Depression

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys was born in New York City, New York, into a working class family. Growing up, she was interested in jazz, and wanted to be a musician. She started writing songs at 12, and was signed at 15. She...

Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a working class Puerto Rican family. Growing up, Rodriguez wanted to become an actress, and went to NYU to pursue her dreams. Rodriguez had her breakthrough as the star of Jane the...

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, into an upper middle class family. He dropped out of college to start a career in acting, and had his breakthrough starring in Zoolander in 2001. Since then, Wilson has starred in movies...

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes was born in Pickering, Canada, into a middle class family. Growing up, he wanted to be a singer or actor, and learned how to play the guitar. He released his first studio album, Handwritten, in 2015. Since then,...

Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid was born in Washington DC, into a wealthy family. Growing up, she wanted to compete in the Olympics, but after attending design school she decided to pursue a career in modeling. She quickly rose to fame as a...

Adele

Adele was born in London, England, into a working class single parent household. Growing up, she played the guitar, and always wanted to be a musician. After she graduated high school, she decided to pursue a career in music. She...

Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, into a middle class family. Growing up, she was inspired by the Williams sisters, and wanted to become a professional tennis player. She worked hard, and was able to turn pro at the...

Ian Thorpe

Ian Thorpe was born in Sydney, Australia, into a middle class family. Growing up, he played a lot of sports, but eventually decided to focus on swimming. His hard work paid off when he qualified for the 2000 Olympics, where...

Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams was born in San Diego, California, into a working class family. Growing up, Williams was a great athlete, and also a great student. He earned a scholarship to Texas, where he excelled, winning a Heisman Trophy and rushing...

Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton was born in Stockport, England, into a middle class family. Growing up, Hatton didn’t know what he wanted to do, but at the age of 18 he became a professional boxer. During his career, Hatton had a 48-3...