Drugs, alcohol, child abuse, destructive parents, mental illness, and self-harm are just several of the crippling obstacles Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond has survived over the course of his life. Beloved by viewers, the star battled many demons. Here's the tragic real-life story of Hammond.

In his 2011 memoir God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F---ed, Hammond revealed that he suffered terrible abuse from his mother, Margaret, which he further detailed in the 2018 documentary about his life, Cracked Up. In 2011, he told CNN,

"I was a victim of systematic and lengthy brutality. My mom did some things which have cost me dearly."

As he recalled in his memoir,

"I am getting into the car to go somewhere with my mother. 'Wait,' she says, holding the door open. 'Put your hand there.' When I do, she slams the door."

Hammond told NPR's Fresh Air in 2011 that his mother tortured him with hammers, knives, and electrical outlets, and that he repressed the memories of his abuse for much of his life, only uncovering them later after years of therapy. He explained,

"I remember the floor being red and me bleeding in a vague sense...I thought it was my fault. I mean, can you imagine the desperation of a child who chooses to believe that he did this to himself just so he doesn't have to consider the idea that his mother did it or his parents did it?"

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Veteran dad | 1:29

The housekeeper | 2:45

Schizophrenic and bipolar | 3:32

Self-harm | 4:43

Cocaine addiction | 5:31

SNL straightjacket | 6:24

Struggling with McCain | 7:25

Violent incident | 8:32

Fraught relationship | 9:13

Losing SNL role | 10:04