Tony Curtis came to Baltimore's Lyric Theatre to appear in a musical version of Some Like it Hot as the Joey Brown character. After the play, Tony Curtis graciously came out of the theatre and took the time to take pictures with us. He even put his arm over my shoulder as my photo with him was taken. The warmth and humanity that he displayed was amazing. Thank you Mr. Curtis. You gave me an unforgettable experience. Your gesture meant alot. I am so sorry that he is gone. AL
Amazing!!! One of the best celebrity interviews I have ever seen. Tony Curtis is so open and honest and the interviewer was knowledgeable and respectful. I could have listened to Tony's stories for hours. Thanks for posting this!
Excellent interview. Intelligent questions get intelligent answers, Ernie Manouse should be on world wide cable. Tony Curtis enjoyed his fame, his celebrity, his craft and was a breath of fresh air and let's not forget a very good actor Defiant Ones: Some Like It Hot: Sweet a Smell Of Success: Spartacus : Houdini - what a legacy
That was extraordinary! Such excellent insight that Mr. Curtis brought to this interview!! One of the last true Hollywood legends!!! What a class act!!!
Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwsrtz & his family came to US from Matezsalka, Hungary. He donated funds to rebuild the destroyed Synagogue there in Matezsalka... greatly appreciated & admired
That was so good I wanted it to go on.. Tony Curtis is so interesting and inspiring.. Love his stories about parts of his life.. The person doing the interviewer was pretty good to.
Michael Smith He lied a lot. In all other interviews that involved the fabulous MM, all he does is bash the woman 24/7. Jack Lemmon was a gentleman he never uttered one bad word against MM, ever but this douche sure did. He and his first wife, Janet Leigh, even said he was like that. He had it all set up fooling around on this beauty. He divorced her to marry this young gal who at the young age of 17 had his baby, Christine something. He took the child away from her, claiming she was a unfit mother, which she was not. Now he does the nightly tour, again bashing MM and all the other women he has slept with. He could not have been great in be no-one of those women stayed with him. Nice wig Tony!
'I won't do it, J.J., I won't get Kelo for you. Not if you gave me season tickets to the polo grounds, not if you served me Cleopatra on a plate, not if you gave me your column..' 'And just who do you think is going to write my column when I'm gone, the man in the moon? Don't jump off the gang plank, Sidney, you may want to get back on board.'
@@AladdinSaneNYCbut he's from Brooklyn. And what difference does it make, it's still a NY accent. Old school Chicago accent is similar, but not that deep.
Tony Curtis is well loved and so good on talk shows, so interesting! I started to watch one blog and I am in my second day looking for all he says. Because he tells it like it is. You are well loved in Canada Tony.
i remember him as a young actor and how great he was but now i understand how he tried to tell us about his life through his eyes,but we all should remember he was very old here and,making fun of how he looked or his hair was such a bad wig.what makes anyone think we will look any better if we make it to the age.he was.when he made this,he just wanted one last time in front of the camera,making fun of him,knowing he's dead now is just plain mean,i never came across a man as good looking as he was in his young life,
IAN PAYNE He was born in 1925, this was done in 2009, which would have made him 84 years old! Also, that’s not a wig, it’s implanted hair, & he looks great for his age
He looks great for almost 80 and still sharp. The negative and sophomoric comments about his looks speak volumes about you and how you pale in comparison. Sad really.
@Moth’s Mummy It must have been his lifestyle that makes him look older than 80 to you as he was actually 79 here. This was filmed in 2005 before Ton'ys 80th birthday that year.
One movie I've seen many times is Winchester 73, staring James Stewart. In the movie, I recognized Tony Curtis and Rock Hudson. Why weren't their names in the credits?
One of Tony's better interviews. Seems he was relaxed and able to put his ego aside so that his answers are more honest/real. In some interviews, where I suspect he was nervous, he comes across as a total jerk.
Sadly Curtis rewrote his will only 4 months before his death leaving everything to his last wife and leaving nothing to his children, who were originally in his will. Many including his kids (exception of Jamie Lee Curtis) believe his final wife, Jill Vandenberg Curtis pressured Curtis to rewrite his will in his final few months while sick at home suffering from Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).
@kiranjit rana Of course you personally had no stake in this, but I'm sure if your mother or father rewrote their will in their final months leaving you completely out of it and leaving everything to your stepmother/father, you'd be upset too.
I don't know why Curtis questioned his motives as to why he married at a young age. He knew exactly why he married young; he talked about it in his autobiography. He said Janet Leigh was an already established star. In an attempt to gain more publicity and exposure, he hooked up with Janet. He claimed they were Hollywood's first "power-couple." He said he thought their relationship was a mutually beneficial arrangement. I guess he was too ashamed to admit his duplicitous thought process during this interview.
