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Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Aniston has been struggling with sleep problems for decades, ranging from insomnia to sleepwalking. "I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don't start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep when we're younger because we're so invincible," she told People in an interview published April 15. "It began as something that I would just accept and then all of a sudden you realize the effects of your lack of sleep and how it affects your day and your work and your mind function and your physique."
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Jennifer Aniston
- The 'Morning Show' star said her insomnia got so bad that she even started sleepwalking at one point. "I've been woken up by house alarms going off that I've set off," she admitted, "And I don't think I do that anymore. That was when I was super sleep deprived." Though the actress initially put off seeking treatment for her sleep issues, she realized in the last few years she needed serious help because "you can't really abide by the three pillars of health—which are diet, exercise and sleep—if you can't really exercise and you can't really eat right if you haven't slept well because your body clock is so completely thrown off."
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Kendall Jenner
- This member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan has struggled with sleep paralysis, which is when your mind wakes up but your body stays asleep.
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Kendall Jenner
- She spoke more than once on 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' about her experience of the condition and how much it scared her.
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Amy Poehler
- Comedian and actress Amy Poehler is a diagnosed sleep apnea sufferer who relies on a CPAP machine to stabilize her breathing while she sleeps.
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Amy Poehler
- Speaking of the machine, the 'Parks and Recreation' star once said, "You know it’s good for you but most of the time you don’t feel like it."
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Madonna
- Madonna has previously spoken in public about her struggles with insomnia. She once told Rolling Stone, "Sleep’s never been an easy thing for me. If I can get six hours, I can get through the day."
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Madonna
- She went on, "But because I want to have a career and also be an attentive mother, I tend to take a lot of breaks and deal with my kids, and then go back to work."
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Anna Kendrick
- Anna Kendrick is a celebrity sleepwalker. She once described a sleepwalking incident: "I remember thinking, 'Ah, I should put on something comfy to sleep in'. And then nothing..."
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Anna Kendrick
- "... And when I woke up, I was wearing everything that was in my carry-on bag, and I had a 90-second video of my salad. Not like an accident–like, I was Scorsese filming this salad."
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Jimmy Kimmel
- Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel suffers from narcolepsy, which causes him to feel intensely sleepy at points during the day and fall asleep.
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Jimmy Kimmel
- Kimmel uses medication to manage the symptoms of his narcolepsy. He once joked in an interview that sudden naps are "not the best way to make people feel good about their material."
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Shaquille O’Neal
- Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal suffers from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that involves interrupted breathing while you sleep, meaning you wake up gasping.
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Shaquille O’Neal
- Sleep apnea can be very dangerous, even fatal, and O'Neal's diagnosis has left him needing to sleep with a machine that stabilizes his breathing at night.
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Rosie O’Donnell
- Rosie O'Donnell was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2007. She spoke on 'The View' about being embarrassed by the diagnosis, because the condition has been linked with being overweight.
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Rosie O’Donnell
- She once underwent a study that showed she woke up more than 200 times in the night and even stopped breathing for 40 seconds. She now uses a machine to stabilize her breathing.
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Roseanne Barr
- Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr once said that she used to keep her husband awake at night with her snoring.
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Roseanne Barr
- She underwent a sleep study to work out the reason for the extremely loud snoring, and she was diagnosed with sleep apnea. She was recommended to use a CPAP mask.
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Cheryl Hines
- Actress Cheryl Hines went public with her insomnia, saying in an interview, "I was also dealing with waking up in the middle of the night and then not being able to get back to sleep."
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Cheryl Hines
- In 2007, she teamed up with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Foundation on the awareness campaign "Why Count on Sheep to Sleep?"
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Keith Olbermann
- Sports and political journalist Keith Olbermann apparently suffers from restless leg syndrome, a condition that leaves people wanting to stretch or move their legs while trying to sleep.
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Keith Olbermann
- His sleep disorder was disclosed in a New Yorker profile that also cited his intense work schedule. He also suffers from a mild case of coeliac disease.
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Regis Philbin
- TV personality Regis Philbin, who sadly passed away in 2020, struggled with his sleeping for years and eventually sought treatment.
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Regis Philbin
- The original host of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' took part in a study and was diagnosed with OSA. He was given a breathing machine, which helped alleviate symptoms.
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Reggie White
- Former NFL star Reggie White, who sadly passed away at age 43 of sarcoidosis, was also a sleep apnea sufferer. It has been said that the condition may have contributed to his death.
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Reggie White
- After he passed, his wife founded the Reggie White Sleep Disorders Research & Education Foundation, which aims to raise awareness and supply CPAP machines.
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Larry the Cable Guy
- Daniel Lawrence Whitney, otherwise known as Larry the Cable Guy, revealed in a 2011 interview with People that he had been struggling with sleep apnea.
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Larry the Cable Guy
- In the same interview, he revealed that it was because he was overweight and said that was worrying for him: "I can't breathe when I'm heavy. That freaks me out." Sources: (Everyday Health) (Sleep Education) See also: The mysteries of sleep
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Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Aniston has been struggling with sleep problems for decades, ranging from insomnia to sleepwalking. "I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don't start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep when we're younger because we're so invincible," she told People in an interview published April 15. "It began as something that I would just accept and then all of a sudden you realize the effects of your lack of sleep and how it affects your day and your work and your mind function and your physique."
