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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJohn Mulaney is choosing honesty when it comes to sharing his struggle with addiction and his attempts to stay sober. During his 2012 comedy special, New in Town, Mulaney explained why he decided to stop drinking years prior. \u201cI used to drink too much, and then I would black out and I would \u2018ruin\u2019 parties, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Similar to Perry, Mulaney has been candid about his journey to get sober. In September 2019, Mulaney shared that he started drinking at age 13, and later started using cocaine and other prescription drugs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI drank for attention. I was really outgoing, and then at 12, I wasn\u2019t,\u201d he told Esquire<\/em><\/a> at the time. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to act. And then I was drinking, and I was hilarious again. I wasn\u2019t a good athlete, so maybe it was some young male thing of, \u2018This is the physical feat I can do. \u2018Three Vicodin and a tequila and I\u2019m still standing. Who\u2019s the athlete now?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nBy age 23, Mulaney decided that he wanted to change his life after a \u201ccrazy\u201d weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went on a bender that weekend that was just, like, fading in and out of a movie,\u201d he explained to Esquire<\/em>. \u201cIt was just crazy. I didn\u2019t kill anyone or assault anyone. But yeah, I was like, \u2018You\u2019re f\u2013king out of control.\u2019 And I thought to myself, \u2018I don\u2019t like this guy anymore. I\u2019m not rooting for him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span> Lena Dunham and Other Stars Who Revealed They Got Sober<\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tSeveral of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars have been candid about their sobriety journeys over the years. Kelly Osbourne, who previously talked about being sober for six years, revealed in April 2021 that she had suffered a relapse and was working on next steps. \u201cNot proud of it. But I am back on track,\u201d she wrote via [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
After 20 years of sobriety, Mulaney relapsed and sought treatment<\/a> for alcoholism and cocaine addiction in December 2020.<\/p>\n\u201cI remember I walked into my intervention<\/a>. I had just been to my drug dealer\u2019s apartment and I finally got the right balance,\u201d the former Saturday Night Live<\/em> writer recalled during an April appearance on the \u201cThis Past Weekend with Theo Von\u201d<\/a> podcast. \u201cOne pocket all coke. One pocket all Xanax and I was like \u2018I have done it. I reached equilibrium.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nWhen he went back to his house and found a \u201cbunch of people\u201d waiting for him, Mulaney insisted that he \u201chadn\u2019t used drugs\u201d in \u201cseveral days.\u201d<\/p>\n
In October, Mulaney said that he was a \u201chappy person\u201d after celebrating nearly three years of sobriety after his relapse in 2020.<\/p>\n
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By age 23, Mulaney decided that he wanted to change his life after a \u201ccrazy\u201d weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went on a bender that weekend that was just, like, fading in and out of a movie,\u201d he explained to Esquire<\/em>. \u201cIt was just crazy. I didn\u2019t kill anyone or assault anyone. But yeah, I was like, \u2018You\u2019re f\u2013king out of control.\u2019 And I thought to myself, \u2018I don\u2019t like this guy anymore. I\u2019m not rooting for him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSeveral of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars have been candid about their sobriety journeys over the years. Kelly Osbourne, who previously talked about being sober for six years, revealed in April 2021 that she had suffered a relapse and was working on next steps. \u201cNot proud of it. But I am back on track,\u201d she wrote via [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After 20 years of sobriety, Mulaney relapsed and sought treatment<\/a> for alcoholism and cocaine addiction in December 2020.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember I walked into my intervention<\/a>. I had just been to my drug dealer\u2019s apartment and I finally got the right balance,\u201d the former Saturday Night Live<\/em> writer recalled during an April appearance on the \u201cThis Past Weekend with Theo Von\u201d<\/a> podcast. \u201cOne pocket all coke. One pocket all Xanax and I was like \u2018I have done it. I reached equilibrium.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n When he went back to his house and found a \u201cbunch of people\u201d waiting for him, Mulaney insisted that he \u201chadn\u2019t used drugs\u201d in \u201cseveral days.\u201d<\/p>\n In October, Mulaney said that he was a \u201chappy person\u201d after celebrating nearly three years of sobriety after his relapse in 2020.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span> Lena Dunham and Other Stars Who Revealed They Got Sober<\/a>
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