The problem of adult bed wetting is not, of course, limited to people who are not famous or wealthy or powerful. There are many stories of celebrities and famous people over the years who have suffered from urinary incontinence into their teen and adult years and then later used their celebrity status to speak out and inform others about their issues. A list of famous adults who used to wet the bed is a good list to show to children, it’s also good for adults to see that they are definitely not alone in their suffering.

The Loneliest Runner

Sarah Silverman – Raunchy comic Sarah Silverman released her autobiographical book called The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee and, as the title suggests, she really is one of the first celebrities to openly write about the urinary incontinence issues she suffered into high school. The first chapter goes into detail about her bed wetting problems and some of the events going on in her life at the time. The title of her book pretty much says it all: she once wet the bed but with help (in her case, a bed wetting alarm) she was able to move on with her life and become successful.

Sonia Sotomayor – The Supreme Court Justice has stated numerous times that wetting the bed as a child may have saved her life!  When she suddenly began wetting the bed and feeling thirsty all the time she saw her doctor who diagnosed her with diabetes.  Diabetes is treatable if caught in time.

Michael Landon – The famous actor of “Bonanza” and “Little House on the Prairie” fame took his name from the phone book, but when he was growing up as Eugene Orowitz he claims he had problems wetting his ben until he was a teenager. In 1976 Michael directed a movie called The Loneliest Runner which was about a runner whose mother would hang the wet sheets out his window to embarrass him, forcing him to run home quickly and hide them from his friends. Similar incidents happened to Michael with his own mother and he rarely spoke to her after becoming successful.

Vince Vaugn – Actor Vince Vaughn reports that his mother did the same to him until he was a much older child. Vince once claimed in an interview that his most triumphant moment of childhood was “waking up dry” and he went on to explain that he was a bed wetter until very late. He has said nothing about suffering from nocturnal enuresis as an adult.

Suzanne Somers – Actress Suzanne Somers blames at last some of her bed wetting as an older child on her father’s abusive behavior and her rough childhood. She eventually solved her problem with a bed wetting alarm after about two months of use. In Suzanne’s case her brother Danny also reportedly suffered from bed wetting, as is common in some families. Alcoholism also runs in Suzanne Somers’ family and she wrote extensively about growing up in an abusive household in her book Keeping Secrets.

Franklin D Roosevelt – The 32nd President of the United States suffered from polio and for most of his adult life had to wear diapers due to his enuresis problems. President Roosevelt is considered one of the most successful president’s there ever was and he never allowed his handicap or other conditions get in the way of doing his job.

Martin Clunes – British actor and comedian Martin Clunes has recently come out saying the he suffered from bed wetting into his late teens and early adulthood. He is on record as saying he is a very deep sleeper who tried both conditioning with a bed wetting alarm as well as desmopressin (a drug which is designed to reduce the hormones which produce urine) but he still suffers to this day.

These are just some of the famous people who have wet the bed in their time.  It shows you and your children that bed wetting is a manageable problem and one which should not limit you or your ability to live a full life in any way.