What is Tony Curtis?
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Curtis | image =Tony Curtis portrait.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Bernard Schwartz | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|06|03}} | birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|09|29|1925|06|03}} | death_place = [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]], [[Nevada]], U.S. | resting_place= Palm Memorial Park (Green Valley), Las Vegas, Nevada | death_cause = [[Cardiac arrest]] | nationality = | education = The City College of New York | alma_mater = The New School | years_active = 1948–2010 | occupation = Actor | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] | spouse = {{flatlist| * [[Janet Leigh]] <small>(m. 1951–1962; divorced)</small> * [[Christine Kaufmann]] <small>(m. 1963–1968; divorced)</small> * Leslie Allen <small>(m. 1968–1982; divorced)</small> * Andrea Savio <small>(m. 1984–1992; divorced)</small> * Lisa Deutsch <small>(m. 1993–1994; divorced)</small> * Jill Vandenberg <small>(m. 1998–2010; his death)</small> }} |children = 6, including [[Kelly Curtis]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] }} '''Tony Curtis''' (born '''Bernard Schwartz'''; June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an [[Americans|American]] movie actor. He was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is famous for his light [[comedy|comic]] roles, especially his musician escaping from gangsters in ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' (1959). He has also acted in more serious and [[drama]]tic movies, like ''[[The Defiant Ones]]'' (1958), for which he received an [[Academy Award]] nomination. He has appeared in over 100 movies since 1949, and made frequent television appearances. He was the father of actresses [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Kelly Curtis]]. ==Early life== Curtis was born in The Bronx, New York. His birth name is '''Bernard Schwatz'''. He is one of three sons of Helen (née Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz.<ref