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Jennifer Aniston
- The 'Morning Show' star said her insomnia got so bad that she even started sleepwalking at one point. "I've been woken up by house alarms going off that I've set off," she admitted, "And I don't think I do that anymore. That was when I was super sleep deprived." Though the actress initially put off seeking treatment for her sleep issues, she realized in the last few years she needed serious help because "you can't really abide by the three pillars of health—which are diet, exercise and sleep—if you can't really exercise and you can't really eat right if you haven't slept well because your body clock is so completely thrown off."
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Kendall Jenner
- This member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan has struggled with sleep paralysis, which is when your mind wakes up but your body stays asleep.
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Kendall Jenner
- She spoke more than once on 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' about her experience of the condition and how much it scared her.
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Amy Poehler
- Comedian and actress Amy Poehler is a diagnosed sleep apnea sufferer who relies on a CPAP machine to stabilize her breathing while she sleeps.
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Amy Poehler
- Speaking of the machine, the 'Parks and Recreation' star once said, "You know it’s good for you but most of the time you don’t feel like it."
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Madonna
- Madonna has previously spoken in public about her struggles with insomnia. She once told Rolling Stone, "Sleep’s never been an easy thing for me. If I can get six hours, I can get through the day."
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Madonna
- She went on, "But because I want to have a career and also be an attentive mother, I tend to take a lot of breaks and deal with my kids, and then go back to work."
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Anna Kendrick
- Anna Kendrick is a celebrity sleepwalker. She once described a sleepwalking incident: "I remember thinking, 'Ah, I should put on something comfy to sleep in'. And then nothing..."
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Anna Kendrick
- "... And when I woke up, I was wearing everything that was in my carry-on bag, and I had a 90-second video of my salad. Not like an accident–like, I was Scorsese filming this salad."
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Jimmy Kimmel
- Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel suffers from narcolepsy, which causes him to feel intensely sleepy at points during the day and fall asleep.
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Jimmy Kimmel
- Kimmel uses medication to manage the symptoms of his narcolepsy. He once joked in an interview that sudden naps are "not the best way to make people feel good about their material."
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Shaquille O’Neal
- Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal suffers from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that involves interrupted breathing while you sleep, meaning you wake up gasping.
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Shaquille O’Neal
- Sleep apnea can be very dangerous, even fatal, and O'Neal's diagnosis has left him needing to sleep with a machine that stabilizes his breathing at night.
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Rosie O’Donnell
- Rosie O'Donnell was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2007. She spoke on 'The View' about being embarrassed by the diagnosis, because the condition has been linked with being overweight.
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Rosie O’Donnell
- She once underwent a study that showed she woke up more than 200 times in the night and even stopped breathing for 40 seconds. She now uses a machine to stabilize her breathing.
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Roseanne Barr
- Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr once said that she used to keep her husband awake at night with her snoring.
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Roseanne Barr
- She underwent a sleep study to work out the reason for the extremely loud snoring, and she was diagnosed with sleep apnea. She was recommended to use a CPAP mask.
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Cheryl Hines
- Actress Cheryl Hines went public with her insomnia, saying in an interview, "I was also dealing with waking up in the middle of the night and then not being able to get back to sleep."
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Cheryl Hines
- In 2007, she teamed up with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Foundation on the awareness campaign "Why Count on Sheep to Sleep?"
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Keith Olbermann
- Sports and political journalist Keith Olbermann apparently suffers from restless leg syndrome, a condition that leaves people wanting to stretch or move their legs while trying to sleep.
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Keith Olbermann
- His sleep disorder was disclosed in a New Yorker profile that also cited his intense work schedule. He also suffers from a mild case of coeliac disease.
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Regis Philbin
- TV personality Regis Philbin, who sadly passed away in 2020, struggled with his sleeping for years and eventually sought treatment.
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Regis Philbin
- The original host of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' took part in a study and was diagnosed with OSA. He was given a breathing machine, which helped alleviate symptoms.
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Reggie White
- Former NFL star Reggie White, who sadly passed away at age 43 of sarcoidosis, was also a sleep apnea sufferer. It has been said that the condition may have contributed to his death.
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Reggie White
- After he passed, his wife founded the Reggie White Sleep Disorders Research & Education Foundation, which aims to raise awareness and supply CPAP machines.
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Larry the Cable Guy
- Daniel Lawrence Whitney, otherwise known as Larry the Cable Guy, revealed in a 2011 interview with People that he had been struggling with sleep apnea.
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Larry the Cable Guy
- In the same interview, he revealed that it was because he was overweight and said that was worrying for him: "I can't breathe when I'm heavy. That freaks me out." Sources: (Everyday Health) (Sleep Education) See also: The mysteries of sleep
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Celebs living with sleep disorders
From narcolepsy to sleepwalking
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From feeling suddenly exhausted and falling asleep during the day (narcolepsy), to going for a midnight stroll with your eyes closed (sleepwalking), there are a number of sleep disorders one can suffer from. And just like with any other disorder or medical condition, celebrities are not immune. Many of them suffer from sleep disorders just like us regular folk.
Check out this gallery to find out which celebs are living with sleep disorders.
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