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Born February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California, USA Birth Name Drew Blyth Barrymore Nicknames D

DB Height 5' 4" (1.63 m)

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She was, at seven years old, the youngest person ever to host. She was the Guest Host for Saturday Night Live (1975) when viewers voted that Andy Kaufman would never be allowed to return to the show.

Never finished high school.





Originally offered the lead role in Scream - Schrei! (1996) but chose to play Casey Becker because she thought this would be more fun.



Was engaged to Jamie Walters for a brief period of time.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]



Her father had English, Irish, and German ancestry, and her mother is of Hungarian descent.



Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36. [1984]





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.



Her favorite poet is e.e. cummings



As a child, she auditioned for the role of Carol Ann Freeling in Poltergeist (1982), which went to the late Heather O'Rourke

She was formerly a vegan: "I don't eat a ton of meat, and I don't wear a ton of leather, but I just don't put strict limitations on myself anymore.".





Was offered the leading role of Nomi Malone in Showgirls (1995), which she turned down because she felt uncomfortable with the explicit nudity displayed in the script.



Her $3-million Beverly Hills mansion caught fire while she and fiance Tom Green were inside sleeping. The couple were able to safely exit, but the house was ruined. [February 2001]



During an appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996), she said that she never watches any of the movies she stars in.

In 1990, at the time completing her autobiographic book titled "Little Girl Lost" she was age 14.





Began a relationship with Tom Green in February 2000, before getting engaged to him in July 2000. They married on July 7, 2001, but separated in December 2001 after just five months of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in October 2002.



Married Tom Green twice: first eloping to the South Pacific in March 2001, then on July 7, 2001 before family and friends in a ceremony in Malibu, California. She and Tom Green then honeymooned in Ireland.

Ranked #61 in Premiere magazine's annual Power 100 List (2001).





Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 3, 2004, joining her famous relatives Ethel Barrymore John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore as recipients of that honour.

Referenced by name in the Invertigo song "Typical".



One of her hobbies is photography.



She is allergic to garlic, bee stings, perfume and coffee.





Resided with David Crosby and his wife for over a year.



Became a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox during the filming of the movie Ein Mann für eine Saison (2005).



Her first of two impulsive marriages was to Welsh-born Jeremy Thomas , who was a Los Angeles barkeep. They had known each other only six weeks before they married, which was decided within hours one night. The impromptu setting was at Thomas' bar, "The Room", on Cahuenga Boulevard, shortly after 5:00 a.m, on March 20, 1994. Supposedly both were sober. The minister was a clairvoyant from a psychic hotline who arrived within a half an hour after being paged.

Currently (2005) resides part time in Hollywood Hills, California and part time in Manhattan, New York City.





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.

Ranked #5 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".





Personal assistant is Kelly Kall

Was ranked #3 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up. [2005]



Was named as an Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Program. [2007]





On October 10, 2009, she became the most frequent reoccurring female host of Saturday Night Live (1975), to date, hosting for her sixth time.



Close friends with Nancy Juvonen . She and Nancy have a production company together called Flower Films.

Ranked #40 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.





Referenced by name in the movie Monkeyshine (2008).

EdenPark, a punk band from York, Pennsylvania, recorded a song called "Barry Loves Drew Barrymore" on their limited edition, 2002 vinyl release, "Journey to the Center of Skull Mountain".





Was in a relationship with Justin Long twice. Their first relationship lasted from August 2007 until July 2008, and then in June 2009 they reconciled following a trip to Disneyland. They began living together in August 2009 but later broke up in November 2009.



Referenced in the Tim Sandlin book "Jimi Hendrix Turns Eighty" as the future governor of California.



Auditioned for the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! (2001). However, Nicole Kidman , who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.



Was in consideration for the role of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry (1999). However, Hilary Swank , who went on to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance, was cast instead.



During a 1995 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman (1993), Barrymore shocked the normally unflappable host by climbing onto his desk and flashing him (but with her back to the camera) for his birthday.



Was named "Stonette of the Year" by High Times magazine in 2010 (for her performance in Verrückt nach Dir (2010)).

Aunt of John Blyth Barrymore IV, Sabrina Brooke and Blyth Lane Barrymore. Sister-in-law of Antonio Gioffredi (Dolores' husband). Aunt of Gabriella and Nicole Gioffredi.





Gave birth to her first child at age 37, a daughter named Olive Barrymore Kopelman on September 26, 2012. Child's father is her now estranged third husband, Will Kopelman



Was set to play the lead in Gregg Araki 's "Frigid & Impotent" (1996). This project never happened.



Received her first kiss from Breckin Meyer , when they were both in grade school (she was 10 and he was 11).

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 3, 2004.





Confirmed her engagement to art consultant Will Kopelman , whom she has been in a relationship with since February 2011, after he proposed to her with a colorless 4-carat diamond engagement ring on vacation in Sun Valley, Idaho (January 5, 2012).



Returned to work 8 months after giving birth to her daughter Olive to begin filming Urlaubsreif (2014).



Gave birth to her second child at age 39, a daughter named Frankie Barrymore Kopelman on April 22, 2014. Child's father is her now estranged third husband, Will Kopelman



Was 2 months pregnant with her daughter Frankie when she completed filming Urlaubsreif (2014).



Her roommate at age 13 in Los Angeles was actress Ele Keats



Both her Grandfather John Barrymore and Great Grandfather Maurice Costello have played the role of Sherlock Holmes, with Maurice being the first recorded actor to do so.



Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her daughter Frankie to begin filming Im Himmel trägt man hohe Schuhe (2015).

