Yet behind that veil that separates her personal life from what’s projected by her publicists and PR teams, there’s sometimes a bitter truth, a truth that shows how far from perfect her life is, and which the darkness shows clinging to the penumbra of the dazzling spotlight of show business.

In this article we will discuss such a darktruth that destroyed the perfect paradise of many acting legends. Some of the actors featured in this article bottled themselves for fun, others to combat depression and loneliness, which led to disastrous results including failed relationships, health problems, and in some cases, even death.

• Barbara Payton

Born in a small town in Minnesota, Barbara Payton was a rebel from an early age. In 1943, at the age of 16, she eloped with her high school friend William Hodge. Marriage was nothing more than a teenager’s rebellion against her parents. She didn’t put up a fight when her parents asked her to annul her. Then, two years later, she married her second husband, fighter pilot John Payton. However, Payton realized that the boring housewife role wasn’t for her and she officially launched her modeling career, which would put her in touch with show business.

In 1949, she starred in her first film, but by then her marriage had completely devastated and she had risen to fame as a party girl known for her wild liquors. In the years to come, she would become one of the most popular actresses, starring in a few commercial hit films. But her drinking and numerous publicized affairs would destroy her Hollywood dream. She died at the age of 39 from liver and heart failure due to her excessive lifestyle.

• Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee was most famous for his role as M in the first eleven Eon Productions James Bond films. Bernard started quite early and had made his stage debut by the age of six. He was educated at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Artin London. In his 50-year acting career, he has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as stage and television shows. By 1972, everything was fine in his life, he starred in about six James Bond films, most of which were blockbuster hits. However, on January 30, 1972, tragedy struck. His first wife, Gladys Merredew, whom he loved deeply, died in a fire at their 17th-century home in Oare. At the time of the fire, Lee was locked in a room with his wife, he jumped out of the window and tried to save her wife but failed.

A month later he was mugged. The ambush and the death of his beloved wife drove Lee into a depression and he became an alcoholic to deal with it. During this time he was also unemployed and heavily in debt. He has managed to pay off debt and find work, but unfortunately he has not been able to fight alcoholism.

• Dennis Price

Dennis Price had a natural, aristocratic appearance which made him an instant fan favorite after his first appearance on the stage at the Croydon Repertory Theater in June 1937. He then made his London debut at the Queen ‘s Theater on 6 September 1937 in Richard II and was widely acclaimed for his great acting skills. The pinnacle of his film star career was as suave serial killer Louis Mazzini in the Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Crowns“(1949). Behind the scenes, however, Price’s life was falling apart. The emotional burden of the failed marriage and covert homosexuality had made him a serious alcoholic. By 1954, the depression had reached such heights that Price was at his best Dressed in a suit and tried to commit suicide by putting his head in the oven, he was saved by the cleaning lady’s timely intervention.

• Andre the giant

Due to its enormous size, André René Roussimoff has been referred to as “the eighth wonder of the world”. As a wrestler, he found immense success and was a one-time WWF Champion and a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion. So popular was he that the 1974 Guinness Book of World Records listed him as the highest paid wrestler in history. In the early 1970s, he was reported to have made $400,000 in one year.

Unfortunately, Andre was also known for hisalcoholism. He was unofficially named the “World’s Greatest Drunk Man” for drinking 119 beers (over 41 liters) at a fluid ounce (350 ml) in 6 hours. He once claimed that it usually took two liters of vodka to make him feel warm inside. Another interesting anecdote about Andre is that he collected a $40,000 booze bill in a month while filming the movie The Princess Bride that would make him a famous actor.

• John Barrymore

According to many, John Barrymore was one of the best actors of his generation. He began his career as a stage actor and within years of his debut was known for his acting in Shakespearean plays. For his masterful performance in Weiler , he has been called “the greatest living American tragedian”. Similarly, his acting in films has been well received and he has starred in acclaimed films such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ” (1920),” Sherlock Holmes “(1922) and” The Sea Creature “(1926).

