Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis is the stage name of Bernard Schwartz (born June 3, 1925 in The Bronx, New York). His parents, Emanuel Schwartz and Helen Klein, were Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s, the actor's most enduring role has been in Some Like It Hot with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1949.

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Curtis has also appeared frequently on television; he co-starred with Roger Moore in the TV series The Persuaders!. He made his screen debut uncredited in Criss Cross playing a rhumba dancer. He also did the voice of "Stony Curtis" as a guest star on The Flintstones.

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Since at least the early 1980s, Curtis has had a second career as a painter.

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Curtis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received France's honor, the Order of Arts and Letters, in 1995.

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Tony Curtis has been married six times. His first (and most famous) wife was the actress Janet Leigh (1927–2004), to whom he was married for 11 years, and with whom he fathered actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis. Tony Curtis currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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He has also been married to:

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• Jill Vandenberg Curtis (November 6, 1998—)
• Lisa Deutsch (February 28, 1993–1994); divorced
• Andrea Savio (1984–1992); divorced
• Leslie Allen (April 20, 1968–1982); divorced, two children
• Christine Kaufmann (February 8, 1963–1967); divorced, two children
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