Prince, the pop superstar who sold over 100 million records over a 30 year career, was fit, health-conscious, and vehemently anti-drugs, and yet, on April 21, 2016, Prince died, shockingly, of a drug overdose; the case is still under investigation.
Daughter of Nat `King' Cole, Natalie Cole was a unique singing legend but in 2008 her dark past caught up with her and set off an extraordinary chain reaction of medical conditions.
Best known for his roles in "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," Patrick Swayze was a legendary actor, dancer and singer but he died at 57 years old in 2009 from cancer.
Steve Jobs was a visionary product designer who revolutionized the computer world with much-loved products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, but in 2011 he died of a treatable cancer.
Bernie Mac was one of the best-loved stand-up comics of his generation and along with working his way out of poverty, he spent 12 years performing in Chicago clubs before hitting the big time; in 2008 he died at the age of 50.
Gary Coleman soared to success in the hit 80's TV show, Diff'rent Strokes (1978), but at the height of his fame, he was plagued by health problems and when his career stalled he hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Janis Joplin, a rock-and-roll icon whose explosive performances electrified audiences around the world, dies alone in her Los Angeles hotel room, on October 4, 1970, at the age of 27;
Exploring the final hours leading up to the death of one of Hollywood's most memorable stars, this program exposes everything from what occurred in those last few mysterious hours to the years of her abuse from studios, drugs and attempted suicides.
As the adorable Buffy, in the hit 1960s sitcom Family Affair (1966), Anissa Jones was the most famous child star of her generation. But on August 28th 1976, she died at a friend's house in Oceanside, California.