Tony Curtis Net Worth

Tony Curtis's Quotes

• They gave me away as a prize once--a Win Tony Curtis For A Weekend competition. The woman who won was disappointed. She'd hoped for second prize--a new stove.
• I ran around with a lump in my pants, chased all the girls. This is what I reflected on the screen. There wasn't anything deeper or less deep than that.
• What's the secret to a long and happy life? Young women's saliva!
• [asked who the most attractive person he ever worked with was] I am.
• I wouldn't be seen dead with a woman old enough to be my wife.

Interesting Facts about Tony Curtis

1. Father of Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis (with Janet Leigh).
2. Father of Allegra Curtis and Alexandra Curtis (with Christine Kaufmann).
3. His son, Nicholas Curtis, died of seizures due to an overdose of heroin (2 July 1994).
4. Born to Emanuel Schwartz, a Hungarian tailor who emigrated to the United States, and his wife Helen, he grew up with two brothers, Julius and Robert.
5. Enjoys painting and creating shadow boxes. In late 2005 New York City's Museum of Modern Art acquired one of his canvasses for its permanent collection.
6. Settled in Henderson, NV, where he eventually died.
7. Suffers from fear of flying.
8. He made a literary cameo in Matt Whyman's debut romantic comedy novel, 'Man or Mouse', in which the main character, Ren, e-mails Curtis with his love-life problems, and finally meets him briefly.
9. He has two adopted sons.
10. Was the inspiration for and voiced the character Stoney Curtis on an episode of The Flintstones (1960), along with Ann-Margret as Ann Marg-rock.
11. Since re-dubbing the bath scene in Spartacus (1960) in which he starred with Laurence Olivier, Curtis has said that whenever he encounters Anthony Hopkins (who did the voiceover for Olivier in the re-dubbed version following Olivier's death), he hollers, "Oh Tony . . . it's Antoninus".
12. Appeared in "Sugar", a stage musical based on Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) . He appeared as millionaire Osgood Fielding III, the character played by Joe E. Brown in the film.
13. He was a militant anti-smoker, having been a heavy smoker himself for about 30 years. Both Sir Michael Caine and Sir Roger Moore credited Curtis with helping them quit smoking cigarettes in the early 1970s, though not cigars.
14. Serving with F Troop (1965)'s Larry Storch in the U.S. Navy from 1942-45 aboard a submarine tender, he witnessed the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay from a vantage point 300 yards away. He and Storch have had a lifelong friendship. They appeared together in The Great Race (1965). Storch also co-starred as his roommate/assistant in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962).
15. Nearly died in hospital from pneumonia at Christmas 2006.
16. Was originally considered for one of the leading roles of Lady L (1965).
17. Has appeared in tourism advertisements for his ancestral homeland Hungary.
18. His favorite movie star was Cary Grant.
19. Elvis Presley copied his duck-tail hairstyle after seeing it on screen.
20. His brother Julius died after being hit by a truck (1938).