The Mysterious Disappearances of Celebrities That Hollywood Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Maybe “celebrity” is stretching it, but this is an odd one.
One of the most promising young folk singers from my city of Toronto was Taylor Mitchell. She had been nominated as “young performer of the year”. She decided to drive out to the maritimes for a concert tour.
She was an environmentalist and enjoyed nature walks, so with time off between concerts, she went for a walk in a provincial park.
There she became the first person in Canadian history to be ended by coyotes: also the only known fatal coyote encounter of an adult anywhere. She passed at age 19.
This was, needless to say, very unusual.
“The pressure to maintain a perfect image can lead to burnout and a loss of personal identity, contributing to feelings of emptiness and isolation,” adds the Carrara site.
Rip Torn. You probably know him as Zed from Men in Black but he was a well respected character actor. Then the weird incident happened with him breaking into a bank after a night of heavy drinking, catching multiple felonies. His explanation was he thought he lived there. His career pretty much ended after that, and sadly he died of Alzheimer’s a few years later.
Cat Stevens. Became a strict Muslim in the late ’70s and walked away from music and fame for literally decades.
“Many public figures fear that admitting to struggles with mental health would be seen as a sign of weakness, potentially damaging their career or public image,” says Britney Elyse, a clinical psychologist and the clinical director of Carrara.
But she adds that thankfully, celebrities and athletes have been increasingly speaking out about their struggles in recent years, helping to reduce stigma and normalize the conversation around depression and anxiety.
Maybe not as bizarre but it always fascinates me how the Olsen twins managed to go from some of the most famous people in the world to private mythical beings. Good for them tho.
I think Sam Cooke deserves mentioning.
The singer was found dead – shot I believe – outside of a cheap motel, wearing only a blazer and 1 shoe.
Bobby Fuller.
Months after releasing the hit ‘I Fought the Law’, he was found, rigor mortis, parked in his car, with his lungs full of gasoline. His car hadn’t been there long.
John “Stumpy” Pepys, the Spinal Tap drummer that died from a bizarre gardening accident. And to a lesser extent, Jeff Porcaro, the drummer from Toto also died from a gardening problem.
It has to be Rick Moranis, but for the most wholesome and heartbreaking reason.
The man was at the absolute peak of his career—we’re talking Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He was everywhere. Then, in the early 90s, he basically just vanished from Hollywood overnight.
For years, people thought he just got bored or “retired” because he made enough money. The reality was way heavier: his wife passed away from cancer, and he decided to walk away from the fame entirely to be a full-time single dad. He didn’t want his kids being raised by nannies or in the spotlight.
It’s “bizarre” in the sense that it’s so rare to see someone in Tinseltown choose their family over a multi-million dollar career at its zenith. Most people would have tried to juggle both, but he just chose to be a dad. Honestly, he’s a legend for that.
Going WAY back here, but Peter Green. Absolutely PHENOMENAL guitarist, was with the Yardbirds, John Mayall, and founder of Fleetwood Mac. Early FM was a Brit-blues band and sounds nothing like their work with Buckingham and Nicks. Once the band got successful, he wanted nothing to do with the money or celebrity. He got to the point where he would refuse royalty checks.
Angus T Jones. Made $20 Million from a sitcom as a kid, became a religious fanatic calling his own show demonic and satanic, then came back and withdrew those statements, but still pretty much disappeared from show business.
Michael Barrymore. Biggest tv star in the U.K. for a while and then they found a body in his pool….
All these comments and no one has mentioned Mel Gibson?
It was nearly 20 years ago. This one is so fascinating to me for the simple fact that with the current political climate in America right now, if it had happened today, I dont believe it would have cost him his career and it would probably have been forgotten about in a week.
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