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Line 1: {{Use mdy dates\|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person \| name = Tony Curtis \| image = =Tony Curtis ~~still~~portrait.jpg \| imagesize = ~~200px~~ = \| caption = ~~Curtis~~ in= ~~1955~~ \| ~~birthname~~birth_name = Bernard Schwartz \| ~~birthdate~~birth_date = {{birth date\|1925\|606\|303}} \| ~~birthplace~~birth_place = [[~~New~~The ~~York City~~Bronx]], [[New York (state)\|New York]], ~~[[United States]]~~U.S. \| death_date = {{death date and age\|2010\|09\|29\|1925\|06\|03}} \| deathdate = {{Death date and age\|2010\|9\|29\|1925\|6\|3}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/entertainment/25221457/detail.html \|title=Hollywood Legend Tony Curtis Dies At 85 \|accessdate=2010-09-30 \|date=2010-09-30 \|work=fox5vegas.com \|publisher=KVVU (A Meredith Corporation Station)}}</ref> \| ~~deathplace~~death_place = [[Henderson, Nevada\|Henderson]], ~~United~~[[Nevada]], ~~States~~U.S. \| resting_place= Palm Memorial Park (Green Valley), Las Vegas, Nevada ~~\| yearsactive = 1949 - 2010~~ \| death_cause = [[Cardiac arrest]] \| spouse = [[Janet Leigh]] (1951-1962)<br>[[Christine Kaufmann]] (1963-1967)<br>[[Leslie Allen]] (1968-1982)<br>Andrea Savio<br>(1984-1992)<br>Lisa Deutsch<br>(1993-1994)<br>Jill Vandenberg Curtis (1998-2010) \| nationality = ~~\| children = [[Kelly Curtis\|Kelly]]<br>[[Jamie Lee Curtis\|Jamie]]<br>Alexandra<br>Allegra<br>Nicolas (deceased)<br>Benjamin~~ \| education = The City College of New York \| notable role = '''Sidney Falco'''<br>in ''[[Sweet Smell of Success]]'' (1957)<br>'''John Jackson'''<br>in ''[[The Defiant Ones]]'' (1958) <br>'''Albert DeSalvo'''<br>in ''[[The Boston Strangler]]'' (1968) \| alma_mater = The New School \| years_active = 1948–2010 \| occupation = Actor \| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]] \| spouse = {{flatlist\| * [[Janet Leigh]] <small>(m. 1951–1962; divorced)</small> * [[Christine Kaufmann]] <small>(m. 1963–1968; divorced)</small> * Leslie Allen <small>(m. 1968–1982; divorced)</small> * Andrea Savio <small>(m. 1984–1992; divorced)</small> * Lisa Deutsch <small>(m. 1993–1994; divorced)</small> * Jill Vandenberg <small>(m. 1998–2010; his death)</small> }} \|children = 6, including [[Kelly Curtis]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] '''Tony Curtis''' (born '''Bernard Schwartz''', June 3, 1925 - September 29, 2010) was an [[Americans\|American]] movie actor. His [[parent]]s were [[Hungarians\|Hungarian]] [[Jew]]ish [[immigrant]]s. He was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is famous for his light [[comedy\|comic]] roles, especially his musician escaping from gangsters in ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' (1959). He has also acted in more serious and [[drama]]tic movies, like ''[[The Defiant Ones]]'' (1958), for which he received an [[Academy Award]] nomination. He has appeared in over 100 movies since [[1949]], and made frequent television appearances. He was the father of actress [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]. He died on September 29, 2010, aged 85.▼ }} ▲'''Tony Curtis''' (born '''Bernard Schwartz''',; June 3, 1925 -– September 29, 2010) was an [[Americans\|American]] movie actor. ~~His [[parent]]s were [[Hungarians\|Hungarian]] [[Jew]]ish [[immigrant]]s.~~ He was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is famous for his light [[comedy\|comic]] roles, especially his musician escaping from gangsters in ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' (1959). He has also acted in more serious and [[drama]]tic movies, like ''[[The Defiant Ones]]'' (1958), for which he received an [[Academy Award]] nomination. He has appeared in over 100 movies since [[1949]], and made frequent television appearances. He was the father of ~~actress~~actresses [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]. Heand ~~died~~[[Kelly ~~on September 29, 2010, aged 85~~Curtis]]. ==Early life== Curtis was born in The Bronx, New York. His birth name is '''Bernard Schwatz'''. He is one of three sons of Helen (née Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz.