|
Hot Videos
Female Celeb
Wallpapers
|
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer. She has her own production company, Flower Films. Barrymore made her screen début in Altered States (1980), her breakout role came two years later in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Gertie, which brought the then young actress widespread attention, and she quickly became one of the most recognized child actresses.
In the late-1980s and early-1990s, Barrymore had various problems with alcohol and drugs, which somewhat damaged her career. She also bared it all for Playboy in 1995. She made a comeback with the thriller Poison Ivy (1992), and afterwards began to perform predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from big budget romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction, horror films, and action thrillers. Barrymore has an iconic image as one of the world's most recognized celebrities, and has a worldwide box office gross that stands at over $2.3 billion. According to trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter's annual Star Salary Top 10, she is one of the actresses with the second highest salary per movie for 2006.
Barrymore was born Drew Blythe Barrymore on February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California to John Drew Barrymore and Hungarian-American Jaid Barrymore (née Makó), both former actors. Her parents divorced sometime after Drew was born. She has a half-brother John Blyth Barrymore, also an actor.
Family
Barrymore was born into the acting profession, coming from a long line of acting talent stretching back nearly 200 years; her great-great grandparents John Drew, Louisa Lane Drew, her great-grandparents Maurice Barrymore, Georgiana Drew and Maurice Costello, and her grandparents John Barrymore and Dolores Costello were all highly successful actors. She is the great-niece of Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, and Helene Costello, and the great grandniece of John Drew, Jr., actress Louisa Drew, and silent film actor/writer/director Sidney Drew. Her father John Drew Barrymore was an actor. Her half-brother John Blyth Barrymore is an actor. Her mother is the Hungarian-American Jaid Barrymore.
Her first name Drew was the maiden name of her paternal great-grandmother, Georgiana Drew; her middle name Blyth was the original surname of the dynasty founded by her great-grandfather, Maurice Barrymore.
Early work
Her career began at the age of 11 months when she auditioned for a dog food commercial. When she was bitten by her canine co-star, the producers feared she'd cry, but she merely laughed, and was hired for the job. Her first role came in in Altered States (1980), and just a year later, she shot to fame with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Gertie.
In 1984 she also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1984 for her role in Irreconcilable Differences. In the wake of this sudden stardom, she endured a notoriously troubled childhood, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana at 10, and snorting cocaine at 12. Barrymore later described this period of her life in her 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost. Her nightlife and constant partying became a popular subject with the media when it occurred.
Though overcoming her substance abuse problems by the time she entered adulthood, she maintained her "bad girl" image, and leveraged her new-found role as a sex symbol to stage a career comeback playing a manipulative, evil teenage seductress in Poison Ivy (1992). The film found enormous success on VHS when it was first released. She posed nude for the January, 1995 issue of Playboy.
Steven Spielberg gave her a quilt for her 20th birthday with a note that read "Cover yourself up." Enclosed was a copy of her Playboy appearance, with the pictures altered by his art department so that she appeared fully clothed. At that time she had also appeared nude in her last five movies. During a 1995 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Barrymore shocked the normally unflappable host by climbing onto his desk and flashing him (but with her back to the camera) for his birthday. She also modeled in a series of Guess? jeans ads during this time.
She had made what many consider a powerful comeback with an iconic, but small performance in the highly successful and critically acclaimed 1996 horror film Scream. According to reports, she was offered the lead role of Sydney Prescott (which ultimately went to Neve Campbell) in Scream, but turned it down requesting to star as the opening death of Casey Becker, because she stated it would "be more fun to do". Director Wes Craven wasn't too happy with the idea but cast her anyway.
1996-present: Continued fame
Barrymore has continued to be highly bankable, and a top box office draw. She has been especially adept in romantic comedies, such as Wishful Thinking (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Home Fries (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), 50 First Dates (2004), and Fever Pitch (2005). Summing up Drew's appeal to a 't', Roger Ebert, in his review of 50 First Dates describes Barrymore as having a "smiling, coy sincerity", describing the film as "ingratiating and lovable". She has also produced several films, including Charlie's Angels (2000), which was a major box office success of 2000. After Charlie's Angels, Drew had a dramatic role in the comedy/drama Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), where she played a teenage mother in a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father (based on the real-life story of Beverly D'Onofrio). In Richard Kelly's debut movie Donnie Darko she was cast as Karen Pomeroy, the title character's English teacher in a fairly small role. In 2003, she reprised her role as Dylan Sanders in the Charlie's Angels sequel: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Maxim magazine featured Barrymore and her fellow Angels in their Girls of Maxim gallery after the launch of the film. Barrymore's career makes for colorful copy. Later in 2002, Drew had a role in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, alongside Julia Roberts. In the words of Yahoo! Movies:
Heir to a Hollywood dynasty, child star, prepubescent drug and alcohol abuser, teenage sexpot, and resurrected vessel of celluloid purity, Drew Barrymore is nothing if not the embodiment of the rise and fall of Hollywood fortunes, self-reinvention, and the healing powers of good PR.
