6 Once Rich And Famous People Who Became Homeless.

 
Once Lois Lane in the Superman movies, Margot Kidder was found wandering the streets after a long battle with mental illness

Kidder, the actress who played Superman's love interest Lois Lane in the Christopher Reeve-era films, was once a Hollywood star who dated "bigs like Richard Pryor and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau."
According to Daily Finance, Kidder battled schizophrenia and manic depression and even refused treatment at one time. "[P]lagued by paranoia, [Kidder] slept in cardboard boxes and backyards around Los Angeles in 1996. With her front teeth missing and her hair hacked off, a disheveled Kidder announced to the Glendale, Calif., woman whose yard she occupied, 'I may not look like it, but I'm Margot Kidder.'"
Today, the actress lives in Montana, and is a grandmother.

2. "Sugar Ray" Williams, once an NBA superstar, was found sleeping out of his Buick in 2010

In the late-1970s through the mid-1980s, Williams was captain of the New York Knicks and played for the Boston Celtics' 1985 NBA Finals team.
But in 2010, The Boston Globe reported that he was sleeping in the backseat of his 1992 Buick in Pompano Beach, Florida. In an interview with Bob Hohler at the Globe, Williams said that the NBA should take better care of their retired players, as he is only one of many former stars in need of assistance.
“When I played the game, they always talked about loyalty to the team,’’ Williams said. “Well, where’s the loyalty and compassion for ex-players who are hurting? We opened the door for these guys whose salaries are through the roof.’’

3. Iran "The Blade" Barkley amassed $5 million from his boxing career before ending up homeless

In 2010, the New York Post reported that the former boxing champion was sleeping in a Howard Johnson Express in the Bronx.
In the '80s and '90s, Barkley made around $5 million, but eventually lost those earnings. Barkley was then forced to move in with his niece living in the Patterson Houses, a public housing development in the Bronx. When she evicted him, the former boxing star slept in subway cars before ending up at Howard Johnson.

4. After a couple of arrests followed by a hospitalization, actress Natasha Lyonne found herself living on the streets

In the 90's, Lyonne was all over the screen in But I'm a Cheerleader, Slums of Beverly Hills, and American Pie.
But her promising career was "derailed" after a series of encounters with the law. Sara Vilkomerson at Inside Movies reports:

"In 2001, [Lyonne] was arrested for a DUI [and] in 2004, she was charged with mischief, trespass, and harassment of a neighbor (and the neighbor’s dog)." These incidents were followed by a 2005 hospitalization "for a variety of ailments, including a collapsed lung and hepatitis C."

She was eventually evicted from a friend's townhouse, and ended up living on the streets.
Since then, Lyonne has tried to revitalized her acting career. She's recently played an alleged rape victim in an episode of Law and Order: SVU, and appeared in the off-Broadway play Tigers Be Still.

5. Houston McTear, a two-time Olympic qualifier, slept on Santa Monica Beach for three years

At one time, McTear was dubbed "the world's fastest human" and tied the world record, running a 100-yard dash in 9.0 seconds while still in high school.
He was able to escape poverty in Florida and moved to Los Angeles where he tried his hand in boxing under the coaching of Muhammad Ali and Harold Smith.
According to Ron Dicker at Daily Finance, when the club went under McTear lost his support and was also suffering from drug abuse. He ended up sleeping on Santa Monica Beach for years before being rescued by an older woman.
In 1993, he married former Swedish sprinter Linda Haglund.

6. Child star Danny Bonaduce suffered from alcohol and drug addictions before becoming homeless as an adult.

 

The '70s smash hit The Partridge Family made Bonaduce a household name. But the actor later became known for his stints in rehab, which eventually led to his experience with homelessness as an adult.
According to Daily Finance, "Bonaduce lived in his car behind Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood...[and] said on a radio show he would greet autograph seekers there."
He is now a drive-time DJ on WSYP in Philadelphia and has recently remarried, reports AOL T.