The Famous File for Bankruptcy Too
Think you're the only one who has had financial problems? Think again! Even the rich and famous, and some U.S. Presidents, have used the bankruptcy laws to help them recover from difficult times. Many of them used bankruptcy to get a fresh start before achieving greatness. Take a look just for fun.
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Celebrities Who Have Filed Bankruptcy
- LARRY KING - Talk show host
- RANDY QUAID - Actor
- BURT REYNOLDS - Oscar nominated Actor
- MICKEY ROONEY - Oscar nominated Actor
- RED FOXX - TV actor, Comedian
- NELL CARTER - Actress, Gimme a Break
- GARY BRUGHOFF - Actor, Radar O'Reilly on MASH
- GARY COLEMAN - Actor
- FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA - Oscar winning film director
- ZSA ZSA GABOR - Cop-Slapping Actress
- PAULO GUCCI - Famous Italian designer
- DON JOHNSON - Actor, Miami Vice
- ANNA NICOLE SMITH - Model, actress
- MARION "SUGE" KNIGHT - Producer of Death Row Records
- COREY HAIM - 80's actor and teen idol
- LORRAINE BRACCO - Sopranos actress
- KIM BASINGER - Oscar winning actress
- BARBARA BEL GEDDES - Actress, Miss Elle on Dallas
- LENNY BRUCE - Comic
- TIA CARRERE - Actress, Wayne's World
- BUSTER KEATON - Actor
- LORENZO LAMAS - Actor
Musicians Who Have Filed Bankruptcy
- MICHAEL JACKSON - Pop Star
- LA TOYA JACKSON - Pop star
- CYNDI LAUPER - 80's pop star
- CHAKA KAHN - 80's pop star
- MEAT LOAF - Rock star
- TED NUGENT - Rock star
- TOM PETTY - Rock star
- JERRY LEE LEWIS - Rock star
- TAMMY WYNETTE - Country music star
- FREDDY FENDER - Country music singer
- MICK FLEETWOOD - Rock star, of "Fleetwood Mac"
- MARVIN GAYE - Singer
- GARY GLITTER - Singer
- MERLE HAGGARD - Country music star
- GEORGE JONES - Country music star
- M.C. HAMMER - Pop star
- MINDY MCCREADY - Country music singer
- LORRIE MORGAN - Country music singer
- WILLIE NELSON - Country music star
- WAYNE NEWTON - Singer, Las Vegas Entertainer
- JOHNY PAYCHECK - Country music star
- GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL - 17th century composer
- TONI BRAXTON - Singer
- GEORGE CLINTON - Rock star
- NATALIE COLE - Singer
- ISAAC HAYES - Oscar winning song writer, composer, musician and singer
- TY HERNDON - Country music singer
- RON ISLEY - Rhythm and Blues singer\
- DEE SNIDER - Frontman of "Twisted Sister"
Athletes That Have Filed Bankruptcy
- JOE LOUIS - Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- MIKE TYSON - Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- JOHNNY UNITAS - Legendary Hall of Fame Quarterback
- LAWRENCE TAYLOR - Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Former New York Giants linebacker
- TONY GWYNN - Padres outfielder
- DERICK SANDERSON - Hockey player
- BILLY SIMS - Detroit Lions running back
- MARION JONES - Five time gold metal winner in the 2000 Olympics
- GAYLORD PERRY - Major League Baseball hall of fame pitcher
- ELI JACOBS - Former owner of the Baltimore Orioles
- STEVE HOWE - American League pitcher
- DORTHY HAMILL - Olympic gold metal ice skater
- GEORGE BEST - Famous soccer player for Manchester United
- BJORN BORG - Pro tennis player
- CHRIS EUBANK - Former world champion boxer
- BOWIE KUNH - Former Baseball Commissioner
- SHERYL SWOOPES - NCAA and WNBA superstar
Politicians That Have Filed Bankruptcy
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN - 16th President of the United States
- ULYSSES S. GRANT - 19th President of the United States
- WILLIAM MCKINLEY - 25th President of the United States
- LEVI P. MORGAN - Vice President under Benjamin Harrison
- J. FYFE SYMINGTON - Governor of Arizona (while still in office)
- JAMES WILSON - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- JOHN CONNALLY - Former Governor of Texas, Secretary of Treasury 1971 and 1980 Presidential candidate.
