Cheryl Barrymore He was voted the UK's favourite TV star several times, and became one of the highest-paid stars on TV. Cheryl later revealed that Michael had problems with alcohol, drugs, gambling and depression. As a result of her husband's physical assault on her at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California, she was placed by British police on the "at risk" register. At the height of his popularity, Michael Barrymore suffered increasing alcohol problems. He claimed that he had wanted to seek help, but that his wife told him: "No, you’re not (alcoholic). Don’t be stupid." In November 1995, Michael attended
Gene Taylor (TV and radio personality) been working on a book about Michigan at the time of his death, and it was completed by Colleen Burcar, his colleague on the Purtan show, and published as "Michigan Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff" in 2003. Taylor was married twice, first to Mardi, whom he met in 1969 and married in 1972. They had two sons together, Kelly (born in 1978) and Christian (1984). He later married Helen Pasakarnis, and the two were together when Taylor died. Gene Taylor (TV and radio personality) Gene Taylor (born Eugene Lee Herships, June 26, 1947 – January 6,