Celebrity Close Calls

For many, fame is a dream-critical acclaim, privilege, wealth and a world of adoring fans. But in a split second everything can disappear. In this series celebrities' exclusive firsthand accounts accompanied by cinematic reenactments illustrate the moments they were confronted with true danger. Featuring Ice-T, Jewel, Gary Busey, Brett Michaels and more, these true stories could easily have been tragic endings to phenomenal lives-except for one thing: every one of them lived to tell the tale.

1. E1. Jane Seymour, Erik Estrada, Leif Garrett, and Coolio

   Feb 15, 2010 · 60m

2. E2. Ice-T, Cheryl Tiegs, Ed Begley Jr. & Yancy Butler

   Jun 17, 2011 · 43m

   The young undiscovered Ice-T is pronounced dead at the scene of violent car collision; at the height of her fame model Cheryl Tiegs is forced to jump from an out-of-control airplane; a young Ed Begley Jr. is brutalized by a notorious LA gang; and actress Yancy Butler is convinced she's destined to die after being held hostage in a LA slum motel.

3. E3. Bobby Brown, Jewel, Morgan Fairchild & Elliott Yamin

   Jun 24, 2011 · 43m

   Wanting to initiate a truce between two rival Boston gangs, R&B star Bobby Brown instead witnesses the gruesome murder; a teenage Jewel almost dies from a toxic infection; Morgan Fairchild is faced with a hostage situatio; and American Idol star Elliott Yamin barely escapes a crumbling building.

4. E4. Niki Taylor, Gary Busey & Tiffany

   Jul 8, 2011 · 43m

   Niki Taylor flatlines three times after a minor car crash turns deadly; Gary Busey has an out-of-body experience caused by massive head trauma when he is thrown from his motorcycle; caught in the wake of another plane Tiffany's passenger jet is nearly brought down mid-flight.

5. E5. Jermaine Jackson, Angie Everhart, Elisabeth Rohm, Jose Canseco

   Jul 15, 2011 · 43m

   At the height of his success with the Jackson 5, Jermaine Jackson saves his brother Michael from drowning in an ocean riptide; during a routine skydive Angie Everhart's parachute fails to operate properly causing her to free fall for a thousand feet; Elisabeth Rohm is nearly crushed by a spooked horse; Jose Canseco comes inches from nose diving off a rocky cliff when he falls asleep at the wheel.

6. E6. Lou Diamond Phillips, Brooke Burns & Parker Stevenson

   Jul 22, 2011 · 43m

   Lou Diamond Phillips is dragged by a runaway horse through a Wild West movie set; Brooke Burns is nearly paralyzed one night after diving into her own pool; Parker Stevenson is almost burned alive when his race car flips over during an African race car rally.

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