- Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned 6 decades but was mostly popular in the 50's and early 60's
Born: | 03 June 1925 Comment | When did Tony Curtis die? / Died | 29 September 2010 | How many years did Tony Curtis live? / Lived | 85 years | Zodiac sign: | Gemini |
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Tony Curtis facts
- He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama
- In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances
- Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, by the later half of the 1950s he became a notable and strong screen presence
- He began proving himself to be a fine dramatic actor, having the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles
- In his earliest parts he acted in a string of mediocre films, including swashbucklers, westerns, light comedies, sports films, and a musical
- However, by the time he starred in Houdini (1953) with his wife Janet Leigh, "his first clear success," notes critic David Thomson, his acting had progressed immensely
- He achieved his first serious recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster
- The following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in The Defiant Ones (1958)
- Curtis then gave what could arguably be called his best performance: three interrelated roles in the comedy Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Thomson called it an "outrageous film," and a survey carried out by the American Film Institute voted it the funniest American film ever made
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