What does the word "gardarum" mean? Tony Curtis was an aticulate man (he was here at the age of 80) with an impressive vocabulary but that word stumped me. I think it may be Yiddish. Any ideas?
It's interesting that Mr Curtis picked up on kirk douglas's nervousness. Douglas was probably terrified that at any minute some cop was going to run up behind him and slam his rapist ass to the ground and place him under arrest.
@@waynej2608 I think that could have been a cover story circulated for some other reason but Douglas was implicated in the Black Dahlia case. A woman was found murdered and cut in half. Had Kirk Douglas name in her purse or something.
I have never been hurt by a man. My comment comes from listening to him talk and bashing women. He called Marilyn a slut, which I do not appreciate. "Oh she was so hard to work with on Some Like it Hot" The woman was pregnant I believe. Oh yeah great actor with his Brooklyn actor. Look at his face, plastic surgery all the way.
Chloe wilson agreed on all counts. LOL but to be honest, i don't get how him saying "she was hard to work with" translates into him calling her slut. An actor being difficult to work with (or actress as the case may be) can mean them being picky, bitchy, aloof, etc. and not so much slutty. LOL
I agree with you however, he did say that about her. Walking around the MGM. a nobody with a see thru blouse, showing her wares, what type of woman does that make her? Funny she is still alive today, everyone remembers the beautiful Marilyn but not so much Tony. Have a good day.
This is how to interview someone. Allowing them to talk with a few questions thrown in to keep the interviewee relaxed.
Tony Curtis came to Baltimore's Lyric Theatre to appear in a musical version of Some Like it Hot as the Joey Brown character. After the play, Tony Curtis graciously came out of the theatre and took the time to take pictures with us. He even put his arm over my shoulder as my photo with him was taken. The warmth and humanity that he displayed was amazing. Thank you Mr. Curtis. You gave me an unforgettable experience. Your gesture meant alot. I am so sorry that he is gone. AL
Amazing!!! One of the best celebrity interviews I have ever seen. Tony Curtis is so open and honest and the interviewer was knowledgeable and respectful. I could have listened to Tony's stories for hours. Thanks for posting this!
I fell in love with Tony Curtis when I saw him as a child in "Houdini". Beautiful man, and wonderful actor. RIP
Shelle Berk he is gabby and flabby.
@@AtheismTheNewGimmickAmerica Lets hope no one says that about you.
Mr. Curtis deserved his fame. He was GREAT!!!
R.I.P. Mr Curtis. You were a great actor.
Excellent interview. Intelligent questions get intelligent answers, Ernie Manouse should be on world wide cable. Tony Curtis enjoyed his fame, his celebrity, his craft and was a breath of fresh air and let's not forget a very good actor Defiant Ones: Some Like It Hot: Sweet a Smell Of Success: Spartacus : Houdini - what a legacy
He should have won the Oscar for The Boston Strangler. He was impressive.
That was extraordinary! Such excellent insight that Mr. Curtis brought to this interview!! One of the last true Hollywood legends!!! What a class act!!!
Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwsrtz & his family came to US from Matezsalka, Hungary. He donated funds to rebuild the destroyed Synagogue there in Matezsalka... greatly appreciated & admired
Good actor , nice guy .Fun to watch him in the Persuadors. Good series. R.I.P.
Thank you! Best Tony Curtis interview on his career and life experiences 💖
That was so good I wanted it to go on.. Tony Curtis is so interesting and inspiring.. Love his stories about parts of his life.. The person doing the interviewer was pretty good to.
In 1971 Tony came to England and starred in a TV show the persuaders and the uk fell in love with him. RIP Tony
Bernie Swartz came a long way. Tony was so handsome and a fantastic actor. R.I.P.
That needed to have a part 2! He is so handsome, wonderful interview!
he was just great.especially in the persuaders series.just great.
amazing man, did many great films--wonderful storyteller
Michael Smith He lied a lot. In all other interviews that involved the fabulous MM, all he does is bash the woman 24/7. Jack Lemmon was a gentleman he never uttered one bad word against MM, ever but this douche sure did. He and his first wife, Janet Leigh, even said he was like that. He had it all set up fooling around on this beauty. He divorced her to marry this young gal who at the young age of 17 had his baby, Christine something. He took the child away from her, claiming she was a unfit mother, which she was not. Now he does the nightly tour, again bashing MM and all the other women he has slept with. He could not have been great in be no-one of those women stayed with him. Nice wig Tony!
always found him an endearing and empathetic type of actor, lovely stuff
2023 you r an Icon, thank you ❤
He is honest about wanting to be a star.
