Celebrity Health


Jeremy Piven has caused quite a stir in the media world for giving this dog-ate-my-homework-like health excuse for not going to work:

  • Pleading amnesia
  • His mercury count is high
  • The voice in his head is feeling sick

Rachel Ray is not keeping mum about her holiday plans to visit the surgeon to have this procedure done:

  • Lip augmentation
  • Tonsil removal
  • Voice surgery

This rapper passed out and couldn't breathe, as a result of an episode with asthma:

  • Coolio
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Dr. Dre

Sean "P. Diddy," Combs has been in an infomercial for apparently having this condition:

  • Hair loss
  • Warts
  • Acne

Rosie O'Donnell discussed having this sleep disorder on 'The View' with noted sleep doctor Michael Breus:

  • Insomnia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Sleep apnea

Which singer-songwriter said: "I have manic depression. I obsess over everything. When I am depressed, I can't get out of bed." The musician has also said that he's been on medication since he was 18:

  • Pete Wentz
  • John Legend
  • Chris Brown

Frankie Valli, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer of the Four Seasons fame worried when he found out that he had this health condition that it might end his career:

  • Laryngitis
  • Vocal cord paralysis
  • Hearing loss

'Dirty Dancing' actor Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with this form of cancer earlier this year:

  • Prostate cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Testicular cancer

Which Jonas brother is living with type 1 diabetes?

  • Kevin
  • Nick
  • Joe

This actor may have never had a career in acting if not for the advice of his speech therapist to try out for a musical to help his stutter:

  • Ray Romano
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Jason Alexander

Kelsey Grammer has been in the news recently for having a:

  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • Hernia

Which disease did Pamela Anderson say she contracted from Tommy Lee?

  • Herpes
  • Hepatitis C
  • HIV

Salma Hayek had this pregnancy-related health condition:

  • Postpartum depression
  • Gestational diabetes
  • Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Which notable television personality suffered a stroke in 2004?

  • Al Roker
  • Phil Donahue
  • Dick Clark

What condition did Ashley Judd seek treatment for, that left her feeling emotionally adrift?

  • Schizophrenia
  • Anger issues
  • Depression

After feeling inexplicably exhausted for about a month, Oprah was diagnosed with this health condition that often affects women in their 60s and can cause weight gain:

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Thyroid issues
  • Menopause

At age 60, actor Robert De Niro was diagnosed with this form of cancer:

  • Testicular cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Lung cancer

After 20 years of living with an unknown chronic condition, Teri Garr was diagnosed with this:

  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Parkinson's disease

Venus Williams is living with this health condition that sometimes affects her tennis game by causing dizziness, low energy levels and nausea:

  • Anemia
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Crohn's disease

Which 'Brady Bunch' cast member is a migraine headache sufferer?

  • Florence Henderson (Carol Brady)
  • Eve Plumb (Jan Brady)
  • Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady)

Mafia princess Victoria Gotti, best known for her uncommon lifestyle, sons and peroxide mane, was born with this common heart disorder.

  • Mitral valve prolapse
  • Heart murmur
  • Fast heart rate (Supraventricular tachycardia)

Which rock n' roller was the recipient of a liver transplant in the mid-1990s?

  • Ozzy Osbourne
  • Keith Richards
  • David Crosby

This free-spirited Grammy award winner is a breast cancer survivor.

  • Jewel
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Wynonna Judd

Which athletic superstar has become the spokesman for living a functional life with HIV?

  • Earvin "Magic" Johnson
  • Larry Bird
  • Greg Norman

One of the most extreme health dangers Jackie Chan has encountered while doing his own stunts for action movies is:

  • Tripping on a banana peel and getting a concussion
  • Breaking his pinky toe
  • Having brain surgery after a fall punctured a hole in his head

Which condition did Mary Kate reportedly seek treatment for?

