Blog Assaignment #19-Tony Curtis

           Tony Curtis was truly an amazing actor! His childhood was very hard. He says that, "I was always taunted for being young, Jewish, and handsome." He was always defending himself on whichever street his parents decided to move to. I would say that he had a life full of struggles.

           At the young age of 17, Tony Curtis decided to join the Navy. He fought in Pacific during WW2. After he left the Navy, he felt there was a special calling on his life. He decided to use his GI Bill to take acting classes at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research in Manhattan. From there, he became a very skilled actor.

           Curtis later changed his name to Anthony Curtis, and became known as "Tony" Curtis. After moving to Hollywood, he became like, the "king" of Hollywood. He was in over 100 movies in his life! He was in "The Great Impostor" and the 1960s version of "Spartacus". Reporters say that Tony always wanted to be in movies. He made $2.5 million on "Some Like It Hot" alone!!

           He was said to have been married SIX times. The last wife he married was Janet Leigh in 1951. They were married for 11 years. One of their children, Jamie Lyn Curtis, followed in her dad's footsteps. She later became a famous actress. One of my favorite movies she was in was Freaky Friday. :))

           In conclusion, Tony Curtis was a great actor. I know that he will be missed by many people. The movies he was in were phenomenal! I hope his children (how ever many he had) can get over his death easily. Good Bye Tony Curtis. You will truly be missed by many!