Who was Tony Curtis? All about the late actor following his daughter Kelly Curtis’ death at 69

Tony Curtis - Source: Getty
Tony Curtis was the father of Kelly Curtis - Source: Getty

On May 30, the late Tony Curtis’ daughter Kelly Curtis passed away. The actress and younger sister of Kelly, Jamie Curtis, announced the death of her sister via Instagram. She shared a post, informing that Kelly Curtis died at her home at the age of 69. For those unaware, Kelly was the daughter of the late American actor, Tony Curtis.

Tony Curtis was born on June 3, 1925. He was an American actor who worked in the film industry for 60 years. He became very popular in the 1950s and early 1960s and acted in over 100 movies, playing many different types of roles. Tony starred in movies like Spartacus, Some Like It Hot, The Vikings, The Great Race, The Boston Strangler, and many more. In his later years, the actor made appearances in TV shows like The Persuaders!, Vegas, Shaft, Bandit, and more.

Tony Curtis was married six times and had six children. With his first wife, actress Janet Leigh, he had two daughters, actresses Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis. With his second wife, actress Christine Kaufmann, he had two children, including actress Allegra Curtis. He had two sons with his third wife, Leslie Allen, but one son passed away before him. From 1998 until he died, he was married to Jill Vandenberg, who is a horse trainer.

Tony died at the age of 85 in September 2010. He took his last breath in Henderson, Nevada.


Tony Curtis’ daughter Jamie announced Kelly Curtis death news

Jamie gave tribute to her elder sister, Kelly Curtis, with her new post on Instagram. She remembered what Kelly loved to do, like travel, thrifting, and more. Jamie also added that Kelly was proud of her Danish roots and Hungarian Jewish ancestry.

In another post, Jamie shared the kind of bond she had with her sister. She recalled how she fought with Kelly for their divorced parents’ attention as kids. She also revealed how her elder sister worked for her.

“My sister and I were close as children but also had that sibling competition for divorced parent's attention, and love and we were wildly different and lived apart for many years, but she came back to be with me at my wedding and never really left again. She worked for me at one point when she was in between jobs as my assister-aunt and became an integral part of my family structure.” Jamie wrote.

The reason for her death remains under wraps as of this writing.


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Edited by Shatakshi Gupta