Drew Barrymore – Height, Weight, Age, Movies & Family – Biography

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Drew Barrymore – Height, Weight, Age, Movies & Family – Biography

Who is Drew Barrymore?

Drew Blythe Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, in Culver City, California, U.S. She is an American actress, director, producer, and talk show host. Drew Blythe Barrymore was to American actor John Drew Barrymore and aspiring actress Jaid Barrymore, born in a displaced person camp in Brannen burg, West Germany, to Hungarian World War II refugees.

Barrymore grew up in Sherman Oaks and moved back to West Hollywood upon becoming emancipated at age fourteen. Barrymore attended elementary school at Fountain Day School in West Hollywood and Country School. She started her career at the tender age of six and since then she is melting audiences’ hearts. Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation.

Early Accomplishments

Barrymore achieved fame as a child actress with her role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Following a highly publicized childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse, she released an autobiography Little Girl Lost. She starred in a string of successful films during the 1990s and 2000s, including Charlie’s Angels, Never Been Kissed, Poison Ivy, Boys on the Side, Mad Love, Batman Forever, Scream, and Ever After.

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Best Known For

• Barrymore is known for her amazing contribution to the film industry. She is known for her role in movies like Grey Garden, riding in the cars with boys, everyone says I love you, Poison IVY, Charlie’s Angels, and Mad Love.
• Barrymore also became a CoverGirl Cosmetics’ model and spokeswoman in 2007. In February 2015, she remained one of the faces of CoverGirl, alongside Queen Latifah and Taylor Swift. Barrymore launched a women’s fashion line in fall 2017 in conjunction with Amazon.com called Dear Drew, which featured a pop-up shop in New York City that opened in November.
• She was also known for her philanthropic work. In May 2007, Barrymore was named Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme and later donated $1 million to the cause.

Pre-Relationships

• In 1991, Barrymore was engaged to Leland Hayward’s grandson, Leland the III. The engagement was called off a few months later. She was engaged to Jamie Walters from 1992 to 1993. Barrymore married Welsh-born Los Angeles bar owner, Jeremy Thomas, on March 20, 1994. She filed for divorce from him less than two months later.
• In late 1994, Barrymore began dating Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, followed by MTV host and comedian Tom Green in 1999; she and Green were engaged in July 2000 and married a year later. Green filed for divorce in December 2001, which was finalized on October 15, 2002.
• In 2002, Barrymore began dating The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti shortly after they met at a concert. Their relationship ended in January 2007. She began dating Justin Long, but they broke up in July 2008.
• In early 2011, Barrymore began dating art consultant Will Kopelman, the son of former Chanel CEO Arie. The couple announced their engagement in January 2012, and married on June 2, 2012, in Montecito, California. They have two daughters: Olive and Frankie. On July 15, 2016, Barrymore officially filed for divorce, which was finalized on August 3, 2016.

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Awards and Achievements

Barrymore received bagged around 34 wins and 60 nominations as an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer.

• She won the best actress award for EvenAfter in 1999 by Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1999.
• She played Edith Bouvier Beale, the daughter of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (Jessica Lange) in the HBO film Grey Gardens, which is based on the 1975 documentary film. The television film was a huge success, winning five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
• Barrymore was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
• In 1999, Barrymore was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star “Lifetime Achievement” Award commemorating her outstanding achievements within the film industry as a child actress.
• Barrymore received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004. Her star is located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard.

Interesting Facts About Drew Barrymore

• Drew Barrymore has been a working actress since she was an 11-month-old baby in 1976.
• She holds the record for youngest “SNL” host of all time and is Steven Spielberg’s goddaughter.
• She holds the record for the youngest person to ever host “Saturday Night Live.”
• Her mom sent her to a psychiatric facility when Barrymore was 13 years old.
• She was legally emancipated when she was just 14.
• Barrymore came out as bisexual in 2003.

Personal Life

In an interview with Contactmusic.com in 2003, Barrymore said that she had always considered herself bisexual, as she said: “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”. Barrymore is the godmother of Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.

What is Drew Barrymore’s Net Worth?

Drew Barrymore is an American actress, director, and producer who has a net worth of $125 million. Drew Barrymore has been in the spotlight for virtually her entire life, both in acting roles and in the tabloids.

More about Drew Barrymore

• Tattoos: Drew Barrymore has at least 8 known tattoos which include bird on her forearm, vines on her ankle, writing on her forearm, writing on her wrist, flowers on her bikini line, angel and cross on her lower back, butterfly on her stomach, and angel on her lower back.
• Smoking: Drew struggled with drug addiction since she was a young kid and she smoked her first cigarette before her tenth birthday, reports People. She stopped puffing back in 2001 when she was 26.

• House: Located in the exclusive area of Sagaponack, which Business Insider reported is the east coast’s most expensive zip code, The Drew Barrymore Show star’s 5,600 square-foot home reportedly cost $5.5million and sits on 1.7 acres of land.

• Cars: Drew Barrymore was recently photographed refueling the fuel tank of her brand new metallic black BMW 745i at a Los Angeles gas station. The 745i is powered by a 4400cc V8 DOHC engine that delivers an output of 400HP and 450 lb.-ft of torque.
• Cosmetic Surgeries: Drew Barrymore is a natural beauty. But unlike many other women in Hollywood, she’s chosen to forgo any type of plastic surgery, botox, or fillers that others use to maintain their youthful looks.

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