Drew Barrymore, a famous Actress , Director and Producer, A star from Childhood and hottest and most successful American Beauty
Her Brief Particulars-
Born Drew Blyth Barrymore
February 22, 1975 (1975-02-22) (age 36) ,Culver City, California, United States
Occupation Actress, film director, screenwriter, producer, model
Years active 1978–present
Spouse - Jeremy Thomas (m. 1994–1994), Tom Green (m. 2001–2002)
Parents - John Drew Barrymore, Jaid Barrymore
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Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered States in 1980. Afterwards, she starred in her breakout role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She quickly became one of
Hollywood's most recognized child actors, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles.
Following a turbulent childhood which was marked by drug and alcohol abuse and two stints in rehab,Barrymore wrote the 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost. She successfully made the transition from child star to adult actress with a number of films including Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, and Everyone Says I Love You. Subsequently, she established herself in romantic comedies such as The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.
In 1995, she and business partner Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films,with its first production the 1999 Barrymore film Never Been Kissed. Flower Films has gone on to produce the Barrymore vehicle films Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, and Music and Lyrics, as well as the cult film Donnie Darko. Barrymore's more recent projects include He's Just Not That into You, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Everybody's Fine and Going the Distance. A recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Barrymore appeared on the cover of the 2007 People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful issue
Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, she has
donated over US$1 million to the program. In 2007, she became both CoverGirl's newest model and spokeswoman for the cosmetic and the face for Gucci's newest jewelry line. In 2010, she was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for her portrayal of Little Edie in Grey Gardens.
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Early life -
Drew Barrymore was born in Culver City, California, the daughter of American actor John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore (née Makó), an aspiring actress. Barrymore's mother was born in a Displaced Persons camp in Brannenburg, West Germany to Hungarian World War II refugees. Barrymore's father was of mainly English and Irish ancestry. Her parents divorced after she was born. She has one half-brother, John Blyth Barrymore, also an actor, and two half-sisters, Blyth Dolores Barrymore and (Brahma) Jessica Blyth Barrymore.
Barrymore was born into acting: her great-grandparents Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore, Maurice Costello and Mae Costello (née Altschuk) and her grandparents John Barrymore and Dolores Costello, were all actors; John Barrymore was arguably the most acclaimed actor of his generation. She is the niece of Diana Barrymore and the grandniece of Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and Helene Costello, the great-great-granddaughter of John Drew and actress Louisa Lane Drew, and the great grandniece of Broadway idol John Drew, Jr. and silent film actor/writer/director Sidney Drew.She is also the god-daughter of director Steven Spielberg, and Sophia Loren.
Her first name, Drew , was the maiden name of her paternal great-grandmother, Georgie Drew Barrymore; her middle name, Blyth, was the original surname of the dynasty founded by her great-grandfather, Maurice Barrymore.
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Career
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Early career
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Drew Barrymore's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
President Reagan with Drew Barrymore at a ceremony launching the Young Astronauts program on the south lawn. October 17, 1984 Barrymore's career began when she was auditioned for a dog food commercial at 11 months old. When she was bitten by her canine co-star, the producers were afraid she would cry, but she merely laughed, and was hired for the job. She made her film debut in Altered States (1980), in which she got a small part. A year later, she landed the role of Gertie, the younger sister of Elliott, in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which made her famous. She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1984 for her role in Irreconcilable Differences, in which she starred as a young girl divorcing her parents. In a review in the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert states: "Barrymore is the right actress for this role precisely because she approaches it with such grave calm."
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Rebellious era -
Barrymore with Corey Feldman at the 61st Academy Awards, March 29, 1989In the wake of this sudden stardom, Barrymore endured a notoriously troubled childhood. She was already a regular at the famed Studio 54 when she was a little girl, smoking cigarettes at age nine, drinking alcohol by the time she was 11, smoking marijuana at 12, and snorting cocaine at 13. Her nightlife and constant partying became a popular subject with the media. She was in rehab at age 13. A suicide attempt at age 14 put her back in rehab, followed by a three-month stay with singer David Crosby and his wife. The stay was precipitated, Crosby said, because she "needed to be around some people that were committed to sobriety." Barrymore later described this period of her life in her autobiography, Little Girl Lost. The next year, following a successful juvenile court petition for emancipation, she moved into her own apartment
In her late teens, her rebelliousness played itself out on screen and in print. Barrymore forged an image as a manipulative teenage seductress, beginning with the film Poison Ivy (1992), which was a box office failure, but was popular on video and cable. That same year, at the age of 17, she posed nude for the cover of the July issue of Interview magazine with her then-fiancé, actor Jamie Walters, as well as appearing nude in pictures inside the issue. She also underwent breast reduction surgery in 1992, and has said on the subject:
I really love my body and the way it is right now. There's something very awkward about women and their breasts because men look at them so much. When they're huge, you become very self-conscious. Your back hurts. You find that whatever you wear, you look heavy in. It's uncomfortable. I've learned something, though, about breasts through my years of pondering and pontificating, and that is: Men love them, and I love that.
