- Born
- Birth nameDrew Blyth Barrymore
- Nicknames
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- DB
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, the clutches of fame were virtually inescapable for young Drew, her father being a member of the esteemed showbiz dynasty fronted by stage star Maurice Barrymore, his thespian wife Georgiana, and their three children: Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, and John Barrymore.
Tailgating a turbulent adolescence that saw her grapple with insobriety, substance abuse, and cutthroat media vitriol, a determined Barrymore threw herself into her career during the early-mid nineties, first with a succession of "bad girl" parts in cultish B-pictures like Poison Ivy (1992), Guncrazy (1992), Doppelganger (1993), and - fittingly - Bad Girls (1994); then well-received turns in prestige projects such as Boys on the Side (1995), Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You (1996), and the game-changing Wes Craven horror hit, Scream (1996). An eclectic mix of high-profile and low-key film projects - The Wedding Singer (1998); Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998); Never Been Kissed (1999); Charlie's Angels (2000); Donnie Darko (2001); Riding in Cars with Boys (2001); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - followed, proving to skeptics that Barrymore was not just a formidable leading lady, but a versatile and singularly gifted performer. Headline parts in 50 First Dates (2004), Fever Pitch (2005), and Music and Lyrics (2007) came next, as did the critically-lauded television pic Grey Gardens (2009), for which she scored Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild prizes for her extraordinary embodiment of Edith Bouvier Beale.
Barrymore - whose production company, Flower Films, has spawned a bundle of lucrative features since its birth in '95 - added a further string to her bow when she spearheaded the sports dramedy Whip It (2009), her long-awaited directorial debut. Roger Ebert described the picture as having "guts, charm, and a black-and-blue sweetness", while Mary Pols of TIME hailed Barrymore as "a sensitive director who knows how and when to let an emotional moment linger on the screen".
In addition to a variety of subsequent film gigs - Going the Distance (2010); Big Miracle (2012); Blended (2014); Miss You Already (2015); The Stand In (2020) - Barrymore's star turn as zombified suburban mom Sheila Hammond - a tour de force at once ditzy and detailed - on Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet (2017) saw her step adventurously onto the small screen; an evolution she continues to embrace with her role as impassioned compère of CBS daytimer The Drew Barrymore Show (2020).- IMDb Mini Biography By: N.R.
- SpousesWill Kopelman(June 2, 2012 - August 3, 2016) (divorced, 2 children)Tom Green(July 7, 2001 - October 15, 2002) (divorced)Jeremy Thomas(March 20, 1994 - February 18, 1995) (divorced)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesJohn Barrymore(Grandparent)Dolores Costello(Grandparent)Maurice Costello(Great Grandparent)Mae Costello(Great Grandparent)John Blyth Barrymore(Half Sibling)Diana Barrymore(Aunt or Uncle)Ethel Barrymore(Aunt or Uncle)Lionel Barrymore(Aunt or Uncle)
- Lisp sweet voice
- When she found out that a 23-year-old girl wanted to be on MTV's I Want a Famous Face (2004) and have cosmetic surgery to look like her, she contacted the girl and successfully convinced her to not have the surgery.
- Steven Spielberg gave her a quilt for her birthday with a note "Cover yourself up". Enclosed was a copy of the January 1995 issue of Playboy Magazine for which she posed nude, with the pictures altered by Spielberg's art department so that she appeared fully clothed.
- Originally offered the lead role in Scream (1996) but chose to play Casey Becker because she thought this would be more fun.
- During an April 12th 1995 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman (1993), 20 year old Barrymore shocked the normally unflappable host by climbing onto his desk, dancing, and flashing him (but with her back to the camera) for his 48th birthday.
- Her godfather Steven Spielberg is also the godfather of Gwyneth Paltrow.
- I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'?
- There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
- If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me.
- I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how you learn.
- I believe you can be the person that you dream of being.
- Music and Lyrics (2007) - $15,000,000
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) - $14,000,000
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) - $14,000,000 + 12% of gross
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) - $250,000 (scale)
- Donnie Darko (2001) - $500,000
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