Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an iconic Jewish American singer and film actress, producer, and director.

Persona

She was married to Elliott Gould from 1963 to 1971, with whom she had her only child, son Jason Gould (who later appeared as her character's son in The Prince Of Tides). She briefly dated Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the early 1970s, had long-term relationships with hairdresser-turned-producer Jon Peters and tennis player Andre Agassi, and later married actor James Brolin in 1998.

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Elliott Gould - 1963 - 1971 - Jason Gould - Canadian - Pierre Trudeau - Jon Peters - Andre Agassi - James Brolin - 1998

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Streisand is known for her outspoken liberal political views, and is a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party. Prior to the 2004 US presidential ellection, Streisand promised that she would move out of the country if George Bush was elected to a second term. Despite thousands of pleading letters from citizens critical of her political views, Barbra Streisand continues to live in the US. She attracted unfavorable attention for a 2003 lawsuit she filed against a photographer whose aerial photos documenting the California coast included an image of her Malibu estate. Streisand lost the suit and was ordered to pay the photographer's attorneys' fees.http://www.californiacoastline.org/streisand/lawsuit.html

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Liberal - Democratic Party - George Bush

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Streisand's strong, larger-than-life personality has made her an icon to some members of her fan base. This was affectionately satirized by Mike Myers's "Linda Richman" series of sketches on Saturday Night Live, during one of which Streisand herself made a surprise appearance with Madonna and Roseanne.

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Icon - Mike Myers - Saturday Night Live

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Streisand is considered an icon by some homosexuals - some of her earliest performances were at gay clubs, her son Jason is openly gay, and in 1992 she campaigned against Colorado's Amendment 2, which forbade cities or state government from granting civil rights protections to homosexuals.

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1992 - Colorado

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On the other hand, Streisand's sometimes over-the-top performance style, vanity (she insists on being filmed from one side only), and political involvement often make her a target of hostility as well. For instance, she was repeatedly satirized on the South Park animated series such as in the episode called "Mecha-Streisand", in which she tried to take over the world by transforming herself into a giant robot.

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