Celebrities Who Got Rich and Then Lost It All

Cyndi Lauper

Lauper started her career with several grand failures. Her first album with the band Blue Angel flopped massively, and her manager sued her for $80,000. Lauper was forced to file bankruptcy in 1981. She recovered after she released her hit solo album She's So Unusual, and she went on to become a Grammy-winning artist and inspiration to many.

The More You Know

Lady Gaga taught herself to play the piano at only four years old!
Denzel Washington's finger falls out of place from time to time.
Soon after moving to New York City, Madonna worked at a Dunkin' Donuts. She was fired after one week for messing with the jelly machine.
Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.