In 1993, Barrymore earned a second Golden Globe nomination, this time for the film Guncrazy.
Barrymore would go on to pose nude for the January 1995 issue of Playboy. Steven Spielberg, who directed her in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial when she was a child and was her godfather, gave her a quilt for her 20th birthday with a note that read, "Cover yourself up". Enclosed were copies of her Playboy pictures, with the pictures altered by his art department so that she appeared fully clothed. During a 1995 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, Barrymore climbed onto David Letterman's desk and bared her breasts to him, her back to the camera, in celebration of his birthday. She modeled in a series of Guess? jeans ads during this time
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Return to prominence -
In 1995, Barrymore starred in Boys on the Side opposite Whoopi Goldberg and Mary-Louise Parker, and had a cameo role in Joel Schumacher's film Batman Forever, in which she portrayed a moll to Tommy Lee Jones' character, Two-Face. The following year, she made a cameo in the successful horror film Scream. Barrymore has continued to be highly bankable, and a top box office draw. She was frequently cast in romantic comedies such as Wishful Thinking (1997), The Wedding Singer (1998), and Home Fries (1998). Barrymore's role in the costume drama Ever After (1998) offered a modern take on the classic fairy tale of Cinderella and served as a reminder, according to Roger Ebert, of how well Drew Barrymore "can hold the screen and involve us in her characters".
Besides a number of appearances in films produced by her company, Flower Films, including Charlie's Angels, Barrymore had a dramatic role in the comedy/drama Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), playing a teenage mother in a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father (based on the real-life story of Beverly D'Onofrio). In 2001, Drew participated in a benefit auction for the Red Hot Organization in conjunction with Amazon.com which ran from February 28 until April 11, 2001. The event featured rare RHO memorabilia and the work of Rolling Stone photographer Mark Seliger. Items auctioned at the event include signed proofs of Seliger's work, along with 50 autographed copies of his book and exhibition entitled "Physiognomy: The Mark Seliger Photographs." The books were created exclusively for the RHO, and each contained its own unique set of celebrity signatures.
In 2002, Barrymore appeared in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, alongside Sam Rockwell and Julia Roberts
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Flower Films and recent work -
In 1995, Barrymore formed Flower Films, a production company, with business partner Nancy Juvonen. The first film produced by the company was 1999's Never Been Kissed. The second offering from the company was Charlie's Angels (2000), a major box office success in 2000 that helped solidify the standing of both Barrymore and the company. When the production of Richard Kelly's debut film, Donnie Darko, was threatened, Barrymore stepped forward with financing from Flower Films and took the small role of Karen Pomeroy, the title character's English teacher. Although the film was less than successful at the box office in the wake of 9/11, it reached cult film status after the DVD release, inspiring numerous websites devoted to unraveling the plot twists and meanings.
In 2003, she reprised her role as Dylan Sanders in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in Olive, the Other Reindeer and appeared with Ben Stiller in Duplex in 2003. Flower Films produced 50 First Dates with co-star Adam Sandler's Happy Madison company in 2004. Summing up Barrymore's appeal, Roger Ebert, in his review of 50 First Dates, described Barrymore as having a "smiling, coy sincerity," describing the film as "ingratiating and lovable." 50 First Dates was followed by Fever Pitch (2005), and in 2007, Music and Lyrics and Lucky You.[ Barrymore's more recent projects include Beverly Hills Chihuahua in 2008, and 2009's He's Just Not That into You, Grey Gardens and Everybody's Fine. Barrymore's directorial debut film Whip It, was released in October 2009. Whip It starred Ellen Page and Marcia Gay Harden and centered on an obsession with beauty pageants and the Austin, Texas, Hurl Scouts roller derby team. Barrymore also co-starred in the film.
