Post by Patrick on Sept 30, 2010 10:25:33 GMT
What's Mrs E going to do now without her leading man!
Oscar-nominated actor Tony Curtis has died at age 85, the Clark County, Nev., coroner said Thursday.Coroner Mike Murphy said the 85-year-old actor died at 9:25 p.m. MDT Wednesday at his Las Vegas area home of a cardiac arrest.
Entertainment Tonight first reported the news of Curtis's death, citing a representative for the actor's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis.
Curtis is perhaps best known for his comedic turn in in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. He also received an Oscar nomination in 1959 for "The Defiant Ones," in which he starred with Sidney Poitier.
His film credits also include "Spartacus," "The Outsider" and "The Sweet Smell of Success" before he turned almost exclusively to comedic roles.
Born Bernard Schwartz in New York City on June 3, 1925, Curtis grew up in the city's Bronx section.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and upon his release he returned to New York City to attend acting classes. A contract with Universal Pictures took him to Hollywood, where he made his debut in 1948's "Criss Cross."
The actor appeared in more than 140 major motion pictures, appears on the cover of The Beatles's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club" album and voiced the character "Stony Curtis" on the cartoon "The Flintstones."
Curtis has also been a painter since the early 1960s, and his official website notes that as his primary focus in his later life.
"I still make movies but I'm not that interested any more. I paint all the time," the site quotes Curtis as saying. It notes that his paintings command more than $50,000 and hang in galleries around the world.
Curtis married five times and had six children. His daughter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, is from his first marriage to actress Janet Leigh.
Curtis is survived by his wife, Jill VandenBerg, and five of his children.
Oscar-nominated actor Tony Curtis has died at age 85, the Clark County, Nev., coroner said Thursday.Coroner Mike Murphy said the 85-year-old actor died at 9:25 p.m. MDT Wednesday at his Las Vegas area home of a cardiac arrest.
Entertainment Tonight first reported the news of Curtis's death, citing a representative for the actor's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis.
Curtis is perhaps best known for his comedic turn in in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. He also received an Oscar nomination in 1959 for "The Defiant Ones," in which he starred with Sidney Poitier.
His film credits also include "Spartacus," "The Outsider" and "The Sweet Smell of Success" before he turned almost exclusively to comedic roles.
Born Bernard Schwartz in New York City on June 3, 1925, Curtis grew up in the city's Bronx section.
He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and upon his release he returned to New York City to attend acting classes. A contract with Universal Pictures took him to Hollywood, where he made his debut in 1948's "Criss Cross."
The actor appeared in more than 140 major motion pictures, appears on the cover of The Beatles's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club" album and voiced the character "Stony Curtis" on the cartoon "The Flintstones."
Curtis has also been a painter since the early 1960s, and his official website notes that as his primary focus in his later life.
"I still make movies but I'm not that interested any more. I paint all the time," the site quotes Curtis as saying. It notes that his paintings command more than $50,000 and hang in galleries around the world.
Curtis married five times and had six children. His daughter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, is from his first marriage to actress Janet Leigh.
Curtis is survived by his wife, Jill VandenBerg, and five of his children.
He lasted well though! I remember an appearance on TV a few years ago and he looked as leathery as the leather jacket he was wearing. With his eyebrows suspiciously higher than ever!
