Joey Bishop was the comedian, actor, and TV show host who warmed up audiences before his fellow Rat Pack members crooned their way into their hearts. But a feud between Bishop and Frank Sinatra sent him packing from the pack. His exile from the infamous Rat Pack came with consequences.

Rita Moreno confessed that Marlon Brando was a better lover than Elvis—but they had the most toxic relationship in Hollywood.

Most bands are lucky to survive long enough to release a greatest hits album. These bands survived long enough to release brand-new albums 50 years (or more) after their first one.

David Bowie shocked fans when he retired Ziggy Stardust onstage in 1973. Here’s how Bowie built the character, walked away from him, and reinvented himself again and again.

A select few actors refused to disappear after flops, scandals, or years on the outside looking in.

The folk quartet The Mamas & the Papas became hugely famous for their sweet vocal harmonies. Unfortunately, things behind the scenes were as unharmonious as you could get. Somehow, the California dreamers and their dysfunctional ways pulled Denny Doherty, a nice guy from eastern Canada, into their chaos. The Mamas & the Papas only spent a couple of years in the limelight, but it would take Doherty the rest of his life to recover from the trauma.