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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 actors passing, but no further details were available.
Curtis, whose real name was Bernard Schwartz, was perhaps most known for his comedic turn in Billy Wilders Some Like It Hot with co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged Tonys 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.
His daughter Jamie Lee Curtis rep has confirmed to ET the news of the legendary actors passing, but no further details were available.
Curtis, whose real name was Bernard Schwartz, was perhaps most known for his comedic turn in Billy Wilders Some Like It Hot with co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged Tonys 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.
