Not all stars were born with a Golden spoon in his mouth.
Now they are world famous, incredibly rich, successful and loved by all. It seems that this is possible, only if you’re from a rich and affluent family, with a childhood surrounded with care and love parents who supported any of your creative endeavors.
But here’s the paradox — many famous people and stars grow up in poverty, or even poverty, and their life in childhood and adolescence are not even remotely similar to was prosperous and carefree.
1. Eminem
In 43 years Eminem has his own record label, radio station, continues his solo career, playing in two groups, included in the list of great artists of all time according to Rolling Stone and is the most popular musician of the 2000s, the number of albums sold. His fortune is estimated at $ 160 million.
The path to fame and money was the rapper difficult. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. Alias was created by crossing the initials. Eminem’s childhood was not easy. The difficulties began from the time of birth: his mother, Deborah, had lain on the operating table 73 hours and miraculously survived after birth. Father abandoned them when the baby was a year old. His mother tried to earn money at various jobs, she always didn’t have much luck. In one place she couldn’t hold out for a month, then fired her for various reasons. Because of this future celebrity together with her mother moved between Missouri and Detroit, Michigan.
“I was able to switch schools two or three times a year,” recalled Eminem. — It was the most difficult time in my childhood”.
The boy had never been close friends, almost everyone treated him like an outcast in each new school. When Eminem was nine, he was beaten in school black boys; future the rapper spent several days in a coma.
Eminem has been subject to withering criticism, while his mother raised him. Due to this, it in their texts publicly accuse her of it, and also addicted to medications, and emotional and physical violence. However, Deborah categorically denied all such accusations, and in 1999 she filed a lawsuit for $ 10 million against her son.
Although rap music was almost all the time exclusively for black people, Eminem, who has pale white skin and blue eyes, entered the scene in Detroit, often started performing in rap battles in which rappers take turns insulting each other in rap form. Eminem proved highly skilled at such verbal sparring and, despite his race, quickly became one of the most respected figures in the rap underground Detroit.
2. Charlize Theron
Looking at this beautiful woman, I can’t believe she spent her childhood in conditions of terrible poverty.
One of the most beautiful Hollywood Actresses grew up in South Africa, on his family’s farm. Her father was not a role model, drank regularly and often raised his hand to his wife and daughter. When Charlize was 15 years old, she was destined to witness the terrible pictures. Her mother shot her father in self-defense, right in front of his daughter.
“I was 15. We then had a farm under the Johannesburg parents bred some cattle and ostriches… my Father arrived in the evening, quite drunk, – said the actress in an interview. — In a fit of aggression began to aim at us with a gun. Since God knows what time. Mom grabbed a gun, which we shot wild dogs and jackals… She shot her father. Obvious case of self-defense. Couldn’t blame her”.
3. Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, capital of Lebanon, where his parents are Patricia Taylor and Samuel Reeves Nowlin Jr., Samuel was a geologist, Patricia danced in the show. Two years later, already in Australia, they had a daughter, Kim, a year later, Samuel left his wife and children.
After that, he and his mother often moved from city to city. Within five years, the future actor went to four different schools, where he was constantly expelled, he later quit studying, not receiving a high school diploma.
His mother often changed men, Keanu kind of childhood she had four times to officially marry. With his own father Reeves does not communicate. In 1992 he was jailed for drug trafficking. Samuel was given 10 years, but was paroled after two years.
“You know, I already said that job saved me in a difficult moment of life, so I am fully immersed in the process during filming, and anything else is not distracted. Since childhood I was studying at school very bad. I was such a restless kid. Of course, the home situation was not conducive neither learning nor joyful perception of the world, as usually happens in children, ” says the actor. — My father left us, my mother and sisters were forced to move from country to country, and even the infinite mother’s marriages and subsequent divorces behind them – all these have contributed to my normality, and it is on some kind of routine and regular life and can not speak. But I am grateful to this experience and have no complaints whatsoever. From me, no matter what, a good guy, right? Haha. As for isolation, I don’t dispute that. I from an early age preferred to be alone and grew very shy. Loneliness helped to shut out the world, which looked unattractive, and I have nothing good from him waiting. And like easier is clogged somewhere inside your cunt, your shelter, even if it is only mental and not real, and like it becomes easier”.