  • Painkiller addiction
  • Alcoholism
  • Anorexia

Actor Michael J. Fox has moved away from on-screen roles to voices for animated movies due to tremors, a symptom of this condition he has been diagnosed with:

  • Parkinson's disease
  • Essential tremor
  • Brain injury

Jamie Lee Curtis has been open with the media about her battle with this health issue:

  • An eating disorder
  • Alcohol and painkiller addiction
  • Rage

Academy-Award-winning actress Halle Berry was diagnosed with this health issue in her 20s while working on the TV show "Living Dolls":

  • Narcolepsy
  • Diabetes
  • Depression

Actress/model Brooke Shields dispelled the myth that she was the woman who had it all, when she announced that she had this type of depression:

  • Seasonal affective disorder
  • Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
  • Postpartum depression

Which actor/musician released a song written in honor of his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a disorder whose sufferers repeatedly perform physical activities or rituals such as hand washing?

  • Kevin Bacon
  • Billy Bob Thornton
  • Keanu Reeves

LeAnn Rimes has been so embarrassed by this skin problem on her legs that she sometimes wears two pairs of pantyhose while doing a performance.

  • Melasma
  • Eczema
  • Varicose veins

What addiction did Fergie admit to battling?

  • Methamphetamine
  • Qualudes
  • Marijuana1

After complaining of stomach pains after performing on an episode of "Dancing With the Stars," Julianne Hough was diagnosed with:

  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Appendicitis
  • Endometriosis

At last! The mystery is over. Janet Jackson had to skip out on some concerts earlier this year because of this problem:

  • Vestibular migraines
  • Hypochondria
  • Mono
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    Tmmshu 05:13:53 AM May 01 2009

    I have loved Prince since he started. He can come over to my house and shake and convulse anytime!

    Tmmshu 05:12:14 AM May 01 2009

    I've loved Prince to death since he first started, but personally I don't care about his disorder. However, he can come over my house and convulse and shake whenever he wants to!

    WBILL1026 11:36:55 PM Apr 30 2009

    prince is an incredible unreal talent.and .....a total nut.is he still kicking it with the Jehovah's witness cult???how many people and children have they sacrificed for their insane teachings on blood????crazy religious zealots.they will be the end of mankind.

    Hthrg76 09:24:53 AM Apr 29 2009

    lol howla

    Hthrg76 09:23:42 AM Apr 29 2009

    yea this big ol usa with so many people is the great meltin pot. all you people up north jus saying peace to all . may you stay with your preferenced kind and group-- peace out usa

    Hthrg76 09:20:03 AM Apr 29 2009

    if you dont like those people jus dont mix, walk away and mind your own business.There are many people usin aol and for one group to just stand out is enough but thats as far as it gets . Why are you concerned about other people with sexual dos. this topic SHOULD BE AS ALWAYS LIMITED TO THAT GROUP OR TYPE. PEOPLE DO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS ETC. . THIS SEX THING IS JUST TOO MUCH OF ONE THING ADDICTION. I SAW A TALK SHOW WITH SEX ADDDICTS.i look at your article of things becoming absolete and gone maple syrup was listed, computers and robotics will be in even in Healthcare. yea test tube babies-- group home living for everyone yea--even handwritten letters are becoming a thing of the past. jobs are going and things of the past-- no work ---thats just rights for some people

    Hthrg76 08:52:13 AM Apr 29 2009

    yea there is aproblem with peope and diseases. they should not spread this and should not have children. art should stay art and the other stuff left alone. People with comments like that should not mix. they should stick to their own type

    Hthrg76 08:45:50 AM Apr 29 2009

    yea art stays art and the other suff left alone, Yea you said people with diseases should not spread this or have children its a point to be considered. maybe they should stick around their on type. people like that with comments also should not mix with other people. enough said.

    WILLAST5780 05:44:50 AM Apr 24 2009

    AOL is out of control !Such horse crap!

    MKSaelens 12:21:18 AM Apr 24 2009

    A serious illness that might hamper "Refrigerator" Perry from playing football??? Does ANYONE working for AOL either know how to write or check facts? The man is 46 years old and hasn't played since 1994. I was a journalist for 26 years, and I'm sorely tempted to come out of retirement just so I could fire everyone working for this crappy website -- it just gets worse and worse every day.

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