<ref name=a&e>{{cite web\|title=Tony Curtis biography\|url=http://www.biography.com/articles/Tony-Curtis-9263844\|work=biography.com\|publisher=A&E Television Networks\|accessdate=January 9, 2014\|archive-date=September 7, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907041843/http://www.biography.com/articles/Tony-Curtis-9263844\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite web\|title=Curtis, Tony 1925–\|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Tony_Curtis.aspx\|work=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television\|publisher=encyclopedia.com\|accessdate=January 9, 2014}}</ref> His parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants from [[Mátészalka]], Hungary. [[Hungarian language\|Hungarian]] was Curtis's only language until he was five or six, postponing his schooling. His father was a tailor and the family lived in the back of the shop—his parents in one corner and Curtis and his brothers Julius and Robert in another. His mother once made an appearance as a participant on the television show ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'', hosted by [[Groucho Marx]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD8WHdPpMCA \|title=You Bet Your Life 0 \|publisher=[[YouTube]] \|accessdate=2014-01-09}}</ref> Curtis said, "When I was a child, Mom beat me up and was very aggressive and antagonistic." His mother was later diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]]. His brother Robert was also [[Involuntary commitment\|institutionalized]] with the same mental illness. ==Death== He died on September 29, 2010, aged 85 of [[cardiac arrest]] in [[Henderson, Nevada]]. == Movies == * ''[[Criss Cross (1949 movie)\|Criss Cross]]'' (1949) * ''[[City Across the River\|Bedrock Across the River]]'' (1949) * ''[[The Lady Gambles]]'' (1949) * ''[[Take One False Step]]'' (1949) (scenes deleted) Line 24 ⟶ 44: * ''[[How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border]]'' (1949) (short subject) * ''[[Woman in Hiding]]'' (1950) * ''[[Francis ~~(movie)~~the Talking Mule\|Francis]]'' (1950) * ''[[I Was a Shoplifter]]'' (1950) * ''[[Sierra (movie)\|Sierra]]'' (1950) Line 45 ⟶ 65: * ''[[The Rawhide Years]]'' (1955) * ''[[The Square Jungle]]'' (1955) * ''[[Trapeze (movie)\|Trapeze]]'' (1956) * ''[[Mister Cory]]'' (1957) * ''[[Sweet Smell of Success]]'' (1957) Line 76 ⟶ 96: * ''[[Don't Make Waves]]'' (1967) * ''[[On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...]]'' (1968) * ''[[~~Rosemary's Baby (movie)\|~~Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968) (voice) * ''[[The Boston Strangler]]'' (1968) * ''[[Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies]]'' (1969) Line 91 ⟶ 111: * ''[[Double Take]]'' (1979) * ''[[Title Shot]]'' (1979) * ''[[Little Miss Marker (1980 movie)\|Little Miss Marker]]'' (1980) * ''[[It Rained All Night the Day I Left]]'' (1980) * ''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'' (1980) Line 100 ⟶ 120: * ''[[The Fantasy movie Worlds of George Pal]]'' (1985) (documentary) * ''[[Club Life]]'' (1985) * ''[[Insignificance (song)\|Insignificance]]'' (1985) * ''[[The Last of Philip Banter]]'' (1986) * ''[[Balboa (movie)\|Balboa]]'' (1986) Line 128 ⟶ 148: * ''[[Oceans 14]]'' (2009) == References ==▼ == Other websites ==▼ {{Reflist}}▼ ▲== Other websites == {{Commons}} * {{imdb name\|id=0000348\|name=Tony Curtis}} * {{tcmdb name\|848347\|Tony Curtis}} * [http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/TonyCurtis1.html Biography] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425172441/http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/TonyCurtis1.html \|date=April 25, 2014 }} and [http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/tcurtis_navy.html naval service] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112075403/http://www.oralhistoryproject.com/tcurtis_navy.html \|date=January 12, 2014 }} from the California Center for Military History website ▲== References == ▲{{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Tony}} Line 141 ⟶ 161: [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] ~~[[Category:Cardiovascular disease deaths in the United States]]~~ [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] ~~[[Category:Deaths in Nevada]]~~ ~~[[Category:Hungarian-American actors]]~~ [[Category:Jewish American actors]] [[Category:1925 births]]