4. Demi Moore
Immediately after the birth of demi her father ran away and her mother then became addicted to alcohol. Then came his stepfather, who was also an alcoholic with the experience. So a kid no one did. The girl’s life was exacerbated congenital strabismus. In 1980, the future stepfather of actress committed suicide, and 16-year-old demi was forced to leave school and earn money to cover the debts of the mother.
“My childhood was overshadowed by the perpetual scandals in the house, drinking stepfather, the gambler, poverty. I didn’t know what a warm home, – says the actress in one of his interviews. — In search of good luck we moved from place to place, changing as much as four dozen cities. And then my stepfather committed suicide, and then I found out that he’s not my real father and my real biological dad ran away shortly after my birth and went to jail. So I have sixteen years left home and began to earn a living in the modeling business, and at eighteen he marries.” Marriage was my goal, and family, which I, in fact, had not, was a symbol of happiness.
But for this serious problem I’m too inexperienced. Crazy company of my husband, the rock musician Freddy Moore, made me almost a heavy drinker. If not for the passionate desire to become an actress, I would not be able to deal with this scourge”.
5. Tom Cruise
Tom cruise was the third child in the family of an engineer and a failed actress. In addition to Tom’s parents raised three more daughters. Father was in search of additional earnings, so the family moved frequently. In total That replaced the 15 schools that affected his emotional health. Besides, from childhood he suffered from dyslexia and couldn’t read the text. Because of this, was the object of constant ridicule. After leaving the family father financial condition of the family worsened. The mother had no permanent job. Despite the fact that sometimes the woman worked in four shifts, the pennies that she earned was not enough for the children.
A difficult childhood tempered Tom. He worked hard to help his family. According to the memoirs of one of the neighbors of the family Cruz, the boy every day to come to him to mow the lawn. This continued until, until they moved to a new location. Finally, the family finally settled in Glen ridge, where the future actor graduated from high school.
That recalls not just the period of poverty and hunger, thanks to which he earned the present state hundreds of millions of dollars.
6. Oprah Winfrey
Oprah’s mother, Vernita Lee, worked as a maid. Father, Vernon Winfrey, first worked as a miner, then a Barber, and later became a member of the municipal Council. During the birth of his daughter, he served in the army. Oprah’s parents officially married was not. By the way, was known for leading the first of three illegitimate children of her 18-year-old mother, who gave Oprah in the care of grandma Hattie Mae.
An elderly woman was the only real mother I knew Oprah. She taught her to read and write, according to Winfrey, this was one of the most precious gifts in her life. My grandmother raised her granddaughter quite severely for disobedience often beat her with a rod.
When Oprah was six years old, the mother took her grandmother and together with half-sister and brother moved to the ghetto area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For girl fallen on hard times. In the ghetto was dominated by quite other manners than in remote rural areas.
In eight years she received an invitation from his father, who recently married, to move him to the South of the country to the city of Nashville. The girl had stolen money from her mother and fled to his father, with whom she lived one year. The mother then forced her to return to Milwaukee.
At the age of nine Oprah was raped nineteen-year-old cousin and her silence bought her ice cream. Numerous relatives and friends mother constantly harassed her. Despite the difficult life, poverty and humiliation, she found the strength and at age 12 began to attend school.
At age 14, the girl became pregnant and had a baby that died shortly after birth. After this incident, she again moved to my own father and plunged into his studies.
7. Drew Barrymore
At age 11 she began to drink alcohol, 12 drugs, and at 16 has made that her mother was deprived of parental rights… it Happened, in General, not because drew was so spoiled. Just someone who, as she is really lucky with his parents.
Mother and father drew were actors known more for its scandalous stories than roles. From an early age they took the girl to all kinds of parties, from-for what the future actress went on a curve track.
