There's no denying that Dan Marino is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time. Marino had a rocket launcher for an arm and one of the quickest releases of quarterbacks in his era in the 1980s and '90s. Yet still, the Miami Dolphins organization just couldn't provide him with the support that he needed to secure the Lombardi Trophy throughout his illustrious NFL career. Lackluster defenses and only one 1,000-yard rusher during his seventeen-year stint with the Dolphins failed him for what he so righteously deserved in gaining one Super Bowl victory.
Following his college football career at the University of Pittsburgh, Marino was the final selected quarterback picked 27th overall in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. Marino spent his entire career with the Dolphins leading the team to ten playoff berths and one Super Bowl appearance in 1984 (Super Bowl XIX). Marino also set single-season records in 1984 breaking the passing yards recordwith 5,084 yards and the single-season touchdown record with 48. This performance led him to NFL MVP honors for the year. To this day, Marino is considered the greatest quarterback of all-time to never win a Super Bowl.
Not all celebrities have fame and fortune, some are just famous – and in a ton of debt. They came from rags to riches, then went back to rags. Whether they’ve filed bankruptcy, ended up in court, or just can’t stop spending, celebrities mismanage their money just like everyone else. They just hide it well.
50 Cent coined the term “wanksta,” then “partied like it was his birthday” until he filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015. The rapper was said to be anywhere between $10 million and $50 million in debt. In 2016, a federal bankruptcy court judge in Connecticut approved a plan for the founder of G-Unit to pay his debts back. He was able to get his bankruptcy discharged in February of the following year.
Following a 45-year-long career in Hollywood, acting in more than 70 films, actor Gary Busey found himself in more debt than he was worth. In 2012, it was reported that Busey owed between $500,000 and $1 million worth of debt, but only had $50,000 to his name. The 74-year-old actor owed money to hospitals, banks, the L.A. Waterworks District, and even a storage company. He filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy that same year. Despite his longstanding career in Hollywood, Busey's net worth is now only $500,000.
Burt Reynolds is still worth five million dollars, but his battles with debt date back more than 20 years. Between bad investments and a pricey divorce from actress Loni Anderson, the 1970s superstar had to deal with over $10 million in debt and decided to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996. While testifying in a 1994 custody hearing, the South Florida native said he spent $40 million getting through his divorce.
The former Hollywood bad boy, Charlie Sheen owes the IRS nearly $5 million. But that's not all. In 2016, his net worth was reportedly still as high as $150 million, but he was nonetheless $12 million in debt at the time – including mortgages, legal fees, and taxes. That same year, Debt.com reported Sheen owed nearly $300,000 on an American Express card alone.