Hugh Laurie in No. 1 Spot, Despite Musicians Being Completely Effed Up

Last week I was asking for names of our favorite troubled celebrities. Most suggestions after my initial suggestions were people in the music biz, which I’d forgotten about. If we were including substance abuse, it would get ridiculous, so these are people I think have some other something that goes beyond burning the inside of their nostrils with cocaine.

The one I don’t know about is John Lennon. Really? My sweet John? Eccentric, to be sure.

Billie Holiday
Kristin Hersh
Whitney Houston
Nick Drake
Exene Cervenka
Elliott Smith
Robyn Hitchcock
Darby Crash
John Lennon
Marianne Faithful
Lou Reed
Mark Eitzel
Chet Baker
Alex Chilton
Daniel Johnston
Keith Moon
Townes Van Zandt
Ian Curtis
Jeff Tweedy
Tatum O’Neill
Heath Ledger

So far, however, the hands-down favorite is Hugh Laurie. I too love love love Mr. Laurie, and am glad he has so many fans. I think he was especially hilarious in the BBC comedy Blackadder, as he’s pictured here.

At any rate, House’s star suffers from clinical depression, and finds it hard to be happy. He does, however, enjoy the idea of his soon-to-be-delivered Burger King Crown Card, which is only given to special celebrities. See “Actor Sparks BK-Card Freakout” in AdvertisingAge to get the total blogosphere story.

liz | 12:21 PM | Uncategorized