Go see/find/enjoy the "Sweet Smell of Success". There could never be another Sidney Falco. Many thanks for the memories, Bernie.
I love him in that movie
'I won't do it, J.J., I won't get Kelo for you. Not if you gave me season tickets to the polo grounds, not if you served me Cleopatra on a plate, not if you gave me your column..'
'And just who do you think is going to write my column when I'm gone, the man in the moon? Don't jump off the gang plank, Sidney, you may want to get back on board.'
He’s so honest, open and respectful. You don’t detect an ounce of diva in him.
Curtis still has a trace of his Brooklyn accent in this interview. Love it!
It was a Bronx accent, mate. Not Brooklyn! ♐
@@AladdinSaneNYCbut he's from Brooklyn. And what difference does it make, it's still a NY accent. Old school Chicago accent is similar, but not that deep.
What a great interview!!
Curtis was much more attractive in the movies than he was in person. Almost two completely different people.
Tony Curtis is well loved and so good on talk shows, so interesting! I started to watch one blog and I am in my second day looking for all he says. Because he tells it like it is. You are well loved in Canada Tony.
Great interview!!!!
That's the same thing that Jimmy Stewart said you learn your craft by working at it
Tony's wigs throughout the years are always fascinating!
What a tremendous experience thank you ❤
This must have been in 2005 because he said he's almost 80
I saw him in “in Therapie”. Even at 82 years he is so charismatic 💙🩵🩷💜
i remember him as a young actor and how great he was but now i understand how he tried to tell us about his life through his eyes,but we all should remember he was very old here and,making fun of how he looked or his hair was such a bad wig.what makes anyone think we will look any better if we make it to the age.he was.when he made this,he just wanted one last time in front of the camera,making fun of him,knowing he's dead now is just plain mean,i never came across a man as good looking as he was in his young life,
I agree, but he wasn't very old here !!!
IAN PAYNE He was born in 1925, this was done in 2009, which would have made him 84 years old! Also, that’s not a wig, it’s implanted hair, & he looks great for his age
Thanks for heads up, but I know this, he gave me a memory about Jean Simmons for my research about her a few years back....
Elvis
@@Irish-RoseHe said he was going on 80 @ 1:52
his voice is marvellous!!
He looks great for almost 80 and still sharp. The negative and sophomoric comments about his looks speak volumes about you and how you pale in comparison. Sad really.
I agree with your observation...looks great for his age considering the lifestyle but the hairpiece is a disaster.
Well said
@Moth’s Mummy It must have been his lifestyle that makes him look older than 80 to you as he was actually 79 here. This was filmed in 2005 before Ton'ys 80th birthday that year.
OH please! The guy is a queen! If you can't see that, you're totally blind! Miss Curtis would concur!
There will never be another..RIP Tony
Ernie Manouse is a terrific interviewer.
Great story teller. Awesome voice.
Very interesting man. Great artist. Beautiful soul💜❤💛
Tony Curtis, What a remarkable man.
One movie I've seen many times is Winchester 73, staring James Stewart. In the movie, I recognized Tony Curtis and Rock Hudson. Why weren't their names in the credits?
Mr Anthony Curtis looks like a million bucks god bless RIP
great interview.....TC is a charming man...very engaging
I would love to have had a young Tony Curtis as my mate and sidekick. What an absolute ball we'd have chasing the ladies n all. Danny Wilde forever ✌
Sczery gosc...
Cool Guy; Underated on some Roles!
Just perfect.
One of the greats
Tony Curtis is The Man
What a lovely man!
Very interesting interview.
One of Tony's better interviews. Seems he was relaxed and able to put his ego aside so that his answers are more honest/real. In some interviews, where I suspect he was nervous, he comes across as a total jerk.
I saw and loved his movies. I don't think I saw all of them. But the ones I did, were great. Especially the one with Marilyn Monroe.
How does one enter high school without finishing elementary school?
This man was gifted by GOD and
He does not know !!!!
My first crush as a child
Legend!!!!
Thanks
Sadly Curtis rewrote his will only 4 months before his death leaving everything to his last wife and leaving nothing to his children, who were originally in his will. Many including his kids (exception of Jamie Lee Curtis) believe his final wife, Jill Vandenberg Curtis pressured Curtis to rewrite his will in his final few months while sick at home suffering from Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).
