English singer, songwriter, and actor Andy Gibb was the younger brother of the musical trio of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, also known as the Bee Gees, who were quite a rage in the 1960s and the 1970s. Though Andy was too young to join his brothers’ music group, he became a successful solo artist, with several of his singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100. Known for his hits such as (Love Is) Thicker Than Water and Shadow Dancing, he became a two-time Grammy nominee and the first male solo artist with three back-to-back number one US Billboard Hot 100 tracks. However, he later sank into depression and battled issues such as alcoholism, womanizing, and drug abuse. He was also fired from two musical theater productions and from his co-hosting stint at Solid Gold, due to his recklessness. He eventually died of myocarditis, worsened by excessive cocaine consumption, shorty after his 30th birthday.
