Black celebrities who were homeless: 59 Photos
How celebrities faced up to life on the photo images
8 Stars That Became Homeless...Or Went Completely Broke
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Halle Berry. Halle Berry spent time living in a homeless shelter early on in her career. Upon getting to New York City, Berry quickly ran out of funds to get her by. I mean three months later, I was out of my cash, Berry said, per People in 2017.
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.
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.