Many people think that there is a Saturday Night Live Curse in Hollywood. The reason for this supposed curse is because some of the comedians and actors who have worked on the hit NBC show have died young. Some of these deaths include the following: Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Andy Kaufman, and Charles Rocket.
The three most notable deaths of these performers were those of John Belushi, Phil Hartman, and Chris Farley. John Belushi was a big time movie actor after he left Saturday Night Live. In 1982, he died suddenly while using drugs and partying in a hotel in California.
Chris Farley was known to do drugs and he ultimately died in 1997 from a drug overdose of cocaine. He also had appeared in many films such as Tommy Boy which was a big hit.
Is there a Saturday Night Live Curse? The answer is probably not, many people think that these deaths make a curse. However, if you carefully examine some of them you will see that these actors and comedians for the most part died because of their own life choices.
As we see with John Belushi and Chris Farley, they died because of their drug and alcohol habits. Many famous people in Hollywood do die young because they are given large sums of money and then they are constantly out and partying. Sadly, many celebrities have easy access to large quantities of drugs and alcohol.
What is the solution to the Saturday Night Live Curse? The solution might be that the actors and comedians need to understand what fame is. You cannot become too rich and famous too fast and forget what values and morals that you had before. Fame can be overwhelming and addictive and sadly in the end it can be the cause of your death if you are not careful.