Celebrity Close Calls — Season 1
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 acco
About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Jane Seymour, Erik Estrada, Leif Garrett, and Coolio
Aired 15 February 2010 • 60 min
2. Ice-T, Cheryl Tiegs, Ed Begley Jr. & Yancy Butler
Aired 17 June 2011 • 43 min
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. Bobby Brown, Jewel, Morgan Fairchild & Elliott Yamin
Aired 24 June 2011 • 43 min
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. Niki Taylor, Gary Busey & Tiffany
Aired 8 July 2011 • 43 min
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. Jermaine Jackson, Angie Everhart, Elisabeth Rohm, Jose Canseco
Aired 15 July 2011 • 43 min
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. Lou Diamond Phillips, Brooke Burns & Parker Stevenson
Aired 22 July 2011 • 43 min
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.
7. Louis Gossett Jr, Charlene Tilton, Jenna Malone, Lynn Whitfield
Aired 29 July 2011 • 43 min
A young Louis Gossett, Jr. suffers a deadly concussion when he falls into a concrete pit; Charlene Tilton is held hostage during a bank robbery; Jena Malone miraculously avoids death after hitting black ice on a treacherous highway; and Lynn Whitfield is struck by a truck on a street in New York City.
8. Peter Fonda, Joely Fisher & Annie Potts
Aired 5 August 2011 • 42 min
A young Peter Fonda's heart stops on the operating table after he accidently shoots himself in the stomach; Joely Fisher is held at gunpoint and robbed in a posh LA suburb; Annie Potts is thrown through her windshield after colliding with a drag racer.
9. Scott Baio, Pam Grier, Morgan Fairchild, Greg Louganis
Aired 12 August 2011 • 43 min
Scott Baio walks away from a high-speed, head-on collision; Pam Grier stops a vicious mugging in a Denver parking lot; New York City pimps kidnap Morgan Fairchild; and Greg Louganis attempts suicide during one of the most successful periods of his career.
10. Bret Michaels, Mindy McCready, Ty Murray
Aired 19 August 2011 • 42 min
A type-1 diabetic, Bret Michaels experiences a brain hemorrhage while recovering from an emergency appendectomy; Mindy McCready is viciously beaten by the father of her child; and Ty Murray miraculously survives being trampled by a bull.