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Tony Curtis born as Bernard Schwartz was an American actor with a net worth of $60 million.

Curtis has acted in over 100 films of various genres from comedy to drama. Curtis’s career spans from 1948 to 2010, the time he died from a cardiac arrest. Curtis was born on 3rd June 1925. Initially, he got his roles for his good looks, but gradually during the mid-1950’s, he was being noted by the critics and was appraised for his performances. In the beginning, Tony used to star in movies of genres like westerns, light comedies, sports films, and musicals. But “Houdini” of 1953 was different. The critic David Thomson mentioned that Tony’s acting capabilities have vastly improved.

He was recognized as a serious dramatic actor for the first time with 1957’s “Sweet Smell of Success”. Critics recognized his performance again which earned him an Oscar nomination for the Best Actor category for the 1958 movie “The Defiant Ones”. In 1959 he came up with “Some Like It Hot”, where he probably exerted his best acting performance ever. It went on to become a classic. The film co-starred Marilyn Monroe. In 1959, he starred in Operation Petticoat with Cary Grant, and in 1960, he acted in “Spartacus”, which was equally successful at the box office.

Curtis proved himself again with the release of “The Boston Strangler”. It is also considered as his last major film. He had to play the role of real-life serial killer Albert DeSalvo. Curtis gained 30 pounds and had his look re-built for this movie.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
1999	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Play It to the Bone as a Ringside Fan	$8,430,000
1994	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Naked in New York as Carl Fisher	$1,040,000
1988	Salary	Salary from the film, Lobster Man from Mars	$100,000
1981	Salary	Salary from the film, Othello, el comando negro	$300,000
1980	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie The Mirror Crack'd as Martin N. Fenn	$11,000,000
1980	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Little Miss Marker as Blackie	$6,320,000
1980	Royalties	Earnings from painting	$25,000
1978	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Marvin Lazar	$7,090,000
1978	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie the movie Bad News Bears Go To Japan as Marvin Lazar	$14,000,000
1978	Salary	Salary from the movie Bad News Bears Go To Japan as Marvin Lazar	$150,000
1977	Salary	Salary from the film, Sextette	$150,000
1977	Salary	Salary from the film, The Bad News Bears Go To Japan	$150,000
1976	Salary	Salary from the film, Casanova & Co.	$300,000
1976	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie The Last Tycoon as Rodriguez	$1,820,000
1967	Salary	Salary per week from the film, The Boston Strangler	$30,000
1964	Salary	Salary from the film, The Great Race	$125,000
1963	Salary	Salary from the film, Sex and the Single Girl	$400,000
1960	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Spartacus as Antoninus	$1,830,000
1958	Salary	Salary from the film, Operation Petticoat	$700,000
1957	Salary	Salary per week from the film, The Vikings	$25,000
1956	Box Office Sales	Box office sales of the movie Trapeze as Tino Orsini	$14,400,000
1956	Salary	Salary from the movie Trapeze as Tino Orsini	$150,000
1955	Salary	Salary from the film, Trapeze	$150,000
1953	Salary	Salary per week from the film, Proibito	$1,700
1952	Salary	Salary per week from the film, Houdini	$1,500
1952	Salary	Salary per week from the film, Forbidden	$1,500
1952	Salary	Salary per week from the film, The All-American	$1,500
1952	Asset	Purchase value of Tony Curtis' Rolls Royce through a friend's dealership	$7,000