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Burgess Meredith - Actor
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.

Lili Taylor - Filmography
Lili Taylor is a very prolific actress most notably in the area of independent films. Her early career includes the blockbuster hit "Mystic Pizza." She is also known for her recurring part on the HBO series "Six Feet Under." Though she doesn’t believe it was accurate, Lili received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (manic depression) during her high-school years.

Blake Le Vine – Celebrity Hound Gone Celebrity
Blake Le Vine was a teen prodigy making the meteoric rise from celebrity autograph hound to becoming a celebrity in his own right and then, without warning, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His teen years proved to quite turbulent until he found the right combination of fantastic doctor and medications.

Robert Downey, Jr. - Actor
Actor Robert Downey, Jr. has punctuated a career filled with talent and promise with arrests, imprisonments and time spent in drug rehabilitation. Though he has reportedly been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, nothing has ever been said about his receiving proper treatment for that condition.