Under the Influence - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
River Phoenix and Heath Ledger
River Phoenix and Heath Ledger were popular and talented young actors who earned early acclaim. But off-screen and behind closed doors their lives were hidden in secret. River was a troubled kid trying to keep up with a wild Hollywood crowd. Heath was anxious and uncomfortable in the spotlight that made him famous. We will investigate the influences they were under in their lives that led to their untimely deaths.
Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears were new stars for the new millennium; talented, beautiful and troubled. Lindsay was a child star who could not only open a film, but also command a starring role. Britney was a pop phenomenon who outsold and outshone her contemporaries. But they both suffered a total career collapse. We look deeper at the influences of early trauma and negative people which led on a downward spiral.
Amy Winehouse and Lauryn Hill
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cory Monteith
A closer look at the vicious cycle of rehab and relapse that will forever link Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cory Monteith.
Chris Farley and John Belushi
Prince and George Michael
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