17. Rob Pilatus, of Milli Vanilli, 1965-1998
The sensational pop duo Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy awards after it was discovered that they were lip-synching. and their voices were dubbed. Rob Pilatus never recovered from that; he struggled with substance abuse and suicide attempts before returning to Germany from the United States.
Pilatus was found dead of a suspected alcohol and prescription pill overdose in a Frankfurt, Germany, hotel room.