row, where he took inspiration for his books.
- Danny Harris – Olympic hurdler and silver medalist. ...
- Nathaniel Ayers – Juilliard-trained multi-instrumentalist found to have been schizophrenic and homeless, subject of the 2009 movie The Soloist.
The son of the late Heinz Berggruen, one of postwar Europe's most celebrated art dealers and collectors, the 60-year-old Berggruen grew up in France and made his fortune in America. For a time, he was known as the “homeless billionaire” because he didn't have a fixed address and lived out of luxury hotels.