In 2010, Barrymore reunited with former partner Justin Long on the set of Going the Distance, directed by Nanette Burstein. A R-rated romantic comedy about a couple dealing the ups and downs of a long distance relationship while commuting between New York City and San Francisco, the largely improvised film garnered generally mixed reviews by critics, who summed it as "timelier and a little more honest than most romantic comedies." Budgeted at US$32 million, the film became a moderate financial success at a worldwide box office total of US$40 million.
In 2011, it was announced that Barrymore has been cast alongside John Krasinski in Ken Kwapis's Big Miracle (2012), a romantic drama based on the 1989 book Freeing the Whales, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales from being trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska.
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Other career highlights -
Barrymore began a recurring character in the animated comedy Family Guy as Brian Griffin's simple-minded girlfriend, Jillian. She has since appeared in ten episodes. She was the subject of the 2005 documentary My Date with Drew. In it, an aspiring filmmaker and a fan of Barrymore's, 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
In May 2007, Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme and later donated $1 million to the cause. In September 2010,
Barrymore was confirmed to play the role of Ganga in the Indian Bollywood film The Lifestyle –
In Generation Next to be directed by Santosh Kumar Jain, to be released in 2012. Several articles and interviews reported Barrymore's taste for photography. As a guest photographer for a magazine series called "They Shoot New York," she appeared on the cover holding a Pentax K1000 film camera. She hopes to expose her work in a gallery one day, as she documented the last decade of her life with a Pentax camera
Barrymore's films have a worldwide box office gross that stands at over US$2.3 billion.
According to The Hollywood Reporter's annual Star Salary Top 10, she was tied for eighth place on the top ten list of actresses' salaries, commanding 10 to 12 million dollars per movie for 2006. On February 3, 2007, Barrymore hosted Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the fifth time, making her the second female host (after Candice Bergen) in the show's history to do so. She hosted again on October 10, 2009, becoming the first female to host six times. Barrymore still holds the record as the youngest celebrity ever to host the show (1982, at age seven). Barrymore became a CoverGirl Cosmetics' model and spokeswoman in 2007,.
Today, Drew Barrymore is still one of the faces for CoverGirl, alongside Queen Latifah and Taylor Swift. The company partnered up with Drew because "she emulates the iconic image of CoverGirl with her fresh, natural beauty and energetic yet authentic spirit" said Esi Eggleston Bracey, Vice President and General Manager of CoverGirl Cosmetics North America. She has been brought not only her personality into this endorsement but also her creative side, as she is also a co-creator of the ads. She was No. 1 in People's annual 100 Most Beautiful People list in 2007.
Also in 2007, she was named the new face for the Gucci jewelry line. Barrymore is signed to IMG Models New York City.
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Personal life -
Barrymore at the Music and Lyrics London premiere, 2007 In 1991, at the age of 16, Barrymore became engaged to Leland Hayward, grandson of Hollywood producer Leland Hayward. After a few months, this engagement was called off. Barrymore was engaged to and lived with musician/actor Jamie Walters in 1992–93.
She was married to Welsh bartender turned bar owner Jeremy Thomas from March 20 to April 28, 1994. Barrymore married comedian Tom Green on July 7, 2001. Green filed for divorce in December 2001. The divorce was finalized on October 15, 2002.
In 2002, Barrymore began dating The Strokes' drummer Fabrizio Moretti, soon after they met at a concert. Their five year relationship ended on January 10, 2007. She dated actor Justin Long, but they confirmed their split in July 2008. The couple reunited in 2009 and co-starred in the 2010 film Going the Distance. The two then reportedly split again in 2010 and Drew started dating the son of former Chanel CEO Will Kopelman.
