Sober Celebrities
This Academy Award–winning actor has spoken openly about achieving sobriety after struggling with alcohol following his divorce from Angelina Jolie.
Who is Brad Pitt?
This rap legend and member of N.W.A. died of AIDS in 1995, but his music warned about street life and drugs.
Who is Eazy-E?
This 2002 movie shows Eminem's character using music to stay focused and avoid his past life.
What is 8 Mile?
This U.S. President served from '01-'09 and has publicly admitted to past drug and alcohol use before finding faith and sobriety.
Who is George W. Bush?
This disrespectful street slang word means someone who uses drugs, especially heroin.
What is “junkie”?
This “Baywatch” star got sober after making headlines for drunken behavior and is now in recovery.
Who is David Hasselhoff?
This R&B singer of “No More Drama” battled alcoholism and trauma before becoming a Grammy winner.
Who is Mary J. Blige?
In Walk the Line, this country star hits rock bottom before getting clean and marrying June Carter.
Who is Johnny Cash?
This actor-turned-politician from California faced addiction issues before running for governor and later president.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
This slang term refers to someone who’s been clean and sober for a long time.
What is a “veteran” or “old-timer”?
This comedian from “Half Baked” and "Saturday Night Live" walked away from fame and has talked openly about staying grounded and sober.
Who is Dave Chappelle?
This Nirvana frontman struggled with severe opioid use before his tragic passing in 1994.
Who is Kurt Cobain?
This 2012 film stars Denzel Washington as an airline pilot who struggles with alcoholism, showing the consequences of addiction on personal and professional life.
What is Flight?
This pop/R&B icon starred in The Bodyguard and faced well-documented battles with substance use, reminding the world that fame doesn’t protect anyone from addiction.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This slang word means a strong craving to use drugs or alcohol.
What is “jonesing”?
This “Friends” star wrote a memoir about his struggle with addiction and passed away in 2023.
Who is Matthew Perry?
This legendary pianist and singer has been sober since 1990, and credits recovery with helping him maintain his health and career.
Who is Elton John?
This 1993 movie shows the challenges of growing up in South Central L.A., where drugs and violence were everywhere.
What is Boyz n the Hood?
This renowned civil rights leader overcame alcohol dependence and later helped millions through a peer-support recovery program.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This slang term refers to someone who uses drugs in secret or hides their addiction.
What is a “closet user” or “secret user”?
This former NBA star known for wild behavior in the 90's has been open about substance use and going to rehab.
Who is Dennis Rodman?
This TLC member went to rehab in the late ’90s and struggled with addiction before her death.
Who is Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes?
This 2001 film stars Johnny Depp and shows how drug trafficking and substance use ultimately lead to loss, incarceration, and broken relationships.
What is Blow?
This former New York mayor’s issues with substance abuse were highly publicized, and he sought treatment multiple times.
Who is Rudy Giuliani?
This word means a substance has been secretly mixed with another drug or chemical, increasing overdose risk.
What is “cut," “laced," or "stepped on"?