@kiranjit rana Of course you personally had no stake in this, but I'm sure if your mother or father rewrote their will in their final months leaving you completely out of it and leaving everything to your stepmother/father, you'd be upset too.
I don't know why Curtis questioned his motives as to why he married at a young age. He knew exactly why he married young; he talked about it in his autobiography. He said Janet Leigh was an already established star. In an attempt to gain more publicity and exposure, he hooked up with Janet. He claimed they were Hollywood's first "power-couple." He said he thought their relationship was a mutually beneficial arrangement. I guess he was too ashamed to admit his duplicitous thought process during this interview.
Tony Falco forever.
What does the word "gardarum" mean? Tony Curtis was an aticulate man (he was here at the age of 80) with an impressive vocabulary but that word stumped me. I think it may be Yiddish. Any ideas?
guardianship/wardship from the latin word garda
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If only Mr. Curtis hadn't borrowed Rip Taylor's toupee for this interview....
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He lied when he said he and Marilyn Monroe were lovers . She referred to him as some actor . They were never a item . He tried to cash In .
She was the Kardashian of her day, very limited actress and self obsessed, she knew it was only her image that made her famous
She slept with her leading men. Probably true. Men used her.
It's interesting that Mr Curtis picked up on kirk douglas's nervousness. Douglas was probably terrified that at any minute some cop was going to run up behind him and slam his rapist ass to the ground and place him under arrest.
I really wish they would have!! Bastard, raped and beat up a young Natalie Wood. Douglas is a real scumbag. Overrated as an actor, too.
@@waynej2608 I think that could have been a cover story circulated for some other reason but Douglas was implicated in the Black Dahlia case. A woman was found murdered and cut in half. Had Kirk Douglas name in her purse or something.
It’s also rumored the KD raped MM.
Your daughter Jamie will be a most successful artist, you should know.
Doesn't look like him after the face lift.
He looks real good. Nice head of hair too
Toupee
i agree with ( noilliucS 33) you have a interviewer SKIP E.LOWE sucks BIG TIME - he will ask a question & he wont let them answer it .....
Jamie lee looks soooo much like her daddy with her mama eyes
Tony was good in The Great Impostor,but Obama is great in that role.
Obama hasn't been present in some time. I'm sure it hurts your soul that he was YOUR president, but get over it.
Nice wig
If thats a wig I think it looks great on him.
CaneFu expensive as fuck...as it was designed to make him look younger...ego again getting the better of him
@@haggismuncher Whatever. He's doing what he feels is best for himself and his appearance. I'd say he looks pretty damn good for 80.
He wore the best wigs.
this is some strange stuff
A very interesting interview and Tony was excellent, except that the old fool couldn't resist his ego when referring to Marilyn Monroe.
its not ego when u actually met her and knew her lol
DITCH THE GROSS RUG
"Dude looks like a Lady!"
that is a terrible piece on his head
I thought he was a pos. He always bashed women. Nothing good to say about them. I am not listening to his tripe.
I have never been hurt by a man. My comment comes from listening to him talk and bashing women. He called Marilyn a slut, which I do not appreciate. "Oh she was so hard to work with on Some Like it Hot" The woman was pregnant I believe. Oh yeah great actor with his Brooklyn actor. Look at his face, plastic surgery all the way.
Chloe wilson
agreed on all counts. LOL but to be honest, i don't get how him saying "she was hard to work with" translates into him calling her slut. An actor being difficult to work with (or actress as the case may be) can mean them being picky, bitchy, aloof, etc. and not so much slutty. LOL
I agree with you however, he did say that about her. Walking around the MGM. a nobody with a see thru blouse, showing her wares, what type of woman does that make her? Funny she is still alive today, everyone remembers the beautiful Marilyn but not so much Tony. Have a good day.
Chloe wilson
indeed. i do totally agree now dear! :)
tall32guy Lol
why did he age so badly?
+Balcon Frances Do you know how YOU will age ?
Balcon Frances he was 80. what do you expect???... lol
Its impossible to tell, he's wearing a wig and looks to have had extensive plastic surgery, he'd be unrecognisable otherwise
A life of drugs & alcohol...that’s why he aged so badly...he looked older in 74 because he never wore a syrup!
@@adrinathegreat3095 looks like Botox and fillers. That's transplanted hair. Not a wig.
Never cared for the guy. Just a big ego trying to make himself look bigger than he was. Best achievement was to father Jamie Lee
He did some worthwhile films, had some good roles. I give him props for being self made. Nobody's perfect, esp in Hollywood.
Great interview. Love his comment about Royalty there at the beginning. Lmao! So true still.
One of the greats