Tony Curtis: Some Like It Hot and The Defiant Ones Star Dies at 85

Tony Curtis was an American actor. Born Bernard Schwartz on June 3, 1925, in the Bronx, New York, he served in the Navy in World War II.

He starred in Sweet Smell of Success, The Defiant Ones (1958), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination, Spartacus, and Some Like It Hot (1959), opposite Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. He also starred in the TV series The Persuaders!.

He was married six times and was the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis died of a cardiac arrest at his home in Henderson, Nevada, on September 29, 2010, at age 85.

Achievements: Academy Award nomination for The Defiant Ones.

Birth: June 3, 1925 - The Bronx, New York.

Profession: Actor.

Interesting Facts: He was also a painter.