She grew up with a violent father, started drinking alcohol at just 9 years old, and then she was institutionalized!
The story of Drew Barrymore is one of the most harrowing yet ultimately triumphant journeys in the history of American cinema. To the public, she was the golden child of a legendary Hollywood dynasty, the wide-eyed girl who captured the hearts of audiences worldwide in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Yet behind that precocious smile and the…