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Tony Curtis - biography
Tony Curtis (Bronx, New York, USA, June 3, 1925 - Henderson, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, September 29, 2010)
Curtis is an American actor who had more than a hundred roles during six decades long career. He was at the peak of his popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born as Bernard Herschel Schwartz, the oldest son of a family of Hungarian-Jewish immigrants, and grew up in the poor part of the Bronx. At the age of eighteen he joined the Navy. In 1945, he returned to New York and used the money he got from the Navy to enroll in acting school (Dramatic Workshop, part of the The New School also attended by Walter Matthau and Rod Steiger at the same time). He had his first bigger role in the theatre play Golden Boy in Greenwich Village. Through Joyce Selznick, a theatre agent who also happened to be Davidom O. Selznick’s niece, he got an interview with the famous film producer from Universal Pictures. Selznick recognized his talent and offered him a seven-year contract. In 1948, he moved to California and changed his name to Tony Curtis. He appeared i
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Tony Curtis
American actor (1925–2010)
For other people named Tony Curtis, see Tony Curtis (disambiguation).
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Curtis in 1958 | |
| Born | Bernard Schwartz (1925-06-03)June 3, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 29, 2010(2010-09-29) (aged 85) Henderson, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Palm Memorial Park (Green Valley), Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Alma mater | The New School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–2008 |
| Spouses | Janet Leigh (m. 1951; div. 1962)Christine Kaufmann (m. 1963; div. 1968)Leslie Allen (m. 1968; div. 1982)Andrea Savio (m. 1984; div. 1992)Lisa Deutsch (m. 1993; div. 1994)Jill Vandenberg (m. 1998) |
| Children | 6, including Kelly, Jamie Lee, and Allegra Curtis |
| Allegiance | United St
Tony Curtis(1925-2010) Who Was Tony Curtis?Tony Curtis's piercing blue eyes and good looks gained him a great deal of attention at a young age. After enlisting in the U.S. Navy and serving in World War II, the aspiring actor moved to Hollywood, California. His career took off following his high-profile marriage to Janet Leigh in 1951, which produced daughters Kelly Lee and Jamie Lee Curtis. In the late 1950s and 1960s, Curtis starred in films like Houdini, Operation Petticoat, Some Like It Hot, The Defiant Ones and Spartacus. He later appeared in a variety of low-profile films and on various television shows. Early LifeCurtis was born Bernard Schwartz on June 3, 1925, in the Bronx, New York, to Hungarian Jewish immigrants Helen and Emanuel Schwartz. Curtis's father owned a tailor shop, and he and his family lived behind the business in a cramped apartment. His parents slept in one room, and Curtis shared the other with his two brothers, Julius and Robert. Curtis's mother suffered from schizophrenia and often beat the boys. In 1933, during the economic struggle Copyright ©oakvibe.pages.dev 2025 |