DJ AM
![Goldstein in 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/AdamGoldsteinDec08.jpg)
Goldstein began deejaying in clubs in Los Angeles and joined the band Crazy Town in 1999. He left the group in 2001 and focused on a career as a solo DJ. After he began dating Nicole Richie in 2003, his career skyrocketed. In 2006, he accepted a $1 million contract to perform weekly at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas strip and was also charging upwards of $10,000 for private events. In 2008, Goldstein and Travis Barker formed the duo TRV$DJAM. Barker and Goldstein were the only two survivors of the 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash, which killed the other four people on board.
Goldstein appeared as himself in several television series, contributed mixes to and portrayed a playable character in the video game ''DJ Hero'', and filmed a cameo appearance for ''Iron Man 2''. Goldstein hosted the 2009 MTV drug intervention series ''Gone Too Far''; he stated he was struggling with his addiction during filming. On August 28, 2009, he was found dead in his New York City apartment from a drug overdose. The DJ AM Memorial Fund, an organization designed to help people struggling with drug addiction, was launched in his memory by his sister, and ''Iron Man 2'', which was released in 2010, was dedicated to him. Provided by Wikipedia