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Alan Johnson

Stranger Things' David Harbour says mental illness is 'natural condition of poverty'

Stranger Things actor David Harbour has opened up about mental illness and compared the struggles to a form of poverty.

The 47-year-old star, who plays Chief Jim Hopper in the cult Netflix sci-fi show, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 26 after an episode that saw him placed in a mental institution.

"My particular big issue is what society would call mental illness. It's not like a broken leg," he explained to the Big Issue.

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