I really hate this

Well, I'm no Mike Tyson fan but here are the facts:

http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2004/jun/30tyson.htm

I think that celeberties in general don't tend to find good financial advisors. Mind you, Brando does surprise me, but the evidence seems pretty clear regarding his kids, as well as his role as an absentee father.

Cav, I was about to find an article about our homeless friend Tyson..then I scroll down you and beat me to it.

It's a shock to me about Tyson, because he's such a smart, straight headed guy who really seems to have a grasp on things.

Well, boxing was and is called the cruel sport, right?

Do either of you remember Joe Louis? He is the only boxer to whom the federal gov't forgave his income tax debt.

sometime back, Brando sent an American Indian girl to refuse his acceptance of the Academy Award, but I can't remember which movie that was.

it was none other than The Godfather...

... and the American Indian woman was Sacheen Littlefeather See: http://www.newsoftheodd.com/article1027.html

Well, I'll be damned, Jes and Region.

I loved Little Feather's observation that Brando helped her to become an infamous person. Fantastic!

Mike Tyson, I believe, suffers from mental illness. I know he was diagnosed as being bi-polar several years ago. He has probably not been taking his medication like he's supposed to.

Mike was a very talented fighter in his day. It just goes to show you that mental illness can affect anyone...rich, poor or somewhere in between and, if left untreated, can cause a person to make bad decisions, be irresponsible and, like Tyson, become penniless and homeless.

I remember Shasheen Littlefeather at the Oscar's when I was a kid...God how time flies! Last Tango In Paris was the first X-rated flick I ever saw. Brando, while 'older and pudgy' was sexy in his own way in that film.

why -- just bcos he's a boxer who rapes women, bit off another boxer's ear, squandered millions of $$, and then put a bullseye tattoo on his face?

Nah, 'cause Robin Givens said so!

It's funny, doglover. Mohammed Ali aka Cassius Clay suffers from Parkinson's Disease. I wonder if the blows to the head while in the ring are responsible for many of the real problems.

I was trying to remember Brando in "Reflections in a Golden Eye". It seems that some critic said that Linda Lovelace was much more honest in her movie, Deep Throat. I never saw that one nor had any desire to do so.

Yep, I felt the same way. As I free-associated, I was reminded of Tyson's pet tiger, and Siegfried and Roy....

...in terms of what you can't handle seems to come and bite you in the ass, or some other valuable body part, or metaphorically, your wallet, or perhaps both.

RP...Tyson has been diagnosed as having bi-polar disease, which is no less a disease than MS, cancer, Parkinsons...etc. Untreated, Tyson is a danger to both himself and those he comes into contact with.

I don't understand why some people think it's okay slam a person who is mentally ill while at the same time would never condemn a person who has a physical illness.

Those criminal and wacky things Tyson has done...continues to do are symptoms of his illness. Unfortunately, no one can force Mike to be responsible and take his meds (which is a fairly common occurance among people with psychiatric disorders)...that's the problem I have with him.

Brando and Tyson in the same thread? Well, why not. Perhaps they can help themselves out of their respective holes by collaborating on a project. Maybe a buddy film, or a heavyweight bout...

They are both huge guys, albeit in different ways. I say put it on pay-per-view and settle their financial problems there.

Sorry. I have no sympathy for a guy that blows over 200 million bucks.

Although straight, for 200 million, I might just blow, but they would have to be awfully hot.

Hey Cav. As soon as you try to blow one he will kick you in the chops. Be careful trying to blow 200 million.

Charley Malloy: Look, kid, I - how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been another Billy Conn, and that skunk we got you for a manager, he brought you along too fast.
Terry Malloy: It wasn't him, Charley, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and you said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." You remember that? "This ain't your night"! My night! I coulda taken Wilson apart! So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.
Charley Malloy: Oh I had some bets down for you. You saw some money.
Terry Malloy: You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.