Since the 1990s, Barrymore has been frequently mentioned as one of the few openly bisexual Hollywood personalities. In 2004, she was quoted as saying, "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". In March 2007, former magazine editor Jane Pratt claimed on her Sirius Satellite Radio show that she had a romance with Barrymore in the mid-1990s
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Filmography
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Year title Role Notes
Actress
1978 Suddenly, Love Bobbi Graham (Uncredited) TV movie
1980 Bogie Leslie Bogart TV movie
1980 Altered States Margaret Jessup
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Gertie Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
1984 Firestarter Charlene "Charlie" McGee Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
1984 Irreconcilable Differences Casey Brodsky Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama
1985 Cat's Eye Our Girl, Amanda (all segments)
1986 Babes in Toyland Lisa Piper TV movie
1989 See You in the Morning Cathy Goodwin
1989 Far From Home Joleen Cox
1991 Motorama Fantasy Girl
1992 2000 Malibu Road Lindsay 6 episodes
1992 Sketch Artist
1992 Waxwork II: Lost in Time Vampire Victim No.1
1992 Poison Ivy Ivy
1992 Guncrazy Anita Minteer Best Actress Award at the MystFest
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
1993 Amy Fisher Story, TheThe Amy Fisher Story Amy Fisher
1993 No Place to Hide Tinsel Hanley
1993 Doppelganger Holly Gooding
1993 Wayne's World 2 Bjergen Kjergen
1994 Inside the Goldmine Daisy
1994 Bad Girls Lilly Laronette
1995 Boys on the Side Holly Pulchik-Lincoln
1995 Mad Love Casey Roberts
1995 Batman Forever Sugar
1996 Everyone Says I Love You Skylar Dandridge
1996 Scream Casey Becker Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1997 Wishful Thinking Lena
1997 Best Men Hope
1998 Wedding Singer, TheThe Wedding Singer Julia Sullivan MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress {also for Ever After}
Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Comedy
Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress (also for Ever After)
Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
1998 Ever After Danielle de Barbarac Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress {also for The Wedding Singer}
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Drama/Romance
Saturn Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress (also for The Wedding Singer)
1998 Home Fries Sally Jackson
1999 Never Been Kissed Josie Geller Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Comedy/Romance
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Female
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Nominated—Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress
Recipient – Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards- Crystal Award.
1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer Olive Voice
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
2000 Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons Sophie (voice) 1 episode
2000 Skipped Parts Fantasy Girl Nominated—Video Premiere Award for Best Supporting Actress
2000 Titan A.E. Akima voice
2000 Charlie's Angels Dylan Sanders Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Action Team (Internet Only) (Shared with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu)
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (Shared with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu)
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
2001 Donnie Darko Karen Pomeroy
2001 Freddy Got Fingered Mr. Davidson's Receptionist Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress (shared with Julie Hagerty)
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Beverly Donofrio
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Penny
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Dylan Sanders Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence (Shared with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu)
2003 Duplex Nancy Kendricks
2004 50 First Dates Lucy Whitmore MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Female
Nominated—Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress
2004 My Date With Drew Herself
2005 Fever Pitch Lindsey Meeks Nominated—Audience Award for Best International Actress
Nominated—Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress
2005–present Family Guy Mrs. Lockhart & Jillian Russell (voice) 1 episode for Mrs. Lockhart and 10 episodes for Jillian Russell
2006 Curious George Maggie voice
2007 Music and Lyrics Sophie Fisher Nominated—Blimp Award for Favorite Female Movie Star
2007 Lucky You Billie Offer
2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Chloe voice
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Mary Harris
2009 Grey Gardens Edith Bouvier Beale Made-for-cable HBO film
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
2009 Everybody's Fine Rosie
2009 Whip It Smashley Simpson also director
2010 Going the Distance Erin Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Star
2012 Big Miracle Rachel Kramer
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Director
Year, Film, Notes
2004 Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start Director; Documentary
2009 Whip It Directorial debut
2011 Our Deal Music Video for Best Coast
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Producer credits
Year, Film, Notes
1999 Never Been Kissed, Executive producer
2000 Charlie's Angels, Producer
2001 Donnie Darko Executive, producer
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle , Producer
2003 Duplex, Producer
2005 Fever Pitch, Producer
2009 He's Just Not That Into You , Executive producer
2009 Whip It Executive producer, Nominated—Bronze Horse
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Childhood/Adolsense Performance -
"E! Celebrity Profile" (4/8/99)
Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
See You in the Morning (1989)
Ray Bradbury: Screaming Woman (1986) TV Series
Babes in Toyland (1986) (TV)
Cat's Eye (1985)
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Firestarter (1984)
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Altered States (1980)
Bogie (1980) (TV)
