25 western stars who have been on the verge of life and death
It's sad to say, but we're all going to die. Death comes into the life of any person, and often unexpectedly. However, there are people who have been in her clutches, but they managed to escape and continue life in this beautiful and amazing world. We will tell you about 25 world celebrities whom we almost lost once.
In 2014, the star of the comedy series "Studio 30" almost died in an accident. The driver of a truck belonging to the Walmart retail chain crashed into a limousine in which Morgan and screenwriter James McNair were traveling. The actor was seriously injured and was in serious condition for some time due to a traumatic brain injury. McNair was less fortunate — he died in this accident.
The American actor loves to ride a scooter, which once almost killed him. In 2018, while heading from the hotel to the filming location of the series "Catch 22", held on the island of Sardinia, George crashed into a car that cut him off. He flew 6 meters and fell on the road, but escaped with only bruises and scratches. Of course, in most cases, such "flights" end sadly.
In 2007, the actor beloved by millions tried to commit suicide. He took a large dose of medication, and then cut his wrists on his wrist. The tragedy was avoided due to the fact that Owen was discovered by his brother Luke Wilson in time and called an ambulance.
The legendary rock singer and founder of Black Sabbath lived a rather hectic life and was close to death more than once due to drugs and alcohol, but one of the cases is worth mentioning in particular. In 2003, Ozzy had an accident on an all-terrain vehicle, and in absolutely adequate condition. The musician broke his collarbone, got cracks in 8 ribs and a cervical vertebra and damaged several large blood vessels. Osborne commented briefly on what happened: "The damn thing almost killed me. I'm lucky to be here today and not dead or paralyzed."
In 2006, we almost lost Leonardo, who was... almost eaten by a shark. DiCaprio was diving in a special cage into the ocean near the South African city of Cape Town to feed white sharks. One of the big waves overturned the cage with the actor and the shark managed to squeeze almost half inside the structure. The extreme sports fan had to squeeze into the bars of the cage at its far end and survive a few not the most pleasant minutes of his life until help came.
The famous comic actor almost became a victim of a healthy lifestyle. In 1999, having decided to lose weight, he put on a bunch of warm clothes and went for a run in the summer heat. After returning home, he was expected to have a heart attack, coma and intensive care. At the time of the arrival of the medics, Martin's body temperature was 41.6 ° C.
One of the most charming girlfriends of James Bond in the history of the franchise, was once almost killed by the flu. At the age of 36, the star became seriously ill and began to be treated with antibiotics. Suddenly it turned out that Jane was allergic to penicillin and the reaction was so strong that it almost killed the woman. In an interview, Seymour said that this case changed her attitude to life.
The star of the movie "Teleport" got into a car accident at the age of 14 and was between life and death for some time. Bilson believes that she died, but miraculously she managed to get back. The injuries did not go away for the actress without a trace and she has been suffering from headaches for many years.
The actor is an avid motorcyclist and his hobby almost cost him his life once. In 1988, Gary had an accident and hit his head hard. Doctors found a crack in Busey's skull and were sure that his brain had suffered irreparable damage. But everything went well — the star patient came to his senses and after recovery continued his acting career.
Sly was almost killed on the set of the movie "Rocky 4" by his partner on the set Dolph Lundgren (Dolph Lundgren). Stallone wanted to play as realistic as possible and kept asking Lundgren to hit him harder. One of the blows to the chest caused a swelling of the heart and only the professional actions of the doctors present on the set could save the actor. After this incident, the shooting of the film had to be interrupted, since the main character spent two weeks in intensive care.
In 2017, in an interview with the press, Barrymore admitted that she was almost killed by an accident on the set of the TV series "The Santa Clarita Diet". In one of the scenes of the film, the girl had to jump on her partner's back, but her foot slipped. As a result, Drew slammed the back of her head against the concrete floor and was taken unconscious to the hospital. Fortunately, MRI and other diagnostic measures did not reveal any serious damage and 48 hours later the actress was released home. Barrymore calls this case "damn scary."
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland almost went to another world due to meningitis, which he contracted in 1979. He told fans how he felt when he was near death: "I started sliding down a long tunnel away from the bed, but suddenly I felt myself in my body again. Later, the doctors told me that I was temporarily dead."
