Full Name: Bernard Schwartz
Profession: Actor
Biography: Born to poverty-stricken Hungarian immigrants, Tony Curtis went onto become a major American movie star in the 1950s and 1960s.
His most famous role was in the Billy Wilder comedy "Some Like It Hot" (1959) opposite Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon and often voted the "funniest film ever made".
Curtis played both comedic and dramatic roles throughout his career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for "The Defiant Ones" (1958) opposite Sidney Poitier and a BAFTA for his part in the film noir "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957) alongside Burt Lancaster.
Married six times, his first wife was fellow actress Janet Leigh with whom he is the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
Born: June 3, 1925
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Gemini
Died: September 29, 2010 (aged 85)
Acting Career
Personal Life
- 1951-06-04 American actress Janet Leigh (23) weds American actor Tony Curtis (26) in Greenwich, Connecticut, with Jerry Lewis as a witness; divorce in 1962
- 1962-09-14 American actress Janet Leigh (35) divorces American actor Tony Curtis (37) after 10 years of marriage
- 1968-04-20 American actor Tony Curtis (42) weds (his 3rd time) American Leslie Allen; divorce in 1982
- 1993-02-28 American actor Tony Curtis (67) weds Lisa Deutsch, his 5th wife; divorce in 1994
- 1998-11-06 American "Some Like It Hot" actor Tony Curtis (73) weds for a sixth and final time, horse trainer Jill Vandenberg at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, until his death in 2010
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