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Tony Curtis

1925 - 2010

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Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances. He achieved his first major recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Curtis is the 122nd most popular actor (up from 148th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from United States (down from 278th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Actor.

Tony Curtis is most famous for his roles in the films "Some Like It Hot" and "The Defiant Ones."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tony Curtis ranks 122 out of 13,578. Before him are Jane Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Bill Paxton, Keanu Reeves, Jean Gabin, and John Travolta. After him are Val Kilmer, Leslie Howard, Yves Montand, Christopher Plummer, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Raul Julia.

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Among people born in 1925, Tony Curtis ranks 17. Before him are Robert Edwards, Gilles Deleuze, Alija Izetbegović, Zygmunt Bauman, Albert Bandura, and Jorge Rafael Videla. After him are Giorgio Napolitano, Sammy Davis Jr., Pierre Boulez, Mikis Theodorakis, Bill Haley, and Lee Van Cleef. Among people deceased in 2010, Tony Curtis ranks 7. Before him are José Saramago, John Fenn, Leslie Nielsen, Juan Antonio Samaranch, J. D. Salinger, and Lech Kaczyński. After him are Ronnie James Dio, James Black, Gloria Stuart, Louise Bourgeois, Eddie Fisher, and Benoit Mandelbrot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Curtis ranks 289 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Paxton (1955), James Buchanan (1791), Carl Sagan (1934), John Travolta (1954), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), and Barry Barish (1936). After him are Val Kilmer (1959), William Boeing (1881), Jerome Powell (1953), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), Ben Roy Mottelson (1926), and Gwyneth Paltrow (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tony Curtis ranks 68. Before him are Gary Cooper (1901), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), Jane Fonda (1937), Burt Lancaster (1913), Bill Paxton (1955), and John Travolta (1954). After him are Val Kilmer (1959), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), Orson Welles (1915), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Paulette Goddard (1910), and Tyrone Power (1914).

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