6 famous artists who survived the loss of their children and how it affected them

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Star status gives celebrities certain privileges, but outside the spotlight and they are ordinary people who, alas, are not immune from loss. Few people know that behind happy faces, some stars hide the unbearable pain of losing their own children. Someone shares their grief with fans on social networks and interviews, someone prefers not to advertise their problems. But in any case, this pain remains with them all their lives.

John Travolta

Kawasaki syndrome is a problem that has darkened the life of John Travolta's eldest son Jett since birth. Already in childhood, the boy suffered several heart attacks, after which the chance of survival was very small. John and his wife Kelly Preston did everything to cure their son. Knowing that trouble could happen to the boy at any moment, his parents almost did not let him go. But they still could not save the child.

In the winter of 2009, Jett was found lifeless on the bathroom floor. According to the investigation, a 16-year-old teenager had an epileptic seizure, lost consciousness and, falling, hit his head on the edge of the bathtub. After the tragedy, Kelly almost ceased to appear, and John appears in films less and less. 7 years after the death of his son, the actor wrote a touching post on Facebook:

Nonna Mordyukova

Vladimir Tikhonov is the son of Nonna Mordyukova and Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Therefore, it is not surprising that the young man decided to follow in the footsteps of stellar parents and become an actor. It should be noted that he did it well (he even received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1983). However, the mother and father, keen on building their own careers, did not seem to notice the success of their son. And Vladimir himself was burdened by the fact that he was constantly compared with successful parents.

Perhaps this is what pushed Tikhonov Jr. onto a slippery slope: the actor began to drink and abuse drugs. Even a marriage with the "main Komsomol member of the USSR" Natalya Varley did not make him give up his destructive addiction, and as a result, the young people lived together for only a year.

Vladimir Tikhonov suffered two strokes, and in the summer of 1990 his heart stopped beating. Perhaps the cause of his death was a drug overdose. The body of the 40-year-old actor was found just 3 days after his death. Nonna Mordyukova was very worried about the passing of her only son. She died 18 years after Vladimir and bequeathed to bury herself next to him.

In the film "Russian Field" Vladimir Tikhonov and Nonna Mordyukova played together. He got the role of a soldier, she embodied the image of his mother Fedosya Ugryumova. Later, the actress recalled:

Mike Tyson

Despite the fact that outwardly one of the most famous boxers seems cruel and formidable, for his children (and he had seven of them) he is a caring and loving father. But no one imagined that one of the usual Mondays in 2009 would become "black" for the whole Tyson family.

On that day, Mike went on business to Las Vegas, his common-law wife Lakia Spencer started cleaning the house. Their seven-year-old son, Miguel Leon, was tasked with looking after their 4-year-old sister, Exodus. The baby was playing in a room with sports equipment and, apparently not realizing the danger, stuck her head into the loop that formed from the cable of the treadmill. But the girl could not get out of the trap and practically strangled herself. The unconscious child was discovered by his brother, who called his mother, who also called an ambulance. The doctors tried to save Exodus, but realizing that there was no chance, they decided to disconnect the girl from the artificial respiration apparatus.

Mike Tyson:

Valentin Gaft

Back in the 70s, the actor met the beautiful ballerina Inna Eliseeva. The young people got married, their daughter Olga was born, but they could not save the family. Constant scandals led to the fact that the artist once packed up his things and left. However, Valentin Gaft managed to maintain a good relationship with the child.

Olga decided to follow in her mother's footsteps, entered the State Academy of Choreography, was accepted into the troupe of the Kremlin Ballet, then decided to continue her studies at GITIS. It would seem that the young girl has everything to enjoy life. But constant scandals with her mother haunted her: the former ballerina not only insulted her daughter, but almost pounced on her with fists. Olga even tried to commit suicide by jumping out of the window. But the neighbors who arrived in time did not allow to take this step. After this incident, Eliseeva was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Valentin Iosifovich, realizing how hard it was for his daughter, even bought her an apartment, but the mother did not allow the heiress to live separately, and decided to rent the apartment.

In August 2002, Olga made another attempt to commit suicide, this time successful: she hanged herself in her own apartment. In a suicide note, Valentina Gaft's 29-year-old daughter blamed her mother for everything. The actor learned about the death of a loved one after the performance. And Inna was not at Olga's funeral - such a condition was set by her father. Valentin Gaft:

Sylvester Stallone

Sage is the eldest of 5 children of the famous "Rocky" Sylvester Stallone. The young man not only looked like an eminent father, but also inherited his acting talent. At the age of 14, he starred in his first film, and at the age of 24 he could already boast of participating in 11 films. In addition, Sage tried himself as a director and screenwriter, wrote music, and wanted to become a producer, but in the summer of 2012, Stallone's eldest heir was found dead in his home. Almost immediately, rumors surfaced that the 36-year-old actor had committed suicide by drinking a large dose of medication. However, Sage's entourage immediately denied this information, claiming that he had no suicidal tendencies. Moreover, he became engaged to his girlfriend, and the young people were planning to get married.

There was a lot of speculation that Sage was addicted to drugs, and the cause of death was an overdose of psychotropic drugs. However, his relatives again argued that Stallone never had addictions. The actor's official cause of death is a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis. Sylvester Stallone:

Vladimir Kuzmin

The famous rock musician is a father of many children: he raised 4 daughters and 2 sons (one of them was adopted). In the first marriage with the poetess Lyudmila Artemyeva, Elizaveta, Stepan and Sophia were born. But if the youngest girl followed in her father's footsteps and is trying to conquer the domestic show business, then the lives of the older children ended tragically.

At first, 25-year-old Elizabeth passed away. In 2002, her dead body was found in her own apartment. It turned out that the girl had a big fight with her boyfriend, after which he stabbed her several times. Later, there were rumors that Lisa had mental disorders, and her parents more than once turned to doctors for help. In addition, there is a version that the musician's eldest daughter was friends with Satanists. Whether this is true or not, it is unknown, but at the same time the girl did not work anywhere.

Vladimir Kuzmin:

After 7 years, by an absurd coincidence, 26-year-old Stepan died. A fire started in the guy's apartment, and he, wanting to escape, tried to climb over the ledge to the neighbors. But he could not resist and fell from the 18th floor. At the same time, Kuzmin was completely naked, and the fire managed to destroy only part of the furniture and things in the dwelling. Later it was found out that the fire started because of an unextinguished cigarette. Subsequently, some media reported that the deceased had dabbled in drugs. Once the guy had already tried to commit suicide, after which his parents sent him for treatment to the Kashchenko hospital.

Fortunately, there are also happy families among celebrities, in which children have become the successors of their parents. Here they are - sons who can outshine their star fathers.