| Tony Curtis | |
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| Born | Bernard Schwartz June 3, 1925 New York City, New York |
| Years active | 1948 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Leigh (1951-1962) Christine Kaufmann (1963-1967) Leslie Allen (1968-1982) Lisa Deutsch (1993-1994) Jill Vandenberg Curtis (1998-) |
Tony Curtis (born June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. Christine Maria Kaufmann (born January 11 1945) is a German actress. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He is best known for light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in Some Like It Hot (1959) with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. Some Like It Hot is a 1959 Comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Over the years he has also assayed more serious dramatic roles, such as his escaped convict in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. The Defiant Ones ( 1958) is a film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners who are shackled together one white and one black who must co-operate in order to "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Since 1949, he has appeared in more than 100 films and has also made frequent television appearances.
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Early life
Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, in the Bronx, New York, in 1925, the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrant parents (from Mátészalka, Szatmár, Hungary) Emanuel and Helen Schwartz. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous History of the Jews in Hungary concerns the Jews of Hungary and of Hungarian origins Mátészalka is a large Town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county in the Northern Great Plain Region of eastern Hungary. Szatmár is the name of a historic administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic His father was a tailor who had left his home country to find a new life in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the early days the family lived in the back of his father's shop, parents in one corner and Curtis and his brothers Julius and Robert in another. Curtis has said of his mother, "When I was a child Mom beat me up and was very aggressive and antagonistic. " Mrs. Schwartz was later diagnosed with schizophrenia, a mental illness which also affected his brother Robert and led to his institutionalization. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn When Curtis was eight, he and his younger brother Julius were placed in an orphanage for a month because their parents could not afford to feed them. When Curtis was 12, his brother Julius was hit by a truck and died. It fell to Curtis to identify the body. Curtis retains his brother's cap and school books because, he says, "That's all that's left of him. "
Between 1942 and 1945 Curtis served in the United States Navy aboard the submarine tender, the USS Proteus. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability USS Proteus has been the name of several ships in the United States Navy. On September 2, 1945, he witnessed the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay from 300 yards (274 m) away. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was. [1] After his military service, Curtis studied acting in New York alongside Elaine Stritch, Walter Matthau and Rod Steiger. Elaine Stritch (born February 2 1926) Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his He was "discovered" by talent agent and casting director Joyce Selznick because, as he says, "I was the handsomest of the boys. A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for Actors Musicians models, and other people in various Entertainment In the Performing arts, casting (or casting call) is a vital pre-production process for selecting a cast (a meaning of the word recorded since 1631 of Actors Joyce Selznick ( February 12, 1925 - September 17, 1981) was a Talent agent and Casting director, and the Niece " Arriving in Hollywood in 1948 at 23, he was placed under contract at Universal Pictures and changed his name to Tony Curtis. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Although the studio taught him fencing and riding, Curtis admits he was only interested in girls and money.
Career
Curtis's screen debut came uncredited in the Criss Cross playing a rumba dancer. Criss Cross ( 1949) is a Film noir, directed by Robert Siodmak from a novel by Don Tracy Rumba is a dance organically related to the Rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. Later, he cemented his reputation with breakout performances such as in the role of the scheming press agent Sidney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success with Burt Lancaster (who also starred in Criss Cross) and an Oscar-nominated performance as a bigoted escaped convict chained to Sidney Poitier in The Defiant Ones. Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American Film noir made by Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions and released by United Artists Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy The Defiant Ones ( 1958) is a film which tells the story of two escaped prisoners who are shackled together one white and one black who must co-operate in order to
He was so popular during the 1950s as a screen hunk that Elvis Presley copied his on-screen ducktail hairstyle. The Duck's Ass is a Haircut style that was popular during the 1950s [2]
Curtis also appeared frequently on television; he co-starred with Roger Moore in the TV series The Persuaders!. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Persuaders! is a 1971 crime series, produced by ITC Entertainment for initial broadcast on ITV and ABC. Later, he co-starred in McCoy and Vega$. McCoy was the title of an American action-adventure television series that aired on NBC during the 1975 - 1976 season Vega$ is an American Detective Television Drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981 In the early 1960s, he was immortalized as "Stony Curtis," a voice-over guest star on The Flintstones. The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC.
