Tony Curtis Trivia

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His son Nicholas died of seizures due to an overdose of heroin (2 July 1994). (imdb.com)

He enjoys playing the flute for pleasure and relaxation. He is a very accomplished player. (imdb.com)

Suffers from fear of flying. (imdb.com)

His favorite movie star was Cary Grant. (imdb.com)

Father of Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis (with Janet Leigh). (imdb.com)

He has two adopted sons. (imdb.com)

He is a militant anti-smoker. Both Sir Michael Caine and Sir Roger Moore have credited Curtis with helping them quit smoking cigarettes in the early 1970s, though not cigars. (imdb.com)

Appears on sleeve of The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (imdb.com)

Was originally considered for one of the leading roles of Lady L (1965). (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Nearly died in hospital from pneumonia at Christmas 2006. (imdb.com)

Enjoys painting and creating "shadow boxes" of art objects. In late 2005, the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY) acquired one of his canvasses for its permanent collection. (imdb.com)

His wife Jill Vandenberg Curtis is 42 years his junior. (imdb.com)

Along with Ernest Borgnine, Curtis refused to watch, and publicly condemned, Brokeback Mountain (2005). (imdb.com)

Was the inspiration for, and voice of, the character "Stoney Curtis" in The Flintstones (1994). (imdb.com)

Lives in Henderson, Nevada. (imdb.com)

Serving with "F-Troop" actor Larry Storch in the US Navy from 1942 to 1945 aboard a submarine tender, he witnessed the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay from a vantage point 300 yards away. Thus, he and Storch have had a life long friendship. (imdb.com)

His brother Julius died after being hit by a truck (1938). (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Has appeared in tourism advertisements for his ancestral homeland Hungary. (imdb.com)

Father of Allegra Curtis (with Christine Kaufmann). (imdb.com)

Since re-dubbing the bath scene in Spartacus (1960) with Anthony Hopkins, Curtis has said that whenever he encounters Hopkins, he hollers "Oh Tony... it's Antininus". (imdb.com)

Has appeared in a musical based on Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) in which he appears as millionaire Osgood Fielding III, originally assayed by Joe E. Brown in the film. (imdb.com)

Elvis Presley copied his duck-tail hairstyle after seeing it on screen. (imdb.com)

US Navy joined 1943 at age 17. In Tokyo Bay he watched the surrender ceremonies from the Signal Bridge of the USS Proteus.