Drew Barrymore was born in Culver City, in the heart of Hollywood, and you can say that she had acting in her blood. Comes from an artistic family – Her grandfather, John Barrymore, was a theater and film actor, and the great -grandfather Maurice Costello is one of the first stars of silent cinema. It is no wonder that she debuted as a baby on the screen, appearing in television advertising. Her childhood was marked by cameras and film plans, which quickly made her one of the most recognizable children’s Hollywood stars.
The role of Gertie in “ET” (1982) Steven Spielberg became a breakthrough in her career. The film turned out to be a world phenomenon, and a charming girl who made friends with alien stole the hearts of viewers. Barrymore not only won the Young Artist Award, but also enrolled in history as one of the youngest leading “Saturday Night Live”. The following years brought her successes in the family cinema, but also challenges related to children’s fame – intensive work and life in the spotlight had their consequences.
In the autobiography published in 2015 entitled “Wildflower”, the star revealed that when she was 9 years old mother Jaid Barrymore began to take her to the legendary studio 54 – for a reason called the “temple of debauchery”. It was at the richly sprinkled events organized in the famous New York Barrymore Night Club had the opportunity to try stimulants. In one of the interviews, the actress admitted that she was treated in her childhood as an adult, what She caused her serious emotional problems. The result was two attempts to take your life and later rehab.
As a teenager, she decided to break with the image of a sweet girl and began to reach for more controversial roles. In “poisonous ivy” (1992) she played a manipulative femme fatale, AW “Guncrazy – always shoot twice” (1992) she played the role of a young rebel, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe. She also appeared on the bold cover of the “Interview” magazine. The 90s were a time for her to look for her place in the film industry – she played, among others in “Batman Forever” (1995) and “crazy love” (1995). Later she began to cooperate with the Guess brand.
In 1996, Barrymore remembered about herself in the horror movie “Krzyk” by Wes Craven. Her character Casey Becker, who dies in one of the most memorable opening scenes in the history of the slashers, brought her another nomination for the Saturn award. Soon she also began to act behind the scenes – she founded her own producer company Flower Films, thanks to which hits such as “Charlie’s Angels” (2000) and their continuation, as well as the comedy “old lady must disappear” (2003) came to the screen. In 2009, she received the Golden Globe statuette for her role in the film “Gray Gardens”.
Drew was married three times. Her first two marriages lasted only a few months. Only when she met Will Kopelman, a trader of works of art, she managed to create a longer formal relationship. The couple had two daughters: Olive and Frankie.
“When I planned to have children, I knew that the basis for them would be a stable house, in which they have two parents. It ended differently, because our marriage broke up. My dad’s dad moved to New York, and I didn’t want them to grow up away from him, besides I love his family, “the actress revealed, explaining the plaintiff from Hollywood.
During the conversation with Andy Cohen, Barrymore also revealed that the children gave her a reason to move away from the film world. Since September 2020, he has been running his talk show “The Drew Barrymore Show”. The program presents various stories about people, celebrities, contains lifestyle segments and materials shot in the field.
“From news to popular culture, from human interests to comedy – we can conduct amazing discussions that we need to develop! I love to discover everything and find the way to beauty and wisdom, as well as to heart and humor in life. I want to reach for intelligent optimism and just play well” – we read on the official website of the star program.
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