The entertainment industry is the field of glamour and stardom. People associated with this field are celebrities. Some of them become icons and some lose themselves within the ghosts of failures and fade-outs. Besides, it becomes impossible to accept failure and go back to the life they left behind.
The showbiz world is a one-way ticket once you get in, there is no going back. There are more failure stories than successful ones and those who cannot cope with failure, give up on their lives.
The entertainment industry is egocentric and vain; spilling over with narcissism that it does not occur to anyone to sense that a colleague may be in danger of destroying himself/herself. Some celebrities and high profiles are prone to anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorders due to incessant media and public scrutiny.
Why the ratio of suicide is high in the Industry of Entertainment?
According to the study of psychology, it is proved that the famous and successful people who are associated with the field of showbiz are more likely to suffer from mental health problems than the rest of us. These high profile people are under more pressure than ordinary people that celebrities may suffer from a range of mental health disorders such as panic attacks, insomnia, substance abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, suicidal thoughts, violent outbursts, sex addiction, drug addiction, and kinky or deviant sexual behavior.
Being a part of showbiz, constant public exposure, and the media glare also nurture a tendency towards perfection and a pathological aversion to fashion faux pas and social missteps. Some celebrities just cannot help themselves but compare themselves with other colleagues that they point out themselves to constant self-criticism.
The world has lost many of its dear, talented and gem of people whether it’s a celebrity or another famous figure, this list of Most Famous Celebrity Suicides goes to show that money and fame does not always buy happiness. Losing someone to suicide is one of the most heart-wrenching experiences that are emotionally imaginable. When a famous person takes their life, the world is left in shock, leaving us unanswered with any questions.
Anthony Bourdain
An American celebrity chef, journalist, and book author, Anthony Bourdain. He was born on June 25, 1956, in New York City. He was famously known as the Good Guy. He completed his graduation from The Culinary Institute of America. He first came to the highlight for his bestselling culinary book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. A famous American chef who was best known for his culinary writings and television presentations, along with several books on food and cooking and travel adventures with the exploration of international culture.
In 2018, June 8, a few days before his 62nd birthday Bourdain hung himself to death at Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg. Bourdain was filming an episode of his CNN series Parts Unknown near Strasbourg with his show collaborator and friend Eric Ripert. Eric said that he began to worry when Bourdain had missed dinner and breakfast the next morning. Bourdain’s body was cremated five days after his death in France on June 13, 2018, and his ashes were returned to his homeland United States two days later.
Jiah Khan
Nafisa Rizvi Khan was an Indian actress professionally known as Jiah Khan. She was born on 20 February 1988. Jiah was a British-American actress and singer who worked in Indian Films, she was best known for her role in Ghajini. She was British American by birth to Indian parents. She was raised and educated in London. She moved to Mumbai to pursue her career, later on, she made her first acting debut in 2007 in the film Nishabd for which she was nominated for Best Female Debut in Film fare awards.
After her break from films, back in 2013, she then reappeared in a comedy comic movie, Housefull along with Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. Just when her success and fame started she was found dead and hanging from a ceiling fan in her bedroom, on June 3 June 2013. As per the report, she was depressed because of her relationship issues with her boyfriend, actor Sooraj Pancholi. Her death was apparent as a suicide but Jiah’s family’s continued to claim that she had been murdered by her boyfriend. The case is not still settled yet after7 years of her death.
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams was a known American actor and comedian. He was born on July 21, 1951, in Chicago Illinois, U.S. Robin was best known for his improvisational skills as a comedian and an actor. But also for a wide diversity of voices, he is often considered as one of the best comedians of all time. He started his career as a standup comedian and rose to fame for his role alien Mork in the sitcom Mork and Mindy
On August 11, 2014, he was found dead in his room by hanging at his home in Paradise Cay, California. Williams had been suffering from depression and anxiety with Lewy Body Disease. Williams’s death instantly became global news. His death had been remarked as the greatest loss for the Hollywood industry.
Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen was a famous British celebrity fashion designer and couturier. He was born on 17 March 1969. He was chief designer at Givenchy and later on, he found his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992. He was awarded as British Designer of the year for 4 years. He also won the title of the International Designer of the Year award.
In 2010, McQueen hanged himself after taking drugs at his home in Mayfair London. His housekeeper found his body hanging in his room, where he left a note saying,
“Look after my dogs, sorry, I love you, Lee.”
He had been diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depression before his death. He took an overdose before hanging himself. After postmortem, according to reports his death has been recorded as suicide. He took a significant level of cocaine, sleeping pills, and tranquilizers in the blood samples taken after his death.
Pratyusha Banerjee
Pratyusha Banerjee was an Indian television actress. She was born in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India on 10 August 1991. She started her career as a supporting female role alongside famous Indian television actress Hina Khan.
She rose to fame with her debut as a leading role in an Indian famous television series, Balika Vadhu, and earned her household name “Anandi” After his successful debut as a leading role, she became a part of the famous Indian reality show Big Boss 7. She also appeared in a dancing show, Power couple with her boyfriend.
