Not many celebrities come from roots as humble as Dolly Parton. Her family home had one bedroom, and she played music with a homemade guitar. As she rose to fame, Parton did everything she could to stand out from the others—including undergoing extensive plastic surgery. But she’s never made a secret of this. What is in fact secret is the story behind her bizarre and furtive relationship with her husband. And sadly, it seemed as though the way she pushed herself in her final years had devastating consequences.

While the group of singers and actors known as the Rat Pack knew how to party it up, there was a dark side to this group of hard-drinking and swinging men. Frank Sinatra was the unofficial chairman of the board, and he ruled over the others with an iron fist. Sometimes it was his way or the highway. And then, as the five men got older, each had to pay for their many sins with twists of fate that none of them saw coming.

Throughout much of the 80s and 90s, John Candy dominated comedy but never lost sight of his humble Canadian beginnings. Audiences adored him, and his fellow comedians respected him. But beneath his funnyman exterior, he struggled with the weight of his success—and his literal weight. Candy’s story is proof that the good ones never last long.

From the 1960s to the 2000s, English actor Jack Wild created a charming, youthful persona, launching him into the spotlight. However, fame is fickle, and he learned it can take just as much as it gives.

Country music maverick Waylon Jennings may have been a good ol’ boy, but he was also a fighter who battled his demons, the law, the Nashville establishment—and one gut-wrenching event that would change his life forever.

Gene Hackman never seemed like your typical leading man, and he wasn't. The rugged Hackman had to claw his way up the Hollywood ladder with tooth and nail—and his bitterness and anger about this were the driving forces behind many of his legendary successes.