Each person has his own story. For many, this remains an impossible dream.
But is it worth breaking yourself and your life in the pursuit of wealth and success? Money is not a guarantee of happiness. And this axiom can be proved by the example of wealthy families. Their children had everything, but, nevertheless, they could not become happy.
10. Maria Koroleva (Lyudmila Gurchenko)
The actress was married to Boris Andronikashvili, but she did not have time to deal with the child. She devoted all her time to art, and her parents were engaged in the education of Mary.
When the girl grew up, she began to live in Moscow, along with her mother. But even then Gurchenko left her alone if it was necessary to go on set or on tour.
In addition, Lyudmila Markovna insisted that her daughter should correspond to her stellar status. Naturally, there was no discussion of any friendship or even warm relations.
Maria hated her mother, so she did everything against her. She didn’t dress like she was taught, constantly fell in love with the wrong people, received the wrong education.
The girl got married, gave birth to children. She became an ordinary housewife. An active and refined mother could not understand why her daughter is so unlike other children with star status.
Maria looked older than her slender mother. In 2011, Gurchenko died, and after 6 years, Masha was gone.
9. John Paul Getty (oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty)
The richest man on earth was considered to be Jean Paul Getty. He earned a lot and always had a profit.
At the very beginning of his journey to the heights of fame and success, he asked his father for money. Already at age 20, he was able to earn 1 million and returned all the money. Despite the fact that Getty was a wealthy man, he was often convicted of callousness and stinginess.
Heir to the billionaire, John Paul disappointed his father. He was born from Eni Rock, the fourth wife of a billionaire. But, instead of multiplying the state of his father, he began to drink and abuse drugs.
The boy did not know how and did not want to make money. He was constantly tormented by depression. He was so worried that he could not help his son, also John, who was abducted by unknown people in Italy. They demanded 17 million dollars for him.
John Sr. did not know what to do. The boy’s mother, Abigail Harris, took the initiative. She was able to beg the ransom money from a fisted father-in-law. But he refused to pay 17 million for his grandson.
It was possible to reduce the repurchase amount to 3 million rubles. The billionaire gave 2.2 million for his grandson, and borrowed 800 thousand so that he could return the money with interest.
8. Christian Brando (actor Marlon Brando)
He did not want to disappoint the famous father, he followed in his footsteps. He played several roles in the movie, which, however, did not make him popular.
The fate of the "star boy" was tragic. He felt sorry for his cousin Cheyenne, who was in the last month of pregnancy. She complained to her brother that her boyfriend was rude to her.
Christian, taking a gun, went to sort things out. A brawl began, as a result of which the man died. He did not want to kill, but nevertheless received for the deed done. He was imprisoned for 10 years. But he served only half the term.
But the new life did not work, alcohol and drug addiction are to blame.
In his second marriage with Deborah Presley, he behaved badly, there was talk of domestic violence, for which he was sentenced to compulsory treatment. He died of pneumonia before he reached his 50th birthday.
7. Bobby Christina Brown (Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown)
American celebrities themselves did not differ in exemplary behavior. The girl had no one to take an example, so she chose the path of self-destruction.
Already at the age of 14, she left home, moved to her friend. It was said that she was abusing alcohol and illegal drugs.
When the girl was 18 years old, Whitney Houston died. She was found in a hotel room unconscious, but could not be brought to her senses. This was a huge shock for Bobby.
Journalists did not leave her alone. The result is sad - she was in a psychiatric clinic.
But she had support - half brother Nick Gordon. If before they were friends, then gradually they became a couple in love.
But she never abandoned her bad habits. As a result, the girl died. She was found unconscious in the bathroom. They tried to cure Bobby, but she died in 2015. She was only 22.
6. Cameron Douglas (actor Michael Douglas)
The son of Michael Douglas also has his dark past. In 2008, when Cameron was 30 years old, he was arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to 5 years.
He was a drug addict from the age of 18, he transported prohibited substances, and some of them were stored in his house.
Thanks to his father’s connections, he was sent to prison for only 2 years, although he had to serve much more.
But this test of life benefited him. He was addicted to drugs, was overweight. But after prison he took up his mind, began to actively engage in sports. He is married and has a daughter.
5. Stephanie Maria Elizabeth Grimaldi (actress Grace Kelly and Prince of Monaco Rainier III)
Princess Stephanie cannot be called a failure, because She has her own collection of beachwear and swimwear. She appeared on stage as a singer, and her debut song was very popular.
But the girl constantly made novels with inappropriate people. First, she married her bodyguard, Daniel Ducruet. Father did not approve of her choice.
2 children were born in the marriage. But the man was photographed with his mistress. There was a divorce.
Her second husband is also “from the people”, a bodyguard, he became the father of her 3 children. In 2003, Stefania married an acrobat.
4. Elizabeth Kuzmina (Vladimir Kuzmin)
Vladimir Kuzmin had 5 children, and not everyone had a fortune.
His daughter Lisa died at 25. She was stabbed to death. Who did this is still unknown. There were 16 wounds on her body, her throat was cut.
The neighbors recall that she often played music, and there were always a lot of people in the apartment. The guys had bad eyes, like foggy eyes, as if they were high.
There was an inscription in English on the door that there was a matrix around it.
3. Stepan Kuzmin (Vladimir Kuzmin)
The young man started having drug problems after his sister was killed.
He repeatedly tried to abandon addiction, even treated in a specialized clinic. But without drugs, he could no longer hold out without a potion for only a week.
He also died tragically. 3 days music was playing in his apartment. The reason is the same - drugs, he had fresh injections on his hands. He jumped from the 18th floor.
2. Philip Smoktunovsky (Innokenty Smoktunovsky)
He followed in the footsteps of his father, in his youth he played a role in the film "Little Tragedies." But, unfortunately, addicted to alcohol and drugs.
In 2007, he was detained in unsightly form and sent to compulsory treatment. But Philip himself does not plead guilty, believes that the drugs were planted on him.
Nevertheless, he was able to pull himself together, began to engage in literary translations. He is helped by a sister who works in a museum.
1. Vladimir Tikhonov (Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Nonna Mordyukova)
The young man followed in the footsteps of his father, played several roles. But, even surrounded by family and friends, he felt lonely, because of which he became addicted to alcohol and drugs.
Died at the age of 40 from heart failure.
The official version is an overdose of drugs, which is not very logical, because it was not possible to detect them in the blood.