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Hollywood’s Wild Child

Friday, October 23, 2009
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Reporter: Anderson Cooper
Producer: John Hamlin

We all know her as one of Charlie's Angels — but Drew Barrymore's had one hell of a life.

She comes from Hollywood royalty, one of the truly great acting families. But in many ways, Drew was an orphan - a wild child, raised by the crews on movie sets.

By the age of seven she was famous, the star of ET. At 12, she was abusing all kinds of drugs - booze, marijuana and cocaine, for starters.

And by the time she was 15, she was washed up and on her own.

She's 34 now and a huge success all over again - as an actor, producer and director.

So how did she do it? Anderson Cooper went in search of some answers.

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