Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was born in Bronx, New York. His birth name is Bernard Schwartz. He was born on June 3, 1925 and dies September 29, 2010. Curtis spoke Hungarian until he was 5 or 6 years old. Curtis said, " When I was a child, Mom beat me up and was very aggressive and antagonistic. His mom was diagnosed with a mental illness.
When Curtis was 8 years old, he and his younger brother were put in an orphanage for a month because their parents could not afford to feed them. 4 years later, his brother was hit and killed by a truck. His first scene was is Criss Cross, playing a rumba dancer. He was active ever since then. In the 1980s he painted as a 2nd career. His work is $25,000 a canvas today.
In 2004, he was inducted into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hall of Fame. Curtis nearly died when he contracted pneumonia in December 2006 and was in a coma for several days. October 2008, Curtis released his latest autobiography American Prince. In September 2009, Curtis released his second book The Making of Some Like it Hot. On May 22, 2009, Curtis apologized to the BBC radio audience after he used three profanities in a six-minute interview with BBC presenter William Crawley.
Curtis was married 6 times. His wive's names were Janet Leigh, Christine Kaufmann, Leslie Allen, Andria Savio, Lisa Deutsh, and Jill Vanderburg. He founded the Emmanuel Foundation for the Hungarian Culture. His son Nicholas died of heroin overdose on April 2, 1994, age of 24. July 8, 2010, Curtis suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
He died at his home in Las Vegas on September 29, 2010 of cardiac arrest. Curtis was 85 when he died. his daughter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, stated: My father leaves behind a legacy of great performances in movies and in his paintings and assemblages. He leaves behind children and their families who loved him and respected him and a wife and in-laws who were devoted to him. He also leaves behind fans all over the world. He will be greatly missed.."
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