Drew Barrymore is a popular American model, actor, director and producer
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Drew Barrymore is a popular American model, actor, director and producer
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Drew Barrymore narrated her experiences of the troubled teenage years in her autobiography ‘Little Girl Lost’.
In 1994, Barrymore married a bar owner Jeremy Thomas. The marriage ended within a few weeks.
In 2001, she wedded the Canadian comedian Tom Green but the pair got divorced after 6 months.
Drew Blyth Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975 at the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, California, to John Drew Barrymore, an actor and Jaid Barrymore, a struggling actress.
Drew Barrymore was a descendant of some of the most famous acting personalities like Maurice & George Drew Barrymore, John Barrymore and John Drew. Stephen Spielberg and Sophia Lauren adopted her as their goddaughter.
In 1984, when Drew was nine years old, her parents got divorced. The lack of a father had a negative impact on her life.
Drew’s first audition was for a Gainsburger puppy food commercial, when she was an 11 year old child.
When she was 2 years old, Drew had already acted in a TV movie called ‘Suddenly, Love’. Other acting ventures included ‘Bogie’ and small roles in TV commercials until she made her debut as a child actor in the 1980 feature movie ‘Altered States’.
In the summer of 1982, Drew Barrymore starred in one of the highest grossing movies of all time. It was Steven Spielberg’s ‘E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial’.
In 1984, she received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in ‘Irreconcilable Differences’.
Bby this time, Barrymore had walked into a phase of substance abuse which continued till she had to be admitted in a rehab, at the age of 14.
She came out of this phase successfully and starred in a few films like ‘Poison Ivy’(1992), ‘Gun-Crazy’(1992) and the Joey Buttafuoco scandal story ‘The Amy Fisher Story’ which exploited her rebellious girl image.
She went on to make headlines for more controversial events like posing nude for ‘Playboy’ and exposing herself on live TV in the ‘Late show with David Letterman’.
Drew Barrymore has a host of commercially successful movies to her credit. ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial collected a whopping $435,110,554, followed by ‘Charlie’s Angels’ ($125,305,544) and ’50 First Dates’ ($120,908,074) at the box office.