Phillip Seymour Hoffman
While there is a long list of celebrities who have died from an overdose, some are more controversial than others.
Some of what we found shocked us, especially the alarming amount of celebrities who belong to the dreaded "27 Club."
Philip died of an overdose of heroin and other drugs on February 2, 2014 at the age of 46.
Michael Jackson
Hoffman had been sober for 23 years prior to 2012 when he relapsed.
Michael died on June 25, 2009. His cause of death was acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.
Heath Ledger
He was 50 years old.
Heath died on January 22, 2008. His cause of death was acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.
Anna Nicole Smith
According to the medical examiner's office, although the cause of death was accidental, Ledger's death was a result of abusing prescription drugs. He was 28 years old.
Anna died on February 8, 2007, on combined drug intoxication from Methadone, chloral hydrate, and three different drugs used to treat depression and anxiety.
Chris Farley
She was 39 years old.
Chris died on December 18, 1997, from a cocaine and morphine overdose.
Prince
He was 33 years old.
Prince died on April 21, 2016, from an accidental Fentanyl overdose. According to the long-awaited medical examiner's report, Prince self-administered the Fentanyl and only weighed 112 pounds at the time of his death.
Whitney Houston
Fentanyl associated with overdoses usually come from illegal laboratories, and it is often mixed with or substituted for, heroin as a powder, according to drugabuse.gov. He was 57 years old.
Whitney died on February 11, 2012, from a cocaine overdose. She was found in a bathtub in a hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Along with cocaine, other drugs such as marijuana, Xanax and muscle relaxers were found in her bloodstream.
River Phoenix
According to a source in the investigation, it was very possible Houston died from a heart attack that caused her to drown. She was 48 years old.
River died of a heroin overdose on October 31, 1993, at the age of 23. He died on the street in front of Johnny Depp's club The Viper Room where he was scheduled to perform.
Jimi Hendrix
His brother Joaquin, sister Rain and friend Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) were present when he died.
An overdose of barbiturates in the form of nine prescription sleeping pills is said to have caused rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix to asphyxiate on his own vomit, killing him the morning of September 18, 1970.
John Belushi
Member of the “27 Club.”
John overdosed after injecting a combination of heroin and cocaine into his bloodstream (also known as "speed-balling") on March 5, 1982.
Mitch Hedberg
He was 33 years old.
Mitch died on March 29, 2005, due to an overdose of cocaine and heroin.
Jim Morrison
He was 37 years old.
On July 3, 1971, Morrison died when he suffered cardiac arrest due to heroin and cocaine use and was apparently found in a bathtub. There was no autopsy done, so the exact details still remain a mystery.
Corey Haim
One Paris nightclub owner claims Jim Morrison died in the club's bathroom due to a heroin overdose, but no witnesses ever came forward. Morrison is another member of the “27 Club.”
Corey was a Canadian actor. He died on March 10, 2010, of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Bradley Nowell
He was 38 years old.
Bradley was an American musician who was the front man in the band Sublime. Nowell struggled with heroin addiction for much of his life.
Cory Monteith
On May 25, 1996, he died of a heroin overdose at the age of 28. Sublime was about to embark on a world tour the morning of his death.
Cory was an American actor who was on the television series "Glee." On July 13, 2013, Monteith died from of a toxic combination of alcohol and heroin. He had struggled with addiction as a teen, but his death came as a shock to both his friends and fans.
Robert Johnson
He was 31 years old.
Musician Robert Johnson died of possible strychnine poisoning on August 16, 1938, after receiving whiskey that was likely tampered with in a Greenwood, Mississippi bar.
Brad Renfro
Member of the “27 Club.”
Brad was an American actor who appeared in the film "Apt Pupil." On January 15, 2008, he died due to acute heroin and morphine intoxication.
Marilyn Monroe
He was 25 years old.
Marilyn Monroe died on August 5, 1962, from poisoning due to an overdose of barbiturates.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
She was 36 years old.
Jean-Michel was an American artist who was a member of SAMO. On August 12, 1988, He died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27.
Alan Wilson
Fellow artist Keith Haring created "Pile of Crowns for Jean-Michel Basquiat" in his honor.
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, died of an apparent drug overdose in Topanga Canyon, California on September 3, 1970.
Peaches Geldof
Member of the “27 Club.”
Peaches was a British model who was the daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. She struggled with addiction for much of her life, but she appeared to be sober in the months leading up to her death.
Judy Garland
She died of a heroin overdose on April 7, 2014. She was 25 years old.
Judy died on June 22, 1969, of a barbiturate overdose of too many prescription drugs.