- GEORGE MCGOVERN - Former U.S. Representative, Senator, and 1972 Presidential nominee
- KING PHILIP II OF SPAIN (1556-1598) - Declared bankruptcy 4 times
Famous Business People That Have Filed Bankruptcy
- DONALD TRUMP - Billionaire entrepreneur (filed twice)
- WALT DISNEY - Co-Founder of Walt Disney Productions
- HENRY FORD - Founder of the Ford Motor Company
- WILLIAM DURANT - Founder of General Motors
- CHARLES GOODYEAR - Discovered the rubber vulcanization process
- H.J. HEINZ - Founder of Heinz Ketchup
- WALLY AMOS - Founder of Famous Amos cookies
- MILTON HERSHEY - Founder of Hershey Chocolate Company
- FRANK BAUM - Author of The Wizard of Oz
- BUFFALO BILL - Wild West Show
- NIKOLA TESLA - Invented alternating current
- WILLIAM FOX - Co-Founder of 20th Century Fox Film Corp.
- P.T. BARNUM - Founder of his famous circus known as "The Greatest Show on Earth"
Other Famous People That Have Filed Bankruptcy
- MARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens) - Famous classic American author
- REMBRANDT - Famous European artist
- STAN LEE - Spider-Man co-creator
- BUD POST - won $16.2 million from Pennsylvania lottery in 1988
- RICHARD BUKNINSTER FULLER - Inventor of the geodesic dome
- JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - Famous early 1800's bird artist
- MATTHEW BRADY - Civil War photographer
- ANITA BRYANT - Singer, 2nd runner up Miss America 1958
- HENRY DURANT - Founder of the Red Cross
- BERNARD KERIK - NYC Police Commissioner
- BENEDICT ARNOLD - Betrayed the colonists to the British
- KEITH FAMIE - Survivor II contestant
- CLAY JORDAN - Survivor V contestant
Famous Companies That Have Filed Bankruptcy
- ALADDIN GAMING LLC - Las Vegas Casino
- ALOHA AIRLINES
- AMF BOWLING WORLDWIDE INC.
- AtA AIRLINES
- ATKINS NUTRITIONALS INC.
- BALDWIN PIANO & ORGAN COMPANY
- BALLY TOTAL FITNESS HOLDING CORP.
- BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP.
- BUGLE BOY INDUSTRIES
- COLOR TILE INC.
- CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC.
- CONVERSE INC.
- DEATH ROW RECORDS
- DELPHI CORP.
- DELTA AIRLINES INC.
- DOW CORNING CORP.
- EASTERN AIRLINES INC.
- EASYRIDERS INC.
- EINSTEIN/NOAH BAGEL CORP.
- ENRON CORP.
- FITZGERALDS GAMING CORP. - Las Vegas Casino
- FREDRICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD INC.
- FRUIT OF THE LOOM INC.
- GADZOOKS INC.
- GREYHOUND LINES INC.
- GULF STATES STEEL INC.
- HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC.
- HOLLYWOOD CASINO SHREVEPORT
- HUFFY CORP.
- KB TOYS INC.
- KMART CORP.
- L.A. GEAR INC.
- LIONEL CORP.
- LOEWS CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT INC.
- LONDON FOG GROUP INC.
- MIDWAY AIRLINES CORP.
- MONTGOMERY WARD INC.
- NAPSTER INC.
- NORTHWEST AIRLINES
- ONIEDA LTD.
- ORION PICTURES CORP.
- OWENS CORNING CORP.
- PAN AM CORP.
- PLANET HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL INC.
- POLAROID CORP.
- PURINA MILLS INC.
- RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY
- REGAL CINEMAS INC.
- SCHWINN/GT CORP.
- SERVICE MERCHANDISE COMPANY INC.
- SEVEN UP/RC BOTTLING COMPANY OF SO. CA. INC.
- SHARPER IMAGE CORP
- SINGER COMPANY
- SIZZLER INTERNATIONAL
- SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES INC.
- SUNBEAM CORP.
- TEXACO
- TOP-FLITE GOLF COMPANY
- TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC.
- TRANS WORLD AIRLINES INC.
- TRISTAR CORP.
- TRUMP HOTEL & CASINO RESORTS INC.
- US AIRWAYS GROUP INC.
- VANGAURD AIRLINES INC.
- VLASIC FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC.
- WESTERN UNION CORP.
- ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORP.