He’s one of Hollywood’s most compelling actors today, known for disappearing into roles that haunt and mesmerize.
But his childhood was anything but ordinary. Born into a family that rejected conventional life, his parents abandoned the comforts of California to roam South America, raising their five children in extreme poverty and countercultural chaos.
No one could have predicted that one member of the family would grow up to become one of the world’s most famous stars.
Many of Hollywood’s biggest stars had surprisingly unusual and challenging childhoods. Some even grew up in cults, by which we mean any small group led by a self-proclaimed leader who exerts extreme control over its members.