Drew Barrymore Biography
Drew Barrymore is an American actress, producer, talk show host, and author. She is a member of the Barrymore family of performers and has garnered numerous honors and nominations, including a Golden Globe and a Screen performers Guild Award, as well as nine Emmy honors and a British Academy Film Award. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004. She will also serve as Etsy’s Chief Gifting Officer beginning in January 2024.
How old is Drew Barrymore? – Age
She is 49 years old as of 22 February 2024. She was born in 1975 in Culver City, California, United States. Her real name is Drew Blythe Barrymore.
Drew Barrymore Family
Drew was born to actor John Drew Barrymore and aspiring actress Jaid Barrymore (born Ildikó Jaid Makó), who was raised in a displaced persons camp in Brannenburg, West Germany, by Hungarian World War II refugees. Barrymore has three older half-siblings from her father, one of which is actor John Blyth Barrymore. Her parents got divorced in 1984. Barrymore was born into a performing family; her paternal great-grandparents were actors. She is Diana Barrymore’s niece, the great-great-granddaughter of Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, and Helene Costello, and the great-great-granddaughter of Irish-born John and English-born Louisa Lane Drew.
Barrymore is a great-granddaughter of Broadway legend John Drew Jr. and silent cinema actor, writer, and director Sidney Drew. Her godmothers are Sophia Loren, an actress, and Anna Strasberg, Lee Strasberg’s widow. Steven Spielberg, a director, is Barrymore’s godfather. Her first name, Drew, was the maiden name of her paternal great-grandmother, Georgie Drew, and her middle name, Blythe, was derived from her great-grandfather’s birth surname. Barrymore shared early memories of her abusive father, who abandoned the family when she was six months old.
Drew Barrymore Husband – How many kids does Drew Barrymore have?
Barrymore became engaged in 1991 to Leland Hayward’s grandson, Leland III. The engagement was called off a few months later. She and Jamie Walters were engaged from 1992 to 1993. Barrymore married Jeremy Thomas, a Welsh-born Los Angeles bar owner, on March 20, 1994. She filed for divorce less than two months later. Barrymore started dating several celebrities in 1994, including Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson, MTV host and comedian Tom Green, The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, Justin Long, and art consultant Will Kopelman. They got engaged in July 2000 and married one year later.
They appeared in Charlie’s Angels and Green’s directorial debut, Freddy Got Fingered. Barrymore filed for divorce in December 2001, and it was completed in October 2002. She started dating Fabrizio Moretti, drummer for The Strokes, in 2002, but the relationship ended in 2007. Barrymore then started dating art consultant Will Kopelman, the son of former Chanel COO Arie L. Kopelman, and the two married in June 2012. They’ve got two daughters. Barrymore filed for divorce in July 2016, and it was completed in August 2016.
Drew Barrymore Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $125 million.
Drew Barrymore Playboy
Barrymore was nude in the January 1995 issue of Playboy. Soon after, her godfather, Steven Spielberg, gifted her a quilt for her 20th birthday with the remark, “Cover yourself up.” The quilt contained images of her Playboy pictures that Spielberg’s art staff had changed to make her appear completely dressed. Barrymore later stated that she would not allow her own child to make the same decision she did.
Drew Barrymore Scream
Barrymore had a brief but memorable presence in Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher picture Scream. She read the film’s script and wanted to be involved, so she approached the production crew herself to request a position. The producers jumped on her surprising interest and signed her to play the lead part of Sidney Prescott. However, due to unanticipated commitments, Barrymore played Casey Becker in a minor role, while Neve Campbell received the major role. Scream was released to tremendous acclaim and grossed $173 million worldwide.
Drew Barrymore Fashion
Barrymore became a CoverGirl Cosmetics model and spokesman in 2007. In February 2015, she joined Queen Latifah and Taylor Swift as CoverGirl campaign stars. The firm collaborated with her because “she emulates the iconic image of CoverGirl with her fresh, natural beauty and energetic yet authentic spirit,” said Esi Eggleston Bracey, vice president and general manager of CoverGirl Cosmetics North America. She brought not just her personality to this endorsement, but also her creative side, as she helped construct the advertisements. In 2007, she ranked first on People magazine’s annual list of the 100 most beautiful people.She was designated the new face of the Gucci jewelry collection. Barrymore has inked a contract with IMG Models New York City. She is Crocs’ spokeswoman.
Barrymore was appointed Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Programme in May 2007, and she later donated $1 million to the cause. She was on the cover of “They Shoot New York” magazine as a guest photographer, wielding a Pentax K1000 film camera. She indicated her desire to exhibit her art in a gallery someday, having captured the last decade of her life with a Pentax camera. In the fall of 2017, Barrymore collaborated with Amazon.com to establish Dear Drew, a women’s fashion collection with a pop-up shop in New York City that opened in November.