Celebrities Who Got Rich and Then Lost It All

Gary Busey

Gary Busey is one of the few actors in existence that is literally exclusively hired to play the "crazy guy" character. After a car accident left him terribly injured, and an advanced form of cancer was discovered in the hospital on the same day, the jobless Busey immediately fell into horrific medical debt. He is still in the process of paying off those bills, and every role he plays helps.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.