Celebrities Who Attempted Suicide More Than Once

Frank Sinatra

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Sinatra lived a life full of violent and emotional contradictions, throughout his life he had bouts of depression leading to a bipolar disorder. This legendary singer was deeply in love with his second wife Ava Gardener and his turbulent love affair with her even made him attempt suicide twice.

First Attempt:
His first attempt to take his own life was in early 1953 when after a debilitating fight with Ava, he inhaled gas from the kitchen stove in a friend’s apartment.


Second Attempt:

By the end of 1953 Sinatra made another attempt of killing himself when he slashed his wrists in Jimmy Van Heusen”s New York apartment. However, Van Heusen’s unexpected return saved the singer from bleeding to death.


The Final Blow:

After repeated suicide attempts and all failed efforts to get Ava back, Frank finally gave up and got divorced with her in 1957. He went on to marry Barbara Marx and died of a heart attack in 1998.


Anna Nicole Smith

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This American Model’s life had been smooth until her son???s death in 2006. She was depressed from her life to such an extent that she wanted to be buried with her son as a part of her died with him. Her nanny Quethlie Alexis said that the ex-Playmate star even tried to commit suicide twice before her death in 2007.


First Attempt:

In the ending of 2006, Smith attempted suicide and spent 48 hours in a coma after drinking an entire bottle of what she later said she thought was a sleeping aid. When Smith woke from coma after drinking the liquid, she said; “I wanted to die… I meant to kill myself.”

Second Attempt:
In early 2007, the blonde-haired woman tried to drown herself in the swimming pool of her Bahamas mansion when her companion, Howard Stern rescued her from the bottom of the pool.


The Final Blow:

Unable to cope up with life, Smith was found unresponsive in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. She reportedly died of combined drug intoxication with chloral hydrate as the major component.


Ozzy Osbourne

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Osbourne known as the God Father of heavy metal had a very problematic life with drugs and alcoholism. He had many incidences, which proved that the star was in a maniac depression. He tried to strangle his wife Sharon in 1989 and is believed to have attempted suicide for numerous number of times.


First Attempt:

His first suicide attempt was at the age of 17 when he took an overdose of sleeping pills. Osbourne later said that he did this because he just wanted to know was the feeling to die.

Second Attempt:
His second attempt to take his life was in 1980, when he said that he was inspired from his own song “Suicide Solution” and wanted to implement it in his own life.


The Final Blow:

Ozzy seems to have realized and is trying hard to quit alcohol and drugs, as he does not want his children to get into the same mess. There were no further suicide attempts as he wanted to live the rest of his life as a family man.

Owen Wilson

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A good portion of this American actor’s life has been dedicated to fighting depression and addiction. Owen has been on and off drugs for years and has even tried twice to end his life.


First Attempt:

In 2004, Owen felt that his life was full of drugs and alcoholism, which gives him no good reason to live. He tried taking his life with an overdose of sleeping pills but was spotted by his family and rushed to the hospital.

Second Attempt:
The second attempt to take his life came when he got into a huge fight with a close friend who was working with him on a movie project. Wilson failed to come up with good material leaving him demoralized. While others say that, he slashed his wrists and tried to overdose his pills because he was not able to move on in life after his breakup with Kate Hudson.


The Final Blow:

The actor has been recovering since 2007. He gave the best of his work in the past two years and even seems to have reduced his addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Nikki Grahame

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Nikki, the famous model and columnist had severe depressions regarding her weight. At a very young age when her parents got divorced, she suffered eating disorders making her very fat. She preferred starving herself and even attempted suicide twice as she was concerned that if she became obese, she will look disastrous.


First Attempt:

Grahame first attempted suicide at the age of 12 when she was admitted in a hospital regarding her weight issues. She stole a packet of paracetemol from the hospital’s storeroom and swallowed all the tablets, as she preferred to die rather than live a very depressing life.

Second Attempt:
It was after two years, when she was again admitted to the hospital for the same problem, that she swallowed a bottle full of sleeping pills in order to end her life but was spotted by a doctor and treated immediately.


The Final Blow:

Well now, Nikki seems to have realized that whatever she did was not worth it. She said that she feels ashamed of herself as she caused so many problems for the people who loved her.

Mindy McCready

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Mindy McCready, the famous country singer, seemed to keep loving the man who was charged with nearly beating her to death in 2005. She even attempted suicide twice when she was very depressed and troubled with the complications in her relationship with boyfriend, William McKnight.

First Attempt:
After McKnight was charged with attempt to murder case, Mindy was found with slashed wrists and an overdose of the sleeping pills in her Nashville Apartment. She was saved when her younger brother rushed her to the hospital. To this McCready later said that she did this because she wanted to make her boyfriend feel sorry.

Second Attempt:
She tried again to take her life in December 2005, when she found out that she was pregnant with William’s child. Mindy did not want her child to grow up without a father and took an overdose of the antidepressants, as she believed that it would end all her troubles.

The Final Blow:
Mindy says that she has paid heavily for her sins when she was away from her son and now she wants to spend time with him fulfilling the responsibilities of a mother. Well, she is determined not to repeat the mistakes of her past and just live for her son.


Kurt Cobain

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Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana who was even considered as a youth icon seemed to be very dissatisfied with life. His songs were gloomy and often gave a feeling of dismay and sadness. The worldly pleasure didn???t seems to fascinate him and he even tried to take his life before dying in 1994.


First Attempt:

In March 1994, Cobain was diagnosed with bronchitis and severe laryngitis. When he went to Rome for the treatment, Kurt’s wife found him lying on the bed unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital where it was found that he had overdosed on a combination of champagne and Rohypnol in order to take his life.

The Final Blow:
In the ending March 1994, Cobain disappeared and was not in touch with any friends or family. Later on April 8, Cobain’s body was discovered at his Lake Washington home by an electrician with a shotgun pointing at his chin. A suicide note was found by the singer???s side, which said that it is better to burn out than to fade away.

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