She was the subject of My Date with Drew (2005). In it, an aspiring filmmaker and fan uses his limited resources in an attempt to gain a date with her.
On February 3, 2004, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One of her most recent roles has involved her becoming a recurring character in the hit U.S. animated comedy Family Guy as Brian Griffin's shallow girlfriend, Jillian. She has since appeared in 4 episodes, and looks set to become a regular character.
Barrymore has upcoming roles in Lucky You (2007), and Music and Lyrics (2007). She recently hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time (making her the second female host in the show's history to achieve this; Candice Bergen being the first).
Personal life
Barrymore had her first kiss with Breckin Meyer, who went to her elementary school according to an extra on the DVD 50 First Dates. She was married to Welsh bartender turned bar owner, Jeremy Thomas, from March 20-April 28, 1994, and to comedian Tom Green from July 7, 2001-October 15, 2002 (Green filed for divorce in December 2001).
Drew Barrymore took over the care of her father, John Drew Barrymore until his death from cancer in 2004.
In January 2007, Barrymore broke up with her boyfriend, drummer Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes, whom she had been with since April 2002. She has also publicly stated that she is eager to start a family soon. She is also the godmother to rock stars Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's child, Frances Bean Cobain.
Barrymore has six tattoos: A cross with vines on her lower right leg, a crescent moon on her toe, a butterfly on her stomach, a bouquet of flowers on her hip, and two tattoos of angels on her lower back--one with her mother's name and the other with the name of former boyfriend James Walters.
Barrymore has also stated she is bisexual in July 2003 issue of New Woman. On the subject she has said: "Do I like women sexually? Yeah, I do. Totally. I have always considered myself bisexual. I love a woman's body. I think a woman and a woman together are beautiful, just as a man and a woman together are beautiful. Being with a woman is like exploring your own body, but through someone else. When I was younger I used to go with lots of women. Totally - I love it."
| Latest news about Drew Barrymore |
Drew Barrymore booted Justin Long from her houseDrew Barrymore booted Justin Long from her house - Drew Barrymore Boots Justin Out. Continue reading
Drew Barrymore Chucks Justin Long From HomeBut the two are still together and in love, source says. Continue reading
Christianity Today Movies Blog: Drew Barrymore, Welcome to the ...Drew Barrymore, Welcome to the Fight Club! Blu-Ray release of cult classic includes gag menu by director David Fincher. by Mark Moring. fight%20club%20menu.jpg. Fans of 1999's Fight Club have been anxiously awaiting the Blu-Ray version, ... Continue reading
Cele|bitchy » Blog Archive » Did Drew Barrymore kick Justin Long ...But for some reason, I always believe the rumors about Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. I actually like Drew - even though I think she's more in love with love than with any guy. I think she's too good for Justin, and I tend to believe ... Continue reading
Drew Kicks Justin Out of the House - Drew BarrymoreDrew Barrymore and Justin Long just can't keep it together. They're on, they're off—we can't keep up! And the latest in the dramatic relationship is that Drew has asked Justin to move out of her h... Continue reading
Drew Barrymore Boots Justin Out | MeotiveJustin Long has been kicked out! He was booted out of girlfriend Drew Barrymore's 4-bedroom hillside home early this November.Although the two are still dating and trying to work things out, their relationship is. Continue reading
Did Drew Barrymore kick Justin Long out of her house? | Celebrity GossThis report is from Star Magazine, so of course there's a good possibility it's crap. But for some reason, I always believe the rumors about Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. I actually like Drew - even though I think she's more in love ... Continue reading
Born Again Redneck: Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars, Drew ...Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars, Drew Barrymore and Grey Gardens. Will Ferrell tops our list of actors who cost more than their box office worth: For every dollar Ferrell was paid, his films earned an average $3.29. ... Continue reading
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long Off — Again? | Showbiz Spy ...IT looks like Drew Barrymore's on-again-off-again romance with beau Justin Long could be off again! According to American tabloid Star, the He's Just Not. Continue reading
Drew Barrymore on Letterman: Flashback to 1996! | Celebrity Smack ...One of the people that really stands out to me in that era was the lovely Ms. Drew Barrymore, who was really quite adorable back then, and is still is, of course. But she was REALLY adorable in 1996… Her and Dave sure flirted it up, ... Continue reading
Hollywood Actors Jessica alba Drew Barrymore pictures and Drew Barrymore biography
|
|
|
