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The scream queen! Jamie Lee Curtis has had a long and successful career, starting off in iconic horror films before venturing into hit comedies.

Jamie Lee Curtis is adamant about getting a full night's rest, even if that means sitting out for an Academy Award event.  On Saturday, Curtis, 64, appeared at the Film Independent Spirit Awards where she told the Hollywood Reporter that the Oscars nominees' dinner held on Thursday is too late for her. The "Scream" actress received her Oscar nomination in the best actress in a supporting role category for her role as Deirdre Beaubeirdre in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." "Now you might say, 'Jamie, you're nominated for an Academy Award. You're gonna be in the room with only nominees for the Academy Award,' and I have declined," Curtis told the outlet.

to People in an interview on Saturday, the actress revealed what it’s like to be nominated for this year’s Academy Awards in the same category that her late mother, Janet Leigh, once was.“You know, I didn’t think about that,” Curtis, 64, told the outlet while at the Independent Spirit Awards.“I mean, I knew it, I was aware of it. I never thought that would happen. Like my parents and their fame and their stardom was so legendary that I’ve never felt like I would be anywhere near the level.

Jamie Lee Curtis was only too happy to indulge in the conversation of nepotism surrounding current stars, going so far as to address it at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night, where she looked incredible.After winning the Best Actress in a Supporting Role prize for Everything Everywhere All At Once, during her speech, she deemed herself a "Nepo Baby".WATCH: Jamie Lee Curtis' Rise to FameDespite having been championed for her strong work over her decades in the business, the actress was certainly motivated by her parents' influence in Hollywood.

Operation Petticoat,” she said. “Which was based on a movie that my father, Tony Curtis (nepo baby) starred in.”“I was fired from that TV show, a year later, and I thought my life was over,” she added.“If I hadn’t been fired from Operation Petticoat, I would have never had the opportunity to audition for a little tiny, no-budget horror movie called Halloween.”In her acceptance speech for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Jamie Lee Curtis went on: “I’m wearing the wedding ring that my father gave my mother.

As a producer, Mirisch aggressively recruited top filmmakers such as Billy Wilder and Norman Jewison, then gave them freedom to craft the movies as they saw fit.“We offered these filmmakers what they needed,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 1983. “Billy could call me up and say, `I’d next like to do a picture about so-and-so’ — and that’s all we’d need to know.

Jamie Lee Curtis addressed nepotism in Hollywood after winning a Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday. "I'm wearing the wedding ring that my father gave my mother," Curtis told the audience as she accepted the award for her role in "Everything Everywhere All At Once." She reminded the room at the Fairmont Century Plaza that her famous parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, didn't always have the perfect love story. "They hated each other, by the way.

Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to her parents and Michelle Yeoh while picking up her win during the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Jamie Lee Curtis is joking about the nepo baby debate!

the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday.“I got my SAG card when I was 19 years old, when I signed a seven-year contract to Universal Studios and starred in an ABC TV series called the ‘Operation Petticoat,’ which was based on the movie that my father, Tony Curtis — nepo baby! — starred in,” Curtis — the daughter of “Psycho” star Janet Leigh and the “Some Like It Hot” actor Curtis — said during the “I Am an Actor” opening.“I was fired from that TV show a year later and I thought my life was over,” she continued. “But the good news is that if I hadn’t been fired from ‘Operation Petticoat,’ I would have never had the opportunity to audition for a little tiny, no-budget horror movie called ‘Halloween.’ My name is Jamie Lee Curtis, and I am, proudly, an actor.”Jamie Lee Curtis proudly referring to herself as a nepo baby during her “I am an actor” speech was perfection #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/5vksrPUHThThe “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, 64, also made a joke about being a nepo baby — a contentious title much-discussed after a recent New York Magazine cover story diving into Hollywood’s dynasty — while accepting her award for best female supporting actor for her performance.“I know you look at me and think, ‘Nepo baby, that’s why you’re here.’ I totally get it,” said Curtis.

