John Belushi. In a brief period in the 1970's starred is SNL, Animal House and The Blues Brothers but died in 1982 from a heroin overdose. -u/c-fox

John Wilkes Booth. -u/kurtduds

I think of Chris Farley. His SNL career started in 92(?), his real break came with Tommy Boy in '94. Dead by '98 at 33 years old. Horribly addicted to drugs, alcohol, food, and other impulse-related stuff probably. Probably gained 100lbs in his 6-year run. OD'd on a "speedball" (as everyone seems to) Everybody of that era claims he was the funniest guy they've ever known, and most of em talk about being frustrated both by his lack of any self-worth (despite how beloved he was), and a feeling of "inevitability" about his early demise. Obviously, Chris wasn't destructive like some of the other scumbags mentioned on this thing. He was simply self-destructive. -u/conradbirdiebird

Lindsay Lohan. -u/Big_busty_big_pussy

Kurt Cobain. Formed Nirvana in '87, and went from playing record store gigs and dive bars in the late 80's to putting out Nevermind, a record that knocked Michael Jackson out of the #1 spot in Jan of '92. Back then, something like that was unheard of and considered impossible in the industry. For the next couple of years Nirvana were arguably one of the biggest and most popular rock bands in the world, but Cobain was already thinking of ways to essentially sabotage the bands popularity because he was so uncomfortable with how famous they got while dealing with his own inner demons and drug addiction. They performed at the Reading Festival in '92 in what many consider one of the great live rock performances of all time. Put out their second major studio album, In Utero in Feb of '93, that went to #1 instantly despite the record company originally thinking it was 'unreleasable' and some major retailers refusing to sell it due to the album art and the song 'Rape Me'. Performed their iconic MTV Unplugged set in November of '93, despite Cobain being in the heavy throes of herion addiction and them not knowing if he'd be able to perform until showtime. In March of '94 he intentionally OD'd in Rome while on a European Tour. Came back home, went to rehab for a couple of days, hopped the fence, and week later he blew his head off with a shotgun. -u/DrRDuke

It's common for celebrities to destroy their careers. Of course, it normally takes a while for that to happen.

Other celebrities, though, seemed to be doing a speedrun of destroying their careers. And here are the biggest celebs who did that in RECORD time.

Chris Benoit. World famous and beloved wrestler who committed a double homicide, son and wife, suicide. -Willste

Gia Carangi. She started modeling in 1978 at the age of 18. Reached her peak in 1979 and was considered THE supermodel. But by 1980 her career was already in steep decline due to her drug addiction alongside her erratic personality making her difficult to work with. by 1981 her career was basically over at only age 21.

She tried to make multiple comebacks but it never stuck and officially left the modeling industry for good in 1983. She ended up working as a store clerk and even a prostitute for some time but in 1986 she ended up dying of AIDS at age 26 suspected to be caused by contaminated heroin needles.

She was in such poor condition when she died that when the doctors picked her up the skin fell off her back. no one in the fashion industry attended her funeral or even knew she had died. she fell just as quickly as she rose. In the end, no one she thought cared about her in new york ended up being there for her during her final months except for the friends she made in rehab. -AltruisticBreak9

The Hollywood of yesteryear had more than its fair share of career implosions such as Fatty Arbuckle and Harry Langdon but few can match Wallace Reid. Described as "the screen's most perfect lover", he was an all-round athlete and musician who wanted to move from theatre to film. He approached Vitagraph Studios with a story hoping he could direct it but the studio jumped on the opportunity to cast the 6-foot blue-eyed Reid as a matinee idol.

By 1922, he had appeared in nearly 200 pictures and even tried out for the Indy 500. Reid was hiding a secret, however. In 1919, he had been involved in a train wreck and was prescribed morphine for his injuries. As the pressure of stardom grew, he rapidly became addicted regularly spending 1,000 dollars on morphine but audiences noticed his rapid weight loss and gaunt features.

He collapsed on set in October 1922 and was sent to a sanatorium where he was locked in a padded cell as he tried to detox. He died of influenza on January 19th, 1923 and his death was a huge shock to the public, the first celebrity drug death.

Jared Fogle (the Subway guy). The things discovered about him are quite disturbing. Prison is an appropriate place for him. -u/Skirt_Thin

Jan-Michael Vincent of Airwolf fame. His alcohol and drug abuse ruined a promising career and turned him into walking mummy towards the end. -u/RappScallion73

Aaron Hernandez. Played tight end for the New England Patriots. Fresh off a new contract. Killed his friend, found guilty, then took his own life during the appeal. -u/c_c_c__combobreaker

Allison Mack. For those who don't know, she was part of a s** slave cult. -u/Zazilium

How about Antonio Brown? NFL superstar to.

Ian Watkins. Went from the frontman of a world-famous rock band, to doing 30 years for child sexual offenses. -u/Mackem101

Mason Greenwood. Went from being effectively the top young prospect at Man United to never touching a professional football field again. -u/ClickableLink

OJ Simpson. -u/Foskey

Someone who was born into one of the most famous families in the world so would have anything he wanted. What he wanted was just that little bit too far. No sweating it. Come on down Prince Andrew. -u/ninja-wharrier

TJ Miller. Called a bomb threat on a train he was on when he was rejected by someone he was trying to flirt with. -u/Cashim

Mark Salling. The guy who played Puck in Glee. Maybe not the BIGGEST star. But he was a fan favorite on a huge show. Got caught with Child Pornography, Pleaded Guilty, then hanged himself. That’s a pretty hard downward spiral. -u/SuperSaiyanBen

Tila Tequila going from bisexual reality TV vixen to Nazi was pretty astonishing. -u/MsCellophane

Ezra Miller has me thinking We Need to Talk About Kevin was a documentary….. -u/TheStonedVampire

Armie Hammer comes from a crazy, Succession-like family. He was accused of being a cannibal in 2021. -u/LaMareeNoire

Kevin Spacey getting revealed to be a predator, using his sexuality as an excuse, getting fired from his projects and then posting an insane super-villain-level youtube video as Frank Underwood basically blaming the viewers for being complicit. -u/soysaucesausage

Rosanne did one of the fastest disappearing acts that I can think of. -u/Aggravating_Dot_5217

Has everyone forgotten Charlie Sheen? Did #winning stop winning? What about Tiger Blood and a bevy of adult film stars? He went down so hard they made a series vaguely based on it and cast him in the lead role. -u/jaredearle