Actors Who Played Convincing Drug Addicts On The Big Screen

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio got his start in acting on television but soon switched over to the silver screen. After receiving recognition from the 1991 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?, the California native starred in the independent film The Basketball Diaries. Based on the life of poet Jim Carroll, DiCaprio played the title character as a teenager addicted to coke and heroin.

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