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Apr 2, 2014 · From 'Some Like It Hot' to 'The Defiant Ones,' Tony Curtis was the reigning Hollywood heartthrob of the 1950s. He is also known as actress Jamie Lee Curtis's dad.
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Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres.
It wasn't until late 1949 that he finally got the chance to demonstrate his acting flair, when he was cast in an important role in an action western, Sierra (1950). On the strength of his performance in that movie, Curtis was finally cast in a big-budget movie, Winchester '73 (1950).
- June 3, 1925
- September 29, 2010
May 30, 2024 · Tony Curtis (born June 3, 1925, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died September 29, 2010, Henderson, Nevada) was an American actor whose handsome looks first propelled him to fame in the 1950s. He won critical plaudits as well as broad popularity in both dramatic roles and comic performances.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tony Curtis is one of the few iconic actors of the 1900s, who went on to earn a reputation of being a path-breaking performer through the roles he had essayed. Unlike many of his Hollywood contemporaries, this actor had to deal with a scarred childhood.
Tony spent over two years getting that life experience doing everything from working as a crewman on a submarine tender, the USS Proteus (AS-19), to honing his future craft as an actor performing as a sailor in a stage play at the Navy Signalman School in Illinois.
Oct 1, 2010 · Mr. Curtis made one final, ambitious attempt to be taken seriously as a dramatic actor with “The Boston Strangler” in 1968, putting on weight to play the suspected serial killer Albert DeSalvo.