Jamie Lee Curtis is a nepo baby, and proud of it!

Jamie Lee Curtis is a nepo baby, and proud of it!The actress wasted no time poking fun at herself during the 2023 SAG Awards, as she received major applause during the traditional «I'm an actor» introductions that open the annual awards show.Curtis told the crowd about getting her SAG card at 19 years old and being hired — and quickly fired — from a short-lived TV series called which was based on a film of the same name that starred her father, Tony Curtis. Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh, was also an actress, best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's .«Nepo baby!» she exclaimed, to big laughs from the crowd. However, getting fired from Curtis pointed out, freed her up to appear in a «little no-budget horror film» that ended up kicking off the franchise.ET caught up with Curtis on the SAG Awards red carpet, who said she was loving the awards season appreciation for, which landed the actress her first career Oscar nomination this year.«This is Entertainment. This is the season of shiny things.

Despite coming from a Hollywood family, Jamie Lee Curtis says she almost chose a very different career path. In an interview with Extra during the Oscar Nominee Luncheon, the "Everything Everywhere All at Once" star and best supporting actress nominee said, "I never thought I would be an actor, let alone get the opportunities I’ve had." "I thought I would be a cop.

Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams and Jamie Lee Curtis led the stars this Thursday night at the glittering annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala.The trio of busty bombshells all modeled midwinter chic black ensembles that plunged to showcase their cleavages as they strode the red carpet.Jamie Lee, 64, the daughter of Old Hollywood stars Tony Curtis and Janet Lee, cut a glamorous figure in a suit that featured sheer lace trousers to emphasize her vertiginous legs. What a night: (from left) Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams and Jamie Lee Curtis led the stars this Thursday night at the glittering annual Palm Springs International Film Festival GalaMeanwhile Cate, who has drawn international critical acclaim for her searing new movie Tár, exuded old-fashioned showbiz elegance in a look that featured a cape redolent of the 1930s.The widely feted actress, who is getting the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the current film festival, slid her lithe figure into a plunging black jumpsuit accented with shimmering embroidery.

Kate Hudson and Jamie Lee Curtis are the latest Hollywood actors to weigh in on the topic of the “nepo baby,” a topic rekindled this month by a New York magazine cover story (and much more devoted to the topic) about the phenomena of the children of famous actors who follow in their parents’ footsteps.

culminating in an exhaustive report by , Jamie Lee Curtis—daughter of actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis—shared a lengthy defense of the entertainment industry's most privileged children. “There’s not a day in my professional life that goes by without my being reminded that I am the daughter of movie stars,” the self-described “OG Nepo Baby” . “The current conversation about nepo babies is just designed to try to diminish and denigrate and hurt.” continued, "For the record, I have navigated 44 years with the advantages my associated and reflected fame brought me, I don't pretend there aren't any, that try to tell me that I have no value on my own.

Hollywood due to her "movie star" parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.This comes in the wake of the New York Magazine's controversial nepotism-themed cover, featuring Zoe Kravitz, Maya Hawke and Dakota Johnson.As the nepotism cover dominates the news, Jamie has broken her silence on her own family situation.She admitted in a lengthy Instagram post that there's "not a day" in her professional life that goes by without being reminded that she is the "daughter of movie stars".She wrote in view of her 4.7 million followers: "I have been a professional actress since I was 19 years old so that makes me an OG Nepo Baby."I've never understood, nor will I, what qualities got me hired that day, but since my first two lines on Quincy as a contract player at Universal Studios to this last spectacular creative year some 44 years later, there's not a day in my professional life that goes by without my being reminded that I am the daughter of movie stars."The current conversation about nepo babies is just designed to try to diminish and denigrate and hurt."Jamie then looked into detail about her own experiences as a nepo baby due to her famous parents.She continued: "For the record, I have navigated 44 years with the advantages my associated and reflected fame brought me, I don't pretend there aren't any, that try to tell me that I have no value on my own."It's curious how we immediately make assumptions and snide remarks that someone related to someone else who is famous in their field for their art, would somehow have no talent whatsoever."I have come to learn that is simply not true.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Colin Farrell have more in common than being great actors. They have also struggled with addiction. In a conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors the pair were discussing their latest films - Jamie Lee's Everything Everywhere All At Once, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe nomination Monday, and Colin's The Banshees of Inisherin, for which he was nominated for Best Actor.When the conversation turned to their legacies, Jamie Lee, 64, stated unequivocally hers was staying dry: 'Being sober is going to be a legacy, for sure, because you're stopping what has been a generational issue in my biological family,' she said.  Legacy: Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, told Colin Farrell, 46, her greatest legacy was sobriety in a conversation for Variety's Actors on Actors.