The loved Anandi by her viewers allegedly committed suicide and she was found hanged in her Mumbai apartment. After the results of the postmortem, it was confirmed that she suffered Asphyxia. But her parents claim that she was murdered by her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh and passed off as suicide.
Mya-Lecia Naylor
Mya-Lecia Naylor was an English actress and model. She was born on 6 November 2002, in Warwickshire, England. She was raised in Southwood, London, and educated at Royal Russel School and then Coloma Convent Girls School. She is famously known for her roles as Fran in the CBBC sitcom Millie Inbetween and the CBBC series Almost Never as Mya.
She made her first debut as an actress in Absolute Fabulous as Jane. She rose to fame when she appeared in Millie Inbetween as Fran for four the year 2014 to 2018. 7 April 2019, she was found dead by her mother where she was found hanging in a marquee at her home. She died at a very young age of 16. Her parents stated that she was stress and she had not been her normal self, in addition, she was also grounded and banned from attending a party. Her death was marked as a misadventure death by The Coroners.
Stephanie Adams
Stephenie Adams was a known American model, author, and murderer. She was born in Orange, New Jersey on July 24, 1970. She began her modeling career at the tender age of 16 by appearing in photo shoots for Seventeen magazine, Venus Swimwear, and commercial advertisements for Clairol. Stephenie Adams was married to an Italian investment banker, but they divorced later. She was a psychopath. After her divorce she declared herself as the “Best lesbian sex symbol”, saying,
‘It was hard to turn a page in a queer rag without seeing the willowy model peeking out in a bikini, or nothing at all’
However, in 2009 she announced that she was going to marry a man, Charles V. Nicholai, a Manhattan chiropractor, declared she is straight. Furthermore, she stated that she is bidding farewell to public glare and would spend more personal time with her husband and son.
In May 2006, during a dispute over where to drop her off, a New York City taxi driver called the police and falsely reported that Adams was armed with a gun and had threatened to shoot him.
Earlier on May 17, 2018, Stephenie and her seven-year-old son Vincent, both checked into a 25th-floor penthouse in the Gotham Hotel on 46th Street in Manhattan, where they both were found dead on a second-floor balcony in the hotel’s rear courtyard the next morning.
According to the reports of the New York City Police Department, she first threw her seven-year-old son out of a 25th-story window and then jumped herself. As per the report of The New York City Medical Examiner, they considered the death of Stephanie as a suicide and the death of a son as a homicide.
Kushal Punjabi
Kushal Punjabi was an Indian film and television actor and dancer. He was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India on 23 April 1977 into a Sindhi family. His father is from Karachi whereas his mother is from Hyderabad and he was born and raised in Mumbai. Kushal started his career as a dancer and model. He made his first modeling debut in an Indian reality show Gladrags Manhunt Contest, Kushal Punjabi had been a professional modern jazz and hip-hop dancer and choreographed various fashion reality shows and music videos.
Last year, on 26 December 2019 Kushal was found dead at his residence in Pali Hill, Mumbai. He committed suicide at the age of 42 by hanging himself. His death was a sudden demise that shocked the television fraternity. Before committing suicide Kushal distributed his property among his parents and son. Later on, after the investigation, the Bandra police said that they found a suicide note from the flat in which read,
“There is no one responsible for my suicide.”
Steve Bing
Steve Bing was a famous American real estate businessman, philanthropist, and film producer. He was born on March 31, 1965, in Newyork City, the U.S. He completed his education at Harvard Westlake School, Los Angeles. He was a real estate developer who had made his fortune by his hard work in late 1920, in New York. In January 2010, Steve Bing was listed in the publishing of’ Los Angeles Business Journal‘s the “The Lists 2010” and ranked him 46th position in their “Wealthiest Angelenos”
After dropping out of the Stanford University, He debuted as a producer in the Hollywood industry. He first invested $80 million in an animated film featuring the voice of Tom Hanks, The polar express, which earned $285 million worldwide. This animated movie was one of the year’s top box office successes.
In 2012, he willingly donated most of his wealth to the charity organization The Giving Pledge, which is a set up by Bill Gates and Warren Buffeet. Mid-year on June 22, 2020, Steve bing committed suicide by jumping from his apartment on the 27th floor of a building in Century City.
Being devastated by Steve’s death, some of his friends and family said that they are not surprised by his death because he had been battling depression and drugs, furthermore, he had bipolar disorder that he’d talked about suicide in the past.
The Bottom Line
Considering the suicides of these famous high profiles, with all the luxuries we would urge you to take your mental health seriously. Money and fame cannot get you what your mental peace seeks. Suicide can be a hard thing to talk about, but having open discussions about it, is a way of preventing it.
If you know someone who is suffering from any kind of mental health, get them professional help. Talk to your loved one or do everything which is in your power to get a suicidal person the help they need. Contact a crisis line for advice and referrals.