Entertainment Tonight
September 29, 2010

ET has learned that the Oscar-nominated actor Tony Curtis has died.

His daughter Jamie Lee Curtis’ rep has confirmed to ET the news of the legendary actor’s passing, but no further details were available.

Curtis, whose real name was Bernard Schwartz, was perhaps most known for his comedic turn in Billy Wilder’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ with co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged Tony’s talents in 1959 when he received an Academy Award nomination for his role in the movie ‘The Defiant Ones’ starring opposite Sidney Poitier.

Tony was married six times. Jill Vandenberg Curtis was his current wife whom he married in 1998.

Tony was born June 3, 1925. He died at the age of 85.

I guess his time had come. Still sad too see a good actor die.

sigh...another great actor goes . Your work will remain forever to be cherished.

RIP

R.I.P. Sad.

I was expecting him to be next, but still extremely sad to read it.

He had a good long life. R.I.P. Mr Curtis.

my favorite movie of his is "Operation Petticoat"

He was great...

R.I.P. Tony! You were marvelous!

Great, great actor, much underrated nowadays probably due to some of his most famous work being comedy. But he's absolutely terrifying in The Boston Strangler for example.

RIP Tony, you sexy bastard.

as long as films are watched he will be remembered.. for the films he made will always be watched.. "some like it hot"

Rest Well Man