The toughest guy in Hollywood almost died during the filming of the movie "The Expendables 3". During one of the chase scenes, the brakes of the truck the actor was in failed. Jason had to show how cool he really is by jumping out of a speeding car on the move. As a result, everything ended well for Statham, and the van fell into the sea from an 18-meter height.
We could have lost Johnny Depp on the set of The Lone Ranger movie. During a frenzied horse race, the actor fell out of the saddle and ended up under the horse. You can't call the incident anything other than a miracle — the fall happened extremely successfully, and the horse did not trample the rider. As a result, Depp didn't get a scratch and continued shooting as if nothing had happened.
Orlando Bloom at the age of 21 fell from the height of the third floor, trying to climb up the drainpipe. His injuries were so serious that the actor was paralyzed even for a couple of days. But a young healthy body, combined with a fair amount of luck, works wonders, so Bloom survived and did not become disabled.
Ayla almost said goodbye to her life because of the miscalculation of the stunt director on the set of the film "The Illusion of Deception". In the scene where Fisher had to get out of a glass chamber filled with water, the chain got tangled around her legs and prevented her from surfacing. According to the script, the actress was supposed to be desperately pounding on the walls of the aquarium, but she did not have to pretend to be scared — Isla actually began to sink. Everything ended well and the only consequence of drowning was serious stress.
The drummer of the band Blink-182 Travis Barker is a real lucky guy. The Learjet 60 crash in South Carolina in 2008 claimed the lives of four people, and two survived. One of the survivors turned out to be a rock musician. Travis suffered serious burns and had to undergo 16 surgeries, skin grafts and several blood transfusions.
In 2016, during a winter vacation in Norway, Goulding fell through the ice of the lake. The singer recently shared her impressions of this terrible case with fans on Instagram, receiving hundreds of sympathetic comments.
The star of "Game of Thrones" in 2011 almost died due to two aneurysms in the brain. The actress began to feel bad immediately after the completion of filming in the first season of the popular series. Clarke's condition was so dangerous that emergency surgery was needed to save her life. Emilia kept this incident from her life a secret for many years and shared it only during the filming of the 8th part of the epic, in early 2019.
In 2000, rapper 50 Cent was shot by a member of one of the street gangs of New York, hitting him 9 times. The musician was wounded in the face, chest, both legs and arm. After the assassination attempt, he had to spend a month in the hospital, but to the delight of Curtis himself and his fans, there were no complications and he was able to continue his music studies. While 50 Cent was in serious condition in the hospital, Columbia Records terminated his contract, not believing in his recovery.
In 2006, on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Joaquin's car brakes failed, causing her to get into a skid and overturned. The actor was saved from death by German director Werner Herzog, who not only pulled Phoenix out of the car, but also did not give him a light, near the gasoline that had spilled out of the tank.
As a teenager, Reynolds was fond of parachuting and dreamed of getting an instructor's license. To do this, he had to make a certain number of independent jumps to confirm his skills. The trouble almost happened during the 13th jump — the guy did not open the main parachute. Ryan was saved by a spare tire, which he managed to use at the very last moment. After this incident, he gave up his idea of jumping and is even afraid of air travel.
In an interview, Sharon Stone told reporters that she almost died in 2001 due to internal bleeding caused by a ruptured artery at the base of the skull. The actress claims that at the time of the hemorrhage she saw a "giant vortex of light."
The bassist of the band Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, like many of his colleagues in the music workshop, seriously experimented with heavy drugs. On December 23, 1987, at another party with friends, Nikki did not calculate a portion of heroin and allowed an overdose. The rocker's situation was further complicated by the fact that at that moment he was very drunk. After the injection, Six turned blue in a few seconds and lost consciousness. On the way to the hospital and in the intensive care unit, the guitarist was actively tried to pump out, but did not achieve success. A few minutes after he was pronounced dead, Six woke up and left the medical facility himself.
It turns out that the solid and incredibly successful director George Lucas was still a playboy in his youth. The future master loved noisy parties and street car races. Three days before the school graduation, George's luck turned against him and he got into a serious car accident. Lucas spent a couple of days in intensive care, after which he lay in a hospital bed for several more weeks. Now he is sure that fate has arranged this in order to give him the opportunity to think about the meaning of life and leave childish habits for the sake of great things.