She spent time in night clubs and has been at the center of scandals who happily relished the yellow press. However, it’s not in them: if you imagine the 13-year-old alcoholic and a cokehead, it is logical to assume that the life path of a girl, barely begun, is already close to completion. Then you can only be addiction treatment centers, accidental pregnancy, General neglect, poverty, disintegration of personality and the destruction of the body…
At first, that and went. Drew’s career began to decline, the offers from film studios became less. Dispensaries it is, of course, is also not passed: for the first time the young Barrymore landed in a drug treatment clinic in the same 13. The second time was in rehab at 14, after a failed suicide attempt. At the insistence of her mother was held there for eight months.
After leaving the clinic, the relationship drew with his mother deteriorated. In 1990, Barrymore finally parted with her, and in 1991 sought to have the court freed her from parental custody. And then – amazing thing – drew took their own fate into their own hands. She began an independent life, in which there was alcohol and drugs. In an attempt of self-analysis she wrote a biographical book “Lost little girl”. Now we know drew as a successful actress who has learned to appreciate life.
8. Gerard Depardieu
Prominent French actor was born in Chateauroux in a simple peasant family. Father, Rene, was a laborer and drank a lot, mother, Alice, often gave birth (all in the family had six children). Parents endlessly argued and reconciled.
The family financial situation was difficult. Because of poverty, lack of attention and communication the boy had speech problems, he later got rid of this problem.
Gerard stuttered and was a loner that later led to the fact that he dropped out and worked briefly as a typesetter at a local printing house, and soon became interested in Boxing.
As a juvenile he had been involved in criminal fraud, and put it on the record.
Once housed a NATO base. Gerard vengeance engaged in petty speculation that flourished thanks to his eloquence. He sold whiskey and cigarettes.
“In the thirteen years which I just did not drink, – says the actor – vodka, whiskey, red, white, rosé… Stood on the lookout, but the thefts were small… This was my world, and so he stayed. I was part of a big family street. I still belong to her. Childhood keep you long in his power, and that is what you are better.
After a buddy persuaded Depardieu with him to go to Paris to study there for the actor. Enrolling in 1965 the first courses Dylena at the National folk theatre, Gerard worked for a while under the guidance of a teacher Arno, and then spent nine months in a private school, Jean-Louis Cochet. Depardieu cleaned the room, put the scenery in educational performances and for this exempt from tuition fees. Cochet said the phenomenal memory of a sixteen-year-old guy, his natural artistry.
9. Madonna
Many famous people have experienced a difficult childhood and adolescence. However, the years that went to the Madonna, were exceptionally heavy. Girl Madonna Louise Ciccone was born in a large family where was the first daughter after two sons.
When her mother died, father married another woman. At the time little Mary was five years old, and the death of her mother, she survived the bad hard: two years child was suffering from a rare mental illness agoraphobia. She was afraid to leave the house, and if so, it started to tear.
Later, Madonna recalled that the stepmother never bought them clothes, often did not give food and generally save on everything, although the family is not particularly needed.
While Madonna coped with the difficult situation in the family, her two older brothers hooked on drugs and often abused sister even worse stepmother.
A riot broke out at the age of 14. Madonna just danced in high school, so much so that half of the residents of the peaceful town of Bay city almost had a heart attack when he appeared on the scene half-naked girl, painted in pink and green!
Since then, the outrageous has become her calling card at all career stages, and spitting in public opinion – life style. And I must admit that at least for the way Madonna and got a lot of bumps, but it led her to the very top.
10. Jim Carrey
Childhood Jim Carrey was not the best. The future actor grew up in terrible poverty. When the father lost his job, the family began Kerry hard times. The family was forced to live in the van. His parents could barely feed his family. In the end, the head of the family found work on the production of wheels, and all of his children – Jim, his brother and two sisters helped him clean toilets and floors on the night shift.
After such sleepless nights Jim could not normally learn. Sometimes he just fell asleep in class.
