Celebrities Who Got Rich and Then Lost It All

Larry King

Believe it or not, Larry King went bankrupt in the '70s. King was charged with grand larceny after he was accused of stealing $5,000 from his business partner. The charges eventually were dropped, but King was unable to recover, and he filed bankruptcy in 1978. During the same year, King was offered his greatest job yet on a national talk show that eventually became "Larry King Live."

The More You Know

In the early days of his career, Sylvester Stallone was so poor that he sold his dog Butkus for $50.
Bill Murray was arrested when he was 20 for trying to bring 10 pounds of marijuana on a plane.
Before he was a star, Harrison Ford was a carpenter. He landed the role of Han Solo in the original Star Wars film. “I was quite surprised when I was offered the part,” Ford later said.
Jaleel White was the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in multiple old animated series.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.