Tony Curtis is the stage name of Bernard
Schwartz (b. June 3, 1925 in the Bronx, New York), an actor who has appeared in over 100 films
since 1949. Curtis has also appeared frequently on television; he co-starred with Roger Moore
in the TV series The Persuaders.
Since at least the early 1980s Curtis has had a second career as a painter.
Curtis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres in 1995.
He has been married several times; his first wife was actress Janet Leigh, with whom he
fathered actress Jamie Lee Curtis. He was also married to actress Christine Kaufmann in the
1960s.
Partial filmography:
His earliest credited role is in the 1949 film City Across the River. He is probably best
known for his role in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot, co-starring with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn
Monroe. Other notable roles include:
Harry Houdini in the 1953 film Houdini;
press agent Sidney Falco in Sweet Smell of Success (1957);
his Oscar-nominated role in The Defiant Ones (1958);
Navy Lieutenant Nicholas Holden from that equally famous pink submarine SeaTiger in Operation
Petticoat (1959);
appearing as Antoninus in Spartacus (1960);
Ferdinand Waldo Demara, the title role of The Great Impostor (1962); and
a stunt man in The Great Race (1965).
Politics:
Curtis and actress-activist Bo Derek met with Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) in
Washington, D.C., in May 2004 to discuss protecting horses. The relevant bill is H.R. 857, The
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
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