Drew Blythe Barrymore
In the late-1980s and early-1990s, Barrymore had various problems with alcohol and drugs, which somewhat damaged her career. She made a comeback with the thriller Poison Ivy (1992), and after 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. She is also the granddaughter of John Barrymore, arguably the most acclaimed actor of the first half of the twentieth century.
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.
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.
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.
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 US animated comedy Family Guy as Brian Griffin's 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.
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 of cancer in 2003.
In January 2007, Barrymore separated from drummer Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes, with 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 multiple tattoos; A cross on her lower leg, a crescent moon on her toe and butterflies on her chest and stomach. Barrymore has also stated that she enjoys running naked through Irish wheat fields.
Drew Blythe barrymore has starred in the following films.
1980 Altered States Margaret Jessup
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Gertie
1984 Irreconcilable Differences Casey Brodsky
Firestarter Charlene "Charlie" McGee
1985 Cat's Eye Our Girl, Amanda
1986 Babes In Toyland Lisa Piper
1989 Far from Home Joleen Cox
See You in the Morning Cathy Goodman
1991 Motorama Fantasy Girl
1992 Guncrazy Anita Minteer
Poison Ivy Ivy
1993 Wayne's World 2 Bjergen Kjergen Cameo
Doppelganger Holly Gooding
No Place to Hide Tinsel Hanley
1994 Bad Girls Lilly Laronette
Inside the Goldmine Daisy
1995 Batman Forever Sugar
Mad Love Casey Roberts
Boys on the Side Holly Pulchik-Lincoln
1996 Scream Casey Becker Cameo
Everyone Says I Love You Skylar Dandridge
1997 Best Men Hope
Wishful Thinking Lena
1998 Home Fries Sally Jackson
Ever After Danielle De Barbarac
The Wedding Singer Julia Sullivan
1999 Never Been Kissed Josie Geller Also executive producer
Olive, the Other Reindeer Olive TV special; voice
2000 Charlie's Angels Dylan Sanders Also producer
The Simpsons Sophie, Krusty's daughter TV series; voice
Titan A.E. Akima voice
Skipped Parts Fantasy Girl
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Beverly Donofrio
Freddy Got Fingered Mr. Davidson's receptionist Cameo
Donnie Darko Karen Pomeroy Also executive producer
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Penny
2003 Duplex Nancy Kendricks Also producer
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Dylan Sanders Also producer
2004 Ramones Raw Documentary
50 First Dates Lucy Whitmore
2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Herself Voice
Fever Pitch Lindsey Meeks Also produced
2006 Curious George Miss Maggie Dunlop Voice
2007 Grey Gardens 'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale Announced
Music and Lyrics Sophie Fisher Completed
Lucky You Billie Offer
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