Hollywood Bad Boys

Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to Hollywood Bad Boys by James Robert Parish. Which hunky Baldwin brother has a tendency to go ballistic? Which legendary rebel was known as “the human ashtray” throughout Los Angeles’ S&M clubs? Can you recount the number of times Robert Downey Jr. was sent to the slammer? It’s tough to keep track of the many escapades and misadventures of Tinseltown’s baddest boys? But with Hollywood Bad Boys, celebrity watchers can easily follow the fascinating stories of the screen’s most infamous rascals and rogues over many decades. This volume provides a provocative look into the wild lives of 70 of Hollywood’s most notable hellions, both past and present. Included are individual mini chapters on each of the sinful stars, revealing their often troubled childhoods and charting their collision courses with fame . . . and infamy. The bad boy celebrities detailed are: Ben Affleck, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Alec Baldwin, John Barrymore, Warren Beatty, John Belushi, Robert Blake, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Todd Bridges, Gary Busey, Charlie Chaplin, Montgomery Clift, Steve Cochran, Bob Crane, Bing Crosby, Russell Crowe, James Dean, Johnny Depp, Andy Dick, Kirk Douglas, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Farley, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn, Mark Frechette, Clark Gable, John Gilbert, Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Grant, Rodney Harvey, Pee-wee Herman, Howard Hughes, Don Johnson, Paul Kelly, Peter Lawford, Rob Lowe, Dean Martin, Steve McQueen, Robert Mitchum, Eddie Murphy, Tom Neal, Jack Nicholson, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Matthew Perry, River Phoenix, Elvis Presley, Richard Pryor, George Raft, Wallace Reid, Brad Renfro, Burt Reynolds, Mickey Rourke, Tupac Shakur, Charlie Sheen, O. J. Simpson, Frank Sinatra, Christian Slater, Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, William Desmond Taylor, Lawrence Tierney, Spencer Tracy, Rudolph Valentino, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jan-Michael Vincent, Mark Walhberg, John Wayne, Bruce Willis, and Gig Young. Get down and dirty with the most celebrated Hollywood rebels without a cause in Hollywood Bad Boys, a must-have guide for every pop culture enthusiast.