Celebrities Who Got Rich and Then Lost It All

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye is one of the most important Black musicians in history, but he didn't make enough money to survive at the end of his career. He filed for bankruptcy in 1976 because he fell behind on alimony payments. Gaye was ordered to pay his ex-wife $600,000 worth of royalties from his upcoming album, but before he could complete the payments, Gaye was shot and killed by his father.

The More You Know

Before she was a megastar, Madonna worked at Dunkin Donuts. She got fired for squirting jelly on a customer.
Leonardo DiCaprio's mom was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when Leo first kicked. That's why he's named Leonardo.
Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was also the voice of Shredder from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.
Bill Murray was arrested when he was 20 for trying to bring 10 pounds of marijuana on a plane.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.