All this has forced Jim to grow up quickly, he knew the taste of real, adult problems. Then Kerry promised himself that he will definitely succeed and will not need. And so it happened, Jim became one of the most popular comedic actors. Today his fortune is estimated at $ 150 million.
11. Leighton Meester
The child actress and singer Leighton Meester was not easy. Star of TV series “Gossip girl” was born in a Federal prison in Texas.
Before her birth parents were arrested for smuggling marijuana from Jamaica to USA. The court sentenced Mr Constance to ten years of imprisonment. The future star was born in a clinic in Texas, where he was taken by her mother from a Federal prison, when she went into labor. Three months after the birth of baby Horses is back in jail, where he continued to serve his sentence, and Leighton took care of her aunt.
Soon Constance was released early from prison for good behavior, and she took her daughter to him. Despite the past of his family, Leighton Meester really loves his mother and believes that everyone makes mistakes, so do not condemn your loved ones.
The girl managed to achieve success and recognition, now she is a busy actress, and the size of its state is more than five million dollars.
12. Sarah Jessica Parker
The actress was born in the small town of Nelsonville (Ohio). Her mother, Barbara Keck, worked as a kindergarten teacher, his father, whose name was Stephen Parker, was engaged in journalism. After the parents divorced, the girl began to live with her mother, stepfather and seven siblings.
Stepfather of the actress worked as a truck driver, and even despite the fact that mother Parker also worked unsparingly and even received benefits for the poor, the family lived in constant poverty.
At their house sometimes there was not even electricity, but no matter what, the mother managed to raise enough money to give the daughter to singing and dancing. Thanks to the efforts of the mother, today Jessica Parker is a famous actress and producer.
13. Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter, better known as one of the most popular and influential American rappers Jay-Z (Jay-Z), born in new York on 4 December 1969.
The rapper’s childhood was quite difficult, he grew up in Brooklyn, in one of the most criminal areas. His father left the family, which had three more children, when the future star was just 12 years old.
Around the same time Jay began actively interested in street life, even dealing drugs and participating in gang warfare, which to a large extent left its mark on his work.
The young rapper quickly realized that on the street its either kill or go to jail. So Jay quickly settled down and began to move in a different direction.
“When I look back at my childhood, I have the impression that it passed as drama on the screen. I know this may sound silly, but when I was a child, imagined yourself the hero of the film, I was much easier to live and not to pay attention to numerous difficulties,” he said after in an interview.
14. Celine Dion
Celine Marie Claudette Dion was born in a small town called Charlemagne, near Montreal, March 30, 1968 in a poor Roman Catholic family with many children.
From Adhemar and Therese Dion had fourteen children, Celine is the youngest. Despite the fact that the family always lacked money, my parents managed to provide children with love and care. This may have led to what is today the state of the singer is 800 million dollars.
The first song titled “Ce n etait qu’un reve” for Celine Dion wrote her mother when she was 12 years old. Celine’s brother Michel, Dandling recorded her singing sisters on tape and sent it to Manager popular French singer Jeanette Renault. The address he found on one of the albums of the singer.
After several days waiting for a reply Michelle Gondolini called the Manager and made him listen to the recording, saying: “I am Sure that the cassette you have not even listened to. If this were not so, you would have immediately called us!” Intrigued, the Manager promised to see the recording and called back the same day.
15. P. Diddy
Sean John Combs, known as rapper P. Diddy was born November 4, 1969 in new York city in Harlem. His father was killed when Sean was two years old after which his mother Janice Combs was forced to move to another district, Mount Vernon. Later, Sean learned more about the death of his father, reading from a binder of papers. It was one of the richest men in Harlem, which is closely connected with the local mafia.
Fortunately, the past didn’t prevent the guy on the way to glory. When he was a student, once acquainted with Andre Harrell, who at the time was President of Uptown Entertainment.
Sean constantly shuttled from Washington to new York to Andre, who became his mentor, eventually at the age of 19 already worked at the company and took his first steps as an Executive producer.
