6 Celebrities Who Turned Their Life Around For Jesus

Vanity

Denise Matthews, popularly known as Vanity and Prince’s protégé, was the lead singer of Vanity 6, known for their hit “Nasty Girl” and recognized for their racy performances. She also had an acting career, appearing in a number of movies including The Last Dragon and Never Too Young to Die. But years of crack-cocaine addiction in the late ‘80s caused her life to spiral out of control. After almost dying from the effects of crack-cocaine abuse, she found God, and was born again. She has been very open about her transformation, saying candidly in an interview, “With the devil breathing down my neck, trying desperately to snatch and strangle me from hell, I repented.” She left Hollywood behind and is now an evangelist.

Angus T. Jones

From the outside looking in, young actor Angus T. Jones appeared to have it all. One of the highest paid child actors as the little boy from Two and a Half Men, he was setting the ground for major Hollywood success. But the child star grew distant from the show once his faith began to transform. In a 2012 YouTube clip, he called the show “filth” and abandoned the show, saying he felt like he was a paid hypocrite and it was difficult being a part of something that was making light of topics in the world that were problems for many people. He left fame behind to work with the World Harvest Outreach Church in Houston and feels a stronger sense of purpose since he moved closer to Christ.