Actor Johnny Depp's success has also been met with harsh criticism.

Prince spent much of his career secluded from the public eye and battling his record company.

The odds of Shania Twain becoming a huge country music star were against her, but she overcame them.

Patrick Swayze becomes a teenage heartthrob after the smash hit "Dirty Dancing."

The life of Robin Williams as a brilliant comic gets overshadowed by his own personal demons.

Carrie Fisher was introduced to drugs at a young age, which marked the beginning of her addictions.