Bipolar Celebrities
Articles Index
Carrie Fisher - Writer and Actress
Actress and writer Carrie Fisher's bipolar disorder first appeared during adolescence, and has manifested itself in drug and alcohol addiction since then - yet she has come back again and again.
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Actor
Martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme's bipolar disorder led him into cocaine addiction and charges of spousal abuse.
Phil Spector - Musician, Producer
Phil Spector's life and career reflect his manic depressive condition. He has tried for years to find the right medication cocktail to let him balance his condition and keep his creativity.
Larry Flynt - Publisher - Activist
Controversial pornography publisher and free-speech activist Larry Flynt reportedly suffers from bipolar disorder (manic depression).
Mariette Hartley - Actress - Advocate
Mariette Hartley is one of the best-known character actresses in television. She is also an advocate for both preventing suicide and treating bipolar disorder - having experience with both.
Maurice Benard - Actor
Maurice Benard, who plays Sonny Corinthos on General Hospital, has spoken openly about having bipolar disorder for many years and acts as a spokesman for two major mental health organizations. Breakdowns, medication compliance and anxiety attacks are just some of the things he has taken into the public eye.
Charley Pride - Country Singer
Charley Pride was one of the first black country-western singers to overcome racial bias and have a highly successful career. His biography revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Ben Stiller - Actor / Comedian
Ben Stiller - best known for There's Something About Mary - is frank about having bipolar disorder. His parents - Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara - have also talked about being in therapy for depression.
Axl Rose - Singer
Heavy metal star Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses has been diagnosed manic depressive, but says lithium does not help him. With his history, bipolar illness is only one possibility.
Spalding Gray: Suicide
Author and Actor Spalding Gray disappeared January 10, 2004, and his body was pulled from the East River in New York on March 7, 2004. Suffering from bipolar disorder, Gray undoubtedly committed suicide. His family has gone through a waking nightmare. Don't put your own family through this kind of hell!
Rosemary Clooney - Singer
Singer Rosemary Clooney was profoundly affected by the bipolar disorder that interrupted her career in the late 1960s.
Sylvia Plath - Poet, Author
Poet Sylvia Plath suffered from extreme bipolar depression that profoundly affected her work and ultimately led to her suicide at the age of 30.
DMX - Rapper and Actor
DMX (Dark Man X), born Earl Simmons on December 18, 1970, is one of hip-hop's most beloved and influential heroes. DMX has admitted to having bipolar disorder but has since tried to deny it.
Virginia Woolf - Novelist (1882-1941)
Biographical sketch of novelist Virginia Woolf - a member of the Bloomsbury Group whose manic depressive psychosis ultimately led to her suicide.
Dick Cavett - Actor, Author, Host
Media personality Dick Cavett, host of several talk shows, got into legal trouble due to a major depressive episode stemming from bipolar disorder.
Heinz Prechter - Entrepreneur
The rags-to-riches story of German-American entrepreneur Heinz Prechter is inspirational - but his death revealed a long-fought battle with manic depression that ultimately took his life.
Sting (Gordon Sumner) - Actor, Musician
Sting, who was born Gordon Sumner on October 2, 1951, is being called bipolar on the internet - but is there enough evidence?
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is a world renowned filmmaker with a number of incredibly stunning, successful movies to his credit. However, he has a much longer list of movies that were less than stellar in some cases and complete disasters in others. More than one biographical author has referred to Francis Coppola’s career as Phoenix in nature. Brilliant highs and cataclysmic lows … this begs the question of the possibility of bipolar disorder.
Vivien Leigh - Actress
Famed actress Vivien Leigh had manic depression which was one of the reasons her marriage to Sir Laurence Olivier failed.
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke - Actress
Biographical sketch of Patty (Anna Marie) Duke, famed actress who won an Oscar at 16 but whose success masked child abuse and mental illness.
Margot Kidder - Actress
Canadian-born actress Margot Kidder has bipolar disorder which has caused her severe problems. She now says orthomolecular medicine is her answer.
Linda Hamilton - Actress
Linda Hamilton - star of 'Terminator' and 'Beauty and the Beast' - has acknowledged that she suffers from bipolar disorder and is now on medication to help control the devastating lows.
Connie Francis - Singer / Actress
Biographical sketch of pop / country singer Connie Francis who has had a highly successful career despite suffering from bipolar disorder.
Jonathan Winters - Comedian, Actor, Artist
Comedian Jonathan Winters has always had a manic element to his humor. According to reports, he has stated that he has bipolar disorder.
Celebrities with Bipolar Disorder
A list of famous people with bipolar disorder, past and present. Some celebrities are confirmed bipolars, some are now judged historically to have been manic depressive.