Willie Aames broke and penniless

Willie Aames is now virtually penniless. He’s had his jeep repossessed, stands to lose his home and has filed for bankruptcy…
Willie is so down on his luck, he couldn’t even afford a present for his daughter’s 18th birthday, he told the National Enquirer in an exclusive interview.
“What’s worse is that she had to buy her own prom dress last year,” said Willie. “That killed me!”
Willie says the past 2 1/2 years have been “absolute hell” for him and his family. “There were times when we had so little money that we actually had to make a choice between groceries or medication for my wife, who has lupus.”
Willie took a big financial gamble by investing in a Canadian adventure and hunting TV show called “MacMillan River Adventures” on the Outdoor Channel last year, sinking $150,000 into the project. He lost every penny.
Willie, who played Tommy Bradford on “Eight is Enough,” then took out a second mortgage on his home but quickly fell behind on the payments. He said he was unemployed until his recent gig on “Celebrity Fit Club.” But he only earned $14,000 for his role.
So, the actor says he’s been taking day labor jobs to put food on the table. Willie's done everything from hanging drywall, sanding ceilings to digging sump pumps.
“It wasn’t much money, but it’s what I had to do to feed my family,” he said.
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, August 18, 2008]
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