Throughout his life, Curtis has enjoyed painting, and since the early 1980s, has painted as a second career. His work commands more than £25,000 a canvas now and he now focuses on painting rather than movies. "I still make movies but I'm not that interested in them any more. But I paint all the time. " In 2007, his painting The Red Table was on display in the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York
Curtis has spoken in the past of his disappointment at never being awarded an Oscar. "My profession has never recognized me sufficiently for my work. " But in March 2006, Curtis did receive the Sony Ericsson Empire Lifetime Achievement Award. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) from France in 1995. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Literature is an Order of France, established on May 2, 1957 by the Minister
Personal life
Tony Curtis has been married five times. His first (and most famous) wife was the actress Janet Leigh (1927–2004), to whom he was married for 11 years (June 4, 1951-1962), and with whom he fathered actresses Jamie Lee and Kelly Curtis. Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film Kelly Lee Curtis (born June 17, 1956 in Santa Monica California) is the elder child of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and "For a while, we were Hollywood's golden couple," he says. "I was very dedicated and devoted to Janet and on top of my trade, but in her eyes that goldenness started to wear off. I realized that whatever I was, I wasn't enough for Janet. That hurt me a lot and broke my heart. " It was Leigh's third marriage. Curtis, who admits to cheating on her throughout their marriage, left Leigh in 1962 for Christine Kaufmann, the 17-year-old German co-star of his latest film, Taras Bulba. Taras Bulba is a romanticized short historical novel by Nikolai Gogol. Leigh was granted a quick divorce and later that year married stockbroker Robert Brandt in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas metropolitan area includes the Las Vegas Valley a 600-square-mile (1600 km² basin and surrounding areas that is part of Clark County in southern
Curtis has also been married to:
- Jill Vandenberg Curtis (November 6, 1998—)
- Lisa Deutsch (February 28, 1993–1994); divorced
- Leslie Allen (April 20, 1968–1982); divorced, two children
- Christine Kaufmann (February 8, 1963–1967); divorced, two children
His son, Nicholas (with Leslie Allen), died of a heroin overdose on July 2, 1994, at the age of 23. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Of this, Curtis has said, "As a father you don't recover from that. There isn't a moment at night that I don't remember him. "
In 2002, Curtis purportedly told a British gay magazine attitude, "I was 22 when I arrived in Hollywood in 1948. attitude is an award winning British Gay lifestyle magazine distributed worldwide I had more action than Mount Vesuvius; men, women, animals! I loved it too. Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an active Stratovolcano east of Naples I participated where I wanted to and didn't where I didn't. I've always been open about it. "[3]
Curtis states that he had a brief relationship with Marilyn Monroe in 1949, which had to end due to their different work commitments. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma [4]
His current wife is 42 years his junior. They met in a restaurant in 1993 and married in 1998. "The age gap doesn't bother us. We laugh a lot. My body is functioning and everything is good. She's the sexiest woman I've ever known. We don't think about time. I don't use Viagra either. Sildenafil citrate, sold as Viagra, Revatio and under various other trade names is a drug used to treat Erectile dysfunction (male impotence There are 50 ways to please your lover. "
Curtis nearly died when he contracted pneumonia in December 2006 and was in a coma for several days. He now uses a wheelchair and can only walk short distances. [5]
In 2004, he was inducted into the UNLV Hall of Fame. [6] A street is named after him at The Revere at Anthem development in Henderson, Nevada.
Filmography
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References
- ^ TenderTale
- ^ Elvis Presley News
- ^ IMDb: News for Some Like it Hot
- ^ "Shrink Rap" More4 interview with Pamela Connolly broadcast 8/5/2008
- ^ Daily Mail
- ^ View Newspapers: "TONY CURTIS: Now a local legend"
Further reading
- Curtis, Tony; Barry Paris (1993). Sextette is a 1978 Crown International comedy / musical motion picture starring Mae West. The Manitou is an American horror movie from 1978 with Tony Curtis and Susan Strasberg based on a 1975 book by Graham Masterton. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan was released on June 2, 1978 by Paramount Pictures. For other meanings see Marker (disambiguation. Little Miss Marker (also known as The Girl in Pawn) is a 1934 The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 feature motion picture directed by Guy Hamilton boasting an All-star cast, Angela Where is Parsifal? is a 1983 film It was released in France on April 13 1988 Tiësto's Club Life is Tiësto 's weekly radio show that is broadcast on one of the largest radio stations in The Netherlands, Radio 538. Lobster Man From Mars is a 1989 Comedy film directed by Stanley Sheff and starring Tony Curtis. Naked in New York ( 1993) starred Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, Ralph Macchio, Eric Stoltz, Mary Louise Parker A Century of Cinema is a 1994 documentary directed by Caroline Thomas about the art of filmmaking (coinciding with cinema's 100th anniversary The Immortals is a 1995 action/thriller/drama movie produced by Elie Samaha and directed by Brian Grant. The Celluloid Closet ( 1995) is a Documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Play It to the Bone is a 1999 film starring Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson, written and directed by Ron Shelton. Funny Money is a Farce written by Ray Cooney. It premièred at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, London, England in More4 is a Digital television channel produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. Pamela Stephenson also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly, Barry Paris (born February 6, 1948) is an Author and Journalist based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Tony Curtis: The Autobiography. New York: William Morrow & Co. ISBN 978-0-688-09759-2.
- Ayres, Ian (2006). Van Gogh's Ear: The Celebrity Edition (includes Tony Curtis's prose/poetry/artwork). Paris: French Connection. ISBN 978-2-914-85307-1.
External links
- Tony Curtis at the Internet Movie Database
- Tony Curtis at the TCM Movie Database
- Biography and naval service from the California Center for Military History website
- John Patterson, Some like it very hot (Interview), The Guardian, 18 April 2008
- Alison Jackson, Some tormented Hollywood souls still like their gossip hot, Profile: Tony Curtis, Sunday Times, 20 April 2008
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| NAME | Curtis, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwartz, Bernard |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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