Hollywood Child Stars |
In the genes?
Drew Blythe Barrymore came into the world on
February 22, 1975 (Pisces!) in LA. She was born
into a world-renowned “showbiz”
family; her grandfather is the famous actor
John Barrymore. Both of her parents are actors
as well.
Before she was even a year old, Drew was already starring in television commercials. In 1978, at the tender age of three, she graced the silver screen in her first movie, Suddenly Love. Thanks in part to her godfather Steven Spielberg, by the time she was five, Drew Barrymore was a household name. That was the year she appeared as the adorable Gertie in ET. At just seven years old, the lovely Drew was the youngest host ever for Saturday Night Live.
Little
Girl Lost?
Unfortunately for Drew, the pressures of child
stardom took their toll and by the time she
was nine she had a drinking problem. Drew also
began doing drugs soon after and entered rehab
when she was only twelve years old. Her biography,
Little Girl Lost, which she wrote with a co-
author, was completed when Drew was fourteen
years of age.
Hollywood’s Darling
Despite her substance abuse problems, Drew remained
one of Hollywood’s most bankable actresses.
She often portrayed troubled teenage characters
such as Amy, in the Amy Fisher Story and Ivy,
in Poison Ivy. Later on, she turned to comedic
roles. She starred in Never Been Kissed, wherein
she plays a reporter who goes back to high school
undercover (a little Drew trivia: Drew never
graduated from High School) and The Wedding
Singer and most recently, Fifty Dates.
Drew now produces movies as well as acts in them. Both Charlie’s Angels movies were produced by her own company Flower Films. It’s safe to say that Drew is one child star that has grown up in the spotlight and still remains center stage!
More on Drew Barrymore
In the Genes?
Filmography
Her Bad Years
Posing for Playboy
The Barrymore
Family
Charities