John Stamos and his wife Caitlin McHugh stepped out for the opening of Some Like It Hot on Broadway on Sunday.The married couple were dressed to the nines as they walked the carpet before the show. The stars have been married since 2018 and have one child together, son Billy, age four.  Night out: John Stamos and his wife Caitlin McHugh attended the opening night of Some Like It Hot in New York City on SundayStamos wore a two-piece velvet aquamarine suit with a black button-up shirt underneath and black boots. The Full House actor also sported a full beard and long hair. His wife wore a figure-hugging, off-the-shoulder black body suit. The sleeves were sheer with black flowers sewn on.  Her brunette hair fell in long waves down her back, and she had minimal makeup on. The actor became widely known for playing Uncle Jesse on Full House which ran from 1987-1995.  A long look: The 59-year-old actor looked rugged at the show, sporting a full beard and long hair.McHugh has appeared in several television shows and movies, including I Am Legend, Blue Blood, and The Vampire Diaries. Some Like It Hot was adapted into a Broadway musical from the 1959 Billy Wilder film.That classic starred Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemon.  Velvety: The actor wore a two-piece velvet suit in an aquamarine color to the showThe film followed two men who witnessed a murder and had to escape Chicago by dressing as women and joining an all-female jazz band. The Broadway show starred Christian Borle, who has originated Broadway roles in Legally Blonde as Emmett Forrest, Something Rotten! as Shakespeare, and Falsettos as Marvin. Some Like It Hot the musical also starred J.

Six-time Grammy nominee Lana Del Rey and Emmy nominee Jamie Lee Curtis followed the 'disco chic' dress code at the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Disco Ball in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.The 37-year-old sadcore singer - who was left devastated last month when private photos and songs leaked onto the web - sparkled in a red mini-dress and gold Gucci kitten heels as she posed beside gala advisor Gina Furth and Women's Guild president Lynne Taub Brookman.It was a rare red carpet appearance from Lana (born Elizabeth Grant), who kept her make-up minimal and wore her natural long brunette mane down. Bringing the sparkle! Six-time Grammy nominee Lana Del Rey (L) and Emmy nominee Jamie Lee Curtis (R) followed the 'disco chic' dress code at the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Disco Ball in Beverly Hills on Wednesday In October, Del Rey scored her biggest hit co-writing and being featured on 11-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift's song Snow on the Beach, which debuted at No.

The first day of Vulture Festival 2022 kicked off at The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles on Saturday.A homage to Jamie Lee Curtis dubbed 'Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates Halloween One Last Time' was among the various events being held, in the wake of her announcement that Halloween Ends (2022) was her last performance as Final Girl Laurie Strode.The original Scream Queen sat down with film critic Matt Zoller Seitz to discuss her long and storied run in the Halloween film franchise, that saw her star in seven of the 13 Halloween films dating back to the original in 1978. Scream Queen: Jamie Lee Curtis, 63, discussed all things Halloween when she attended the Vulture Festival 2022 Los Angeles at The Hollywood Roosevelt on Saturday Curtis, who turns 64 on November 22, was 19-year-old when she started shooting the John Carpenter-directed slasher classic Halloween.Fast forward nearly 45 years and the leading lady stepped out in front of photographers for a round of photos on the red carpet.