The Tragic Life and Death of Steve Mcqueen

If you were alive during the early 70s you will likely remember how Steve McQueen practically dominated Hollywood as the highest-paid actor in the industry. For the 1974 disaster flick The Towering Inferno alone, McQueen was paid a slick million bucks upfront which was already a pretty good score for back then, but on top of that, he banked a cool 10% of the film's total gross. When all was said and done, McQueen walked away from that deal with an extra $15 million in his bank account. Adjusted for inflation, that comes out to about $85 million today.

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But all the money in the world couldn't compensate for the fact that McQueen was a deeply troubled celebrity who spent the first fifteen or so years of his life as a victim of abuse. As a teen, he only ever found any escape from his toxic home situation was through a life of delinquency. This probably isn't the same Steve McQueen that most people remember, but it's the only one that ever existed. Sometimes the truth is a hard pill to swallow.

McQueen later joined the military before discovering his penchant for acting in the 1950s. For the next few decades, McQueen was one of the most celebrated actors in Hollywood. Sadly, mesothelioma took his life in 1980.

The Tragic Life and Death of Steve Mcqueen