Get fast quotes for auto, home and health insurance.Previous3 of 5NextSource: PR PhotosIt took a superhuman effort for "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. to escape the substance abuse that rendered him uninsurable in the late 1990s. A series of arrests interspersed with stints in prison and rehab cost Downey plenty, including his comeback role on TV's "Ally McBeal" and a Woody Allen movie. Downey's "Air America" co-star Mel Gibson even posted an insurance bond when no Hollywood studio would touch him. Now Downey champions the beleaguered Gibson.More On Insuring Celebrities:Compare insurance quotesInsuring celebrity red-carpet jewelryWipeout! Insurance for reality TV8 of the weirdest insurance policiesCreate a news alert for insurance
It took a superhuman effort for "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. to escape the substance abuse that rendered him uninsurable in the late 1990s. A series of arrests interspersed with stints in prison and rehab cost Downey plenty, including his comeback role on TV's "Ally McBeal" and a Woody Allen movie. Downey's "Air America" co-star Mel Gibson even posted an insurance bond when no Hollywood studio would touch him. Now Downey champions the beleaguered Gibson.
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