how many famous people do you know who have suffered mental illness?

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More than anybody probably knows about, because. there is such a stigma attached to being mentally ill, robert downy junior, rosemary clooney, carrie fisher, spike milligan,ben stiller, jean claude van damme all suffer(ed) bi-polar disorder, it has also been said that Tom cruise is a voice hearer as is Joanna Lumley and Winston Churchill.

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None. I do not know any famous people. Sorry.

Well Tom Cruise is totally bonkers.. Spike Milligan, he was the epitome of deranged genius, he was the best!

spike milligan /arthur fowler

None I do not go near crazy people

All famous people suffer from mental illness, especially Paris Hilton. Yes, especially Paris Hilton. They act mental (well some of them)

Anthony Hopkns is a schizophrenic.

Winston Churchill..depression..
Van Gogh.depression.
Virginia Wollf.depression..
Elvis..barkin' mad.the list is endless..

Howie Mandell and Donald Trump have a phobia to germs :) the same number you know .

another odd question first thanks for the two points. um openly mentally ill? Patty Duke and Kristy McNichol are two that i know have Bipolar disorder. Read Patty Dukes autobiography pretty interesting. it called "Call me Anna" believe it or not that was her real name til her manager said one day " your Patty now Ana is dead"

Well considering most legendary actors have died at the result of drug addiction or drink proves how many were mentally ill . did you know that David Beckam has ocd and Jonney depp has painic attacks or that jordan had post natal depression/ fame doent make you immune

There are many sites on the web dealing with famous persons with mental illness. Many were very successful, smart and talented. About 5.

But you don;t have to be crazy to be famous and

YOu don;t have to be crazy to be great. either.

Most people go crazy because of nutritional problems like chemical poisons, metal in their blood and other stuff.

Let's not forget Axl Rose!

Then there is Maurice Bernard (Sonny) of General Hospital fame! He is Bi-Polar in real life and now the writers of the soap are giving Sonny Bi-Polar disorder as well. What an excellent actor he is to pull that off!

Mental illness doesn't mean in any way that a person is not extremely intelligent and more times than not, they are very creative as well! It's just like diabetes, or any other disease, but affects the brain rather than other areas of the body!

bush and blair

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