Kurt Cobain
She was 47 years old.
Controversy still swirls around the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994 at age 27 in his Lake Washington home by an electrician. The coroner's report estimated Cobain's time of death to be around April 5 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Sid Vicious
Reports also found heroin in his bloodstream. Another member of the “27 Club.”
Sid was a British musician who played bass in the band The Sex Pistols. On February 2, 1979, he died of a heroin overdose that may have been intentional.
Amy Winehouse
He was charged with the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen at the time of his death. Vicious was 21 years old.
Amy was found dead on July 23, 2011, due to an alcohol overdose. At the time of her death, Winehouse's blood alcohol content was .416, far beyond any legal or recommended limits. She was hospitalized around the period of her death for what was reported as an overdose of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, but alcohol was ultimately the substance that killed her.
Paula Yates
She was suspected of taking her own life, but it is reported that she told hospital officials weeks before her death that she wanted to live. She's another member of the “27 Club.”
Robbin Crosby
Robbin was an American musician who played guitar in the band "Ratt." On June 6, 2002, he died of a heroin overdose which was complicated by that fact that he had HIV. Crosby was 42 years old.
Paula was a British TV host who appeared on "The Big Breakfast." After two years of sobriety, she died of a heroin overdose on September 17, 2000.
Janis Joplin
She was 41 years old.
Joplin struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for much of her life. On October 4, 1970, she died of a heroin overdose.
Robert Pastorelli
She was 27 years old. Part of the “27 Club.”
Robert was an American actor who appeared on the TV series "Murphy Brown." On March 8, 2004, he died of a heroin overdose at the age of 49.
Layne Staley
It is unclear if the overdose was an accident, as the police were investigating the 1999 shooting death of his then-girlfriend, at the time of his death.
Layne was an American musician who was the singer for the band "Alice in Chains." On April 5, 2002, he died after overdosing on a combination of illegal drugs.
Elvis Presley
He was 34 years old.
Elvis died on August 16, 1977, at the age of 42.
Dee Dee Ramone
The cause of death was covered up by his family; but, it is suspected that it was from an overdose of prescription drugs that caused his heart to stop.
Zac Foley
Dee Dee Ramone was an American musician who played bass in the band the "Ramones." On June 5, 2002, he was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 50.
Tim Buckley
Zac was a British musician who was in the band "EMF." On January 3, 2002, he died of a heroin overdose at the age of 31.
Tim was an American musician and the father of Jeff Buckley. He died of a heroin overdose on June 29, 1975.
Curt Hennig
He was inexperienced with the drug and his death shocked his friends and family. Buckley was 28 years old.
Curt was an American professional wrestler. He died on February 10, 2003 due to a combined drug intoxication.
Truman Capote
He was 45 years old.
Capote was an American author, playwright, and author. He died on August 25, 1984 due to liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication.
Dana Plato
He was 60 years old.
Dana was an American actress. She died on May 8, 1999 due to an overdose of prescription drugs.
Keith Moon
She was 34 years old.
Keith was the drummer of the English rock band "The Who." He died on September 7, 1978 due to an overdose of pills that were intended to cure his alcoholism. How ironic?
Greg Giraldo
He was 32 years old.
Greg was an stand-up comedian. He died on September 28, 2010 due to an overdose of prescription drugs.
Donyale Luna
He was 44 years old.
She was the first black model to appear on the cover of Vogue. She also appeared in many Andy Warhol films.
Jean Seberg
She died on Nay 17, 1979 from a heroin overdose. She was 33 years old.
Jean was an American actress. She died on August 30, 1979 from a barbiturate overdose.
George Sanders
She was 41 years old.
George was an English film and television actor, singer, songwriter, and author. He died on April 25, 1972, due to a drug overdose.
John Entwistle
He was 66 years old.
John was bass guitarist for the English rock band "The Who." He died of cocaine overdose on June 27, 2002.
Edith Sedgwick
He was 58 years old.
Edith was an American socialite best known for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars. She died of a barbiturate overdose on April 20, 1943.
Bon Scott
She was 28 years old.
He was the lead singer of Australian rock band "AC/DC." He died on February 19, 1980 of an alcohol overdose.
Shannon Hoon
He was 34 years old.
He was the lead singer of the band "Blind Melon." He died of a cocaine overdose on October 21, 1995.
Ol' Dirty Bastard
He was 28 years old.
He was an American rapper and founding members of the Wu-Tang clan. He died from a fatal mixture of cocaine and prescription drugs on November 13, 2004.
He was 36 years old.