TONY CURTIS, born Bernard Schwarz on 3 June 1925 in Bronx, New York, is an icon of 20th century Hollywood cinema and the darkly handsome star of several classic movies, including, The Sweet Smell of Success (1957, with Burt Lancaster) and Some Like it Hot (1959, with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe). In 1959 he earned an Oscar nomination for The Defiant Ones (1958, handcuffed to Sidney Poitier). He also portrayed the killer in The Boston Strangler (1968, with Henry Fonda) and starred in Sextette (1978, with Mae West), as well as the TV cult favorite The Persuaders (1971, with Roger Moore). Tony Curtis has appeared in over 100 films since 1949, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His first wife was the actress Janet Leigh (1927-2004), to whom he was married for 11 years, and with whom he fathered actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis. Since at least the early 1980s, Tony Curtis has become an accomplished painter who has had art shows all over the world. To experience the art of Tony Curtis, visit: www.tonycurtis.com. Curtis is also a poet and writer. In 1977 Doubleday published his first book, Kid Andrew Cody & Julie Sparrow: A Novel. And in 1993 William Morrow & Co. published his second book, Tony Curtis: The Autobiography. His latest book will be released this year. As for awards, Tony Curtis received France’s honor, the Order of Arts and Letters in 1995. In March 2006 he received the Sony Ericsson Empire Lifetime Achievement Award. Tony Curtis currently resides with his beautiful wife, Jill Vandenberg-Curtis, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they rescue horses from slaughter and abuse through their Shiloh Horse Rescue Sanctuary. If you would care to help stop the ghastly tortures and killings of thousands of horses each year, or would like to know more about the greed and indifference behind such horrible suffering, please visit: http://shilohlasvegas.com.