Shane Connor – Neighbours
Shane battled an amphetamine drug habit while playing builder Joe Scully in the Aussie soap.
After receiving a written warning about his addiction, he apologised to fellow cast members but it wasn’t enough and he was eventually sacked.
Shane then took the soap’s producer, Grundy Television, to court for ‘wrongful termination’ of his contract as he claimed that he’d kicked the habit.
He eventually won $230,000 in damages when the court ruled in his favour.