Drew Barrymore

Drew Blythe Barrymore (Culver City, California, February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, model, photographer, and producer. She is a member of the Barrymore acting family, daughter of John Drew Barrymore, granddaughter of John Barrymore and Dolores Costello, and great-niece of Lionel Barrymore (Oscar for Best Actor 1931) and Ethel Barrymore (Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1944). She rose to fame with the child role of her in the film E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Subsequently, he acted in films such as Scream (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), The Charlie's Angels (2000) and Donnie Darko (2001), which earned her several awards and worldwide recognition.

After a turbulent childhood, marked by drug and alcohol abuse and two stints in rehab, Barrymore wrote the 1990 autobiography, Little Girl Lost. child star to successful adult actress thanks to a string of films, including Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, and Everyone Says I Love You. Subsequently, she established herself in romantic comedies such as The Wedding Singer and Lucky You.

In 1995, she and her partner Nancy Juvonen formed the production company Flower Films, with their first production Never Been Kissed (1999). Flower Films has gone on to produce Charlie's Angels (2000), Donnie Darko (2001), 50 First Dates (2004), Music and Lyrics (2007). Most recently, Barrymore has acted in He's Just Not That Into You, Grey Gardens and Everybody's Fine (2009).. Barrymore was featured on the cover of the People magazine issue as one of the 100 Most Beautiful.

Barrymore was named an Ambassador Against Hunger at the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). She has since donated more than $1 million to the program.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, she became a model and spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics, JCG Models and Gucci.

Biography

His parents were Ildiko Jaid Mako and John Drew Barrymore. His father was of English and Irish descent, while his mother was born in a refugee camp for Hungarians in Germany. His father was the son of John Barrymore, one of the most important and prestigious actors in Hollywood cinema during the 1990s. 30s, and half-brother of actress Diana Barrymore. His great-uncles Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore were also well-known actors, although they excelled mainly in theater.

Childhood

With President Ronald Reagan, 1984.

Drew starred in his first television appearance in an ad for Gainesburger Puppy Food. Her film debut would come when she was only four years old when she played the daughter of William Hurt in Altered States (1979), a science-fiction film directed by Ken Russell.

At the age of six, Drew auditioned for his godfather Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist. Despite the contact, Drew was not cast in the role; she, on the other hand, was able to get that of little Gertie in E.T., the extra-terrestrial (1982). Thanks to this appearance, she won a Youth in Film Award and a nomination for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in the category of Most Outstanding Newcomer.

At eleven, her mother began taking her to television castings. She made several television appearances such as on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show and was the youngest host on Saturday Night Live.

At the age of 13, Drew fell victim to drugs and alcohol. He was still working. He starred in three more films, Firestarter (1984), Irreconcilable Differences (1984) and Cat's Eye (1985)..

On June 28, 1988, a decision was made that would change his life. Drew was admitted to the ASAP Treatment Center (a center to treat drug addiction and mental problems) by her mother. After years of self-destruction, including a suicide attempt, she was finally cured. The biggest step she took was publishing her autobiography titled Little Girl Lost at the age of 14. From the café theater to school specials and then to low-budget movies like A Conspiracy of Love (1987), See You in the Morning (1989), Far from home (1989), until finally returning to the big screen.

Adulthood

Already rehabilitated and with the desire to make up for lost time, the actress resumed her career in the mid-90s, thanks to her appearance in films such as Bad girls (1994), Batman Forever (1995), Scream (1996), Mad love (1995) or Everyone Says I Love You (1996).

At age 19, Drew married bar owner Jeremy Thomas, a marriage that lasted three months. As her career began to prosper with films and various appearances, Drew was asked to appear in magazines and other publications such as Guess, Playboy or Interview, in the latter two she went nude, which has consolidated her sexy image.

In 1995, Barrymore formed Flower Films, a production company, with his business partner, Nancy Juvonen. The first film produced by the company was 1999's Never Been Kissed. The company's second offering was Charlie's Angels (2000), a huge box office hit in 2000, which helped solidify the position of both Barrymore and the company. When production on Richard Kelly's first film, Donnie Darko, was threatened, Barrymore stepped up with financing from Flower Films and took on the small role of Karen Pomeroy, the lead's English teacher.

In 1995, Barrymore starred in Boys on the Side with Whoopi Goldberg and Mary-Louise Parker, and had a cameo in the Joel Schumacher film, playing one of the gangster's wives "Two Faces" Tommy Lee Jones. The following year, she made an appearance in the hit horror film Scream. She was often in romantic comedies, such as Wishful Thinking (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), Home Fries (1998).

As well as a number of appearances in films produced by his company, Flower Films, including Charlie's Angels. Barrymore had a dramatic role in the comedy-drama film Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), playing a teenage mother in a failed marriage to a drug-addicted husband (based on the true-life story of Beverly D'Onofrio). In 2002 Barrymore appeared in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, alongside Sam Rockwell and Julia Roberts.

In 2003, Barrymore starred in the sequel to Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, along with the same actresses, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu. She starred with Adam Sandler in the film 50 first dates (2004), Music and Lyrics (2007), and provided her voice in the film A Chihuahua from Beverly Hills (2008), starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Piper Perabo and Manolo Cardona.

Barrymore is friends with actress Cameron Diaz, they have even been immortalized together with two statues in a prestigious London wax museum. She is the godmother of Frances Bean Cobain (the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love) along with Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M..

In July 2001 Barrymore married actor Tom Green, from whom she separated in October 2002, claiming the couple had "irreconcilable differences". Barrymore married William Kopelman in June 2012. In September 2012, her first daughter, Olive Barrymore Kopelman, was born. Her second daughter, Frankie, was born in April 2014. They announced their divorce in April 2016.

Other projects

Josette Sheeran Shiner, Barrymore, Condoleezza Rice, and Paul Tergat.

Barrymore is often seen collaborating with numerous charitable causes. She acts as a national spokesperson for the Fundación Pro Salud de la Mujer, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the need to practice safe sex through the use of condoms. She is also actively and financially involved with Wildlife Waystation, an organization whose goal is to rescue and foster animals from all over the world. Barrymore appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show donating a million dollars to the World Food Foundation to donate food to the children of Africa.

He has also expanded his business by launching a wine brand, Barrymore Wines. His first vintage has been a Pinot Grigio, a fruity white wine with an aroma of peach and citrus, from which he has produced 2,000 bottles for the North American market.

Barrymore is also a photographer. Her works have been featured in various fashion magazines by famous models and actresses like Rachel McAdams.

According to EW, Drew Barrymore will be in charge of telling the love stories or disagreements that take place in the restaurant of 'First Dates' located in the city of Chicago.

Filmography

Barrymore at the premiere Music and Lyrics.

Awards and nominations

Golden Globes

Screen Actors Guild Award