Named after her great-grandparents, Georgiana Emma Drew and Maurice Barrymore (whose actual name was Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe), both were American stage actors.





On April 1, 2016, this was reported that she had separated from her third husband of 3 years Will Kopelman , and on July 15, she filed for divorce from him.



She is a fan of Grease 2 (1982).

Read Stephen King's firestarter at age 5.



At 15 years old, Drew Barrymore legally emancipated herself from her parents. In 2009 she told 60 Minutes that she had first learned such a thing was possible at age 9, when she starred in the movie Irreconcilable Differences (in which her character "divorces" her negligent parents).





Former daughter-in-law of Arie Kopelman. Former sister-in-law of Jill Kargman



She was considered for the role of Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002), along with several other actors. But she was too old for the part, so Kirsten Dunst was cast.



She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: E.T. - Der Außerirdische (1982).

Personal Quotes (40)

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.



[on her favorite movies to make] I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings.



[on her morning routine] Every morning I stay in bed for ten minutes to ponder my place in the universe. Then I wash my face and check my karma.



Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.



I love levity. As crazy as I am, I just love to laugh!



I'm getting older so those dark circles are really starting to show. Now, I'm starting to look like Night of the Living Dead.



When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I can say "I was a decent person today." That's when I feel beautiful.



There's nothing like the power of a smile.



I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time.



I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen.



My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world.



My parents are not bad people. It was just a case of them not wanting a child.



You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe.



As much light as I have inside me, there's just as much darkness, I'm afraid. There's a polarity, and I still have demons to work out.



I love women who have fought to the change the world and made a difference. I want to be one of them myself.





I did karaoke once - a Pat Benatar song - and my friends looked at me with disgust (In Style magazine, September 2006).

I just think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness. If somebody walks in the room and they're drop-dead gorgeous and sexy, it's really fun to look at. But if someone is giving of their spirit and they make you laugh and feel good, that's a whole other level of beauty.





[on her attraction to Christian Bale ] He's so cute! And I knew him when he was a kid. He was in Das Reich der Sonne (1987). If he walked into the room now, I would totally clam up. Or I might go overboard and embarrass myself.

[on California's Proposition 8 (the ballot banning same-sex marriage)] We can't take a step backwards when we've already made so many strides forward. I was raised by gay men and women...it's who I am, you cannot define a family. There are children out there who need these loving homes. These are rights that are fundamental and must be had. And I will fight for however long it takes; I don't want to live in a world where prop 8 exists!



[on gay marriage] You can't define love and you can't define a family. It comes in so many radical colors. And children need loving homes and people want to adopt who are gay! Why would we ever try to stand in their way? It's unfathomable.



[When asked about gay rights] A lot of the people that I grew up around had a freedom of their sexual orientation and I just think that civil liberties are the key to life, so obviously I'm a huge supporter of that.





[on kissing Ellen Page ] We do that all the time, we're friends. People can take from it what they want. We're just girls being silly and having fun, girls are affectionate with each other. We don't have that hang up of what it's gonna look like or what people are gonna think. I think it's hysterical.



[on her divorce from Tom Green ] Yes, it's true we have decided to part. I love Tom very much. He has always been a great friend and that won't change.

California has, like, half the swimming pools in the whole United States. After you're successful you can't not have a pool. Here, a house without a pool is like a neck with no diamond necklace.



I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus so I could hug ten people at a time.



Happiness is the best makeup in the world. There's nothing you can put on your face that comes from a tube that's going to be as amazing as a smile.



I wish I were that all-home-grown-food perfect woman, but I'm not. I'm the mom with the kitchen on fire and food on our faces.



Be the best version of yourself, and smile and laugh while you're doing it.



[on the best advice Steven Spielberg ever gave her, and how she doesn't feel she is a good actor] Steven told me, "Don't act your characters. Be your characters." I feel like it's fake and yucky and it just doesn't ring true. But like Robert said, if you research and you study and make it personal, you just become that person, and it's your truth and everything else around you falls away. Then you're telling the truth, it's not lying, it's not fake. So he gave me that wisdom because at 6, I guess I was comfortable and more humorous than I would have remembered now. But once I got older and kept continuing acting, I don't know if I would have succeeded without that advice, because it's the thing that saved me. I'm not an actor, I'm a pretender.





[on what movie blew her mind] I think it changes every day. But today, it's Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf? (1966). My jaw was on the floor when I was watching it because it was the definition of visceral. I thought it was the most compelling, upsetting, beautiful-to-look-at, in-your-face film, with no tricks whatsoever, except for beautiful camera work.

Do I like women sexually? Yeah, I do. Totally. I have always considered myself bisexual. I love a woman's body. I think a woman and a woman together are beautiful, just as a man and a woman together are beautiful. Being with a woman is like exploring your own body, but through someone else.



I don't know anybody whose road has been paved perfectly for them. There are no manuals. You don't know what life has in store for you.



Making bad decisions doesn't make you a bad person. It's how you learn to make better choices.





[on her father John Drew Barrymore ] Great dad. Yeah, he would ask me for money on birthdays and, you know, inappropriate times. And I just wrote him off like, "You're not a father." I just learned you cannot emotionally invest in people who are not attainable.

When I was about seven, I discovered the Go-Go's. I went out and bought their album Beauty and the Beat and, as the vinyl twirled, my whole world changed. I stared at the girls on the cover like they were a gateway to cool. The fact that they were girls made me feel not only invited but more important - like I could be a badass too. I looked over to my Pippi Longstocking poster on the wall and thought, Yes! I like girls who rock!



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