Celebrities Rumored with Bipolar Disorder
The internet is littered with lists of celebrities who supposedly have bipolar disorder, but these are often inaccurate. Perhaps this due to rumors surrounding a celebrity’s suspicious behavior and perhaps at times it is proliferated misinformation. Here we have addressed some of these rumors.
Buzz Aldrin
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. (aka Buzz) was one of the earliest astronauts in the NASA program. The highlights of his career include the record for time spent in space outside of a craft and he was the second person to step foot on the moon. He has authored a number of books about his experiences and he has been very open about his personal struggles with mental illness and alcoholism.
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. (aka Buzz) was one of the earliest astronauts in the NASA program. The highlights of his career include the record for time spent in space outside of a craft and he was the second person to step foot on the moon. He has authored a number of books about his experiences and he has been very open about his personal struggles with mental illness and alcoholism.
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is a world renowned filmmaker with a number of incredibly successful movies to his credit. However, he has a much longer list of movies that were less than stellar. 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.
Francis Ford Coppola is a world renowned filmmaker with a number of incredibly successful movies to his credit. However, he has a much longer list of movies that were less than stellar. 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.
Robert Downey, Jr.
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.
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.
Larry Flynt
Controversial pornography publisher and free-speech activist Larry Flynt reportedly suffers from bipolar disorder (manic depression).
Controversial pornography publisher and free-speech activist Larry Flynt reportedly suffers from bipolar disorder (manic depression).
Justin Furstenfeld: When the Music Strikes a Chord
Mental illness is a common thread that runs throughout the music of Blue October, of which Justin Furstenfeld is the lead singer and song writer. His music is a poignant presentation of raw instability and a number of his songs seem to reference bipolar disorder, but does this successful musician have the disorder?
Mental illness is a common thread that runs throughout the music of Blue October, of which Justin Furstenfeld is the lead singer and song writer. His music is a poignant presentation of raw instability and a number of his songs seem to reference bipolar disorder, but does this successful musician have the disorder?
Martin Lawrence - Denies Rumors of Bipolar Disorder
Martin Lawrence is an actor and standup comedian. He is well-known for his roll on the television series "Martin" as well as his parts in both "Bad Boy" movies starring opposite Will Smith. It has quite often been rumored in the media that Martin Lawrence has bipolar disorder. He has certainly been the epicenter of a number of dramatic scenes that aren't so uncommon for those with this disorder.
Martin Lawrence is an actor and standup comedian. He is well-known for his roll on the television series "Martin" as well as his parts in both "Bad Boy" movies starring opposite Will Smith. It has quite often been rumored in the media that Martin Lawrence has bipolar disorder. He has certainly been the epicenter of a number of dramatic scenes that aren't so uncommon for those with this disorder.
Ozzy Osbourne's Bipolar Disorder - Truth or Rumor?
Ozzy Osbourne is often listed as a celebrity with bipolar disorder. Certainly a life filled with drug and alcohol abuse, bizarre behavior and suicide attempts could indicate manic depression. But is there any documented evidence?
Ozzy Osbourne is often listed as a celebrity with bipolar disorder. Certainly a life filled with drug and alcohol abuse, bizarre behavior and suicide attempts could indicate manic depression. But is there any documented evidence?
Axl Rose
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.
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.
Sting
Sting, who was born Gordon Sumner on October 2, 1951, is being called bipolar on the internet - but is there enough evidence?
Sting, who was born Gordon Sumner on October 2, 1951, is being called bipolar on the internet - but is there enough evidence?