However, unfortunately, it will soon rage.Alcoholism caught up with him and in the 1930s he began his sad decline. Most major film studios took notice of his undisciplined and disruptive presence on set. He reportedly struggled with alcohol abuse from the age of 14. On May 29, 1942, he died of cirrhosis of the liver and kidney failure resulting from his alcohol consumption.

• Peter O’Toole

Peter O’Toole was one of Britain’s most accomplished actors. In his impressive career he won four Golden Globes, a BAFTA and an Emmy and was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award . He was also part of timeless film classics such as ” Lawrence of Arabia ” (1962), ” Becket ” (1964), ” The Lion in Winter “. “(1968) and” Venus ”(2006). He was also known for his excellence in Shakespearean plays and other stage dramas. What makes his achievements even more impressive was that he was a raging alcoholic.

His drinking sprees while filming Lawrence of Arabia in Beirut were well known. It is also reported that he was completely intoxicated throughout the filming of the film. After repeated warnings from the doctor and severe abdominal pain, he stopped drinking. But by then the damage was done. Due to his stomach cancer, chain smoking and excess alcohol, he had become a shell of a great actor.

• Richard Burton

That’s how bad the alcohol was on his body when Richard Burton underwent surgery a few years before his death. Doctors found that his spine was covered in crystallized alcohol and his kidneys were distended to an abnormal size. He was warned by doctors about the possible consequences of his alcohol abuse, but Burton didn’t listen and died at the age of 58 as symptoms of alcoholism overwhelmed his body.

Burton, who was a great actor, had started drinking at the age of 12. His dynamic acting style, strong baritone voice, and fleeting relationship with Elizabeth Taylor were well known, as was his drinking. At his worst, he reportedly drank three bottles of vodka a day. It was reported that during the filming of The Klansman , “Because he cannot stand, all of his scenes were shot sitting or lying down.

• Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn was Hollywood’s original sex symbol. Warner Bros had devoted a great deal of time and resources to establishing Flynn as the romantic idol by focusing on his masculinity and natural looks. His romantic swashbuckler roles made him extremely popular with female fans, making him one of the most bankable stars of the late 1940s. His fee was $200,000 per film. In reality, however, he was a notorious playboy, a thug and a heavy drinker. It is also reported that he regularly threw sex, alcohol and cocaine parties. In 1942 he was accused of raping two underage girls, the scandal became widely publicized and completely damaged Flynn’s image as the ideal romantic hero.

He had collapsed in an elevator in his early 30s due to his excessive lifestyle, the doctor told him that his heart and lungs were damaged and urged him to change his lifestyle. However, Flynn continued his depraved lifestyle and died of a heart attack at the age of 50.

• Oliver Reed

A man’s biggest regret can be a lot aboutpriorities and lifestyle. So you can easily guess what a crazy life Oliver Reed led after learning that his only regrets were that he “didn’t drink every pub dry and sleep with every woman on the planet.” Reed was known for his on-screen persona of a macho, hellraiser, and tough guy. At the height of his success, he was voted the fifth most popular star at the box office.

The anecdotes of his crazy binge drinkingAlcoholism was legendary. For example, Reed and 36 friends are said to have drunk 60 gallons of beer, 32 bottles of Scotch, 17 bottles of gin, four cases of wine and a bottle of Babycham in one evening. Reed died as he lived. During a break in filming his last film , Gladiator , he walked into a pub, drank eight bottles of beer, three bottles of rum, and a few shots of whiskey, suffered a heart attack, and died shortly thereafter.

• Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart was one of the greatest superstars of his time and has been cited as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema by the American Film Institute . During his approximately 30-year acting career, he worked in 75 feature films, receiving three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and winning one of them. His roles in cult hits like The Maltese Falcon , Casablanca , and The Big Sleep established his legacy as a timeless star.

However, off-screen he was a heavy drinker and chain smoker. When drunk he tended to get angry, stubborn and even abusive, which one of his acquaintances remarked on Bogart being a great guy provided you meet him before 11:30am. There is another amusing anecdote about his drinking. He was once dragged into court for assaulting a couple of women who were trying to take away his toy panda, which he had brought to an exclusive club as a drinking partner. He died in 1957 from cancer of the esophagus caused by his long-term drinking and smoking.