Actors With Bipolar Disorder

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.

Biographical sketch of actor Burgess Meredith, whose long and distinguished career ended at his death in 1997. Meredith had cyclothymia, a form of bipolar disorder.

Media personality Dick Cavett, host of several talk shows, got into legal trouble due to a major depressive episode stemming from bipolar disorder.

Martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme's bipolar disorder led him into cocaine addiction and charges of spousal abuse.

Comedian Jonathan Winters has always had a manic element to his humor. According to reports, he has stated that he has bipolar disorder.

Actor and comedian Martin Lawrence has been rumored to have bipolar disorder. He denies it, but nonetheless Lawrence has created scenes that are common to those with bipolar.

Soap opera star Maurice Benard is frank about having been diagnosed as manic depressive. Struggles before and after diagnosis led him to become the spokesman for the National Mental Health Association's "Bipolar Disorder: Do You Know It?" campaign.

Ned Beatty has had an extraordinarily successful acting career studded with stage performances, over a hundred movies, and innumerable television appearances. His first movie role was in the acclaimed John Boorman film “Deliverance.” He is also well-known for his recurring role as Stanley 'Stan' Bolander in the television series “Homicide.” Ned Beatty was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his twenties.