![]() ![]() ![]() Burt (as Mike Ribble) can no longer perform because of an accident, but when he was a performer, he was the only one who could do the triple somersault. Trapeze (1956): Tony played Tino Orsini, a trapeze artist who wants to learn how to do the triple somersault from Burt Lancaster. An amateur magician, Tony performed many tricks in the film himself. When you consider that Houdini took quite a few liberties with reality during his life, you might figure that even he would truly appreciate this film (well, maybe not what they did with the Chinese Water Torture Cell so much). Houdini, who told people he was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, was really born Ehrich Weisz in Budapest, Hungary. ![]() Tony was born Bernard Schwartz in the Bronx, NY. In the “What a Coincidence” Department, Tony Curtis was also of Hungarian descent and his first language was Hungarian. ![]() Houdini (1953): Tony and then wife, Janet Leigh, starred in “Houdini,” with Tony playing the title role of the Hungarian/American magician and escape artist and Janet playing his wife, Bess. Here is a list of the best Tony Curtis movies already available on DVD, all well worth the price of admission: His character didn’t even have a name and is listed as “Gigolo.” It wouldn’t be long before Tony Curtis was co-starring in movies with Burt Lancaster. Tony dances with Yvonne DeCarlo to make Burt jealous. He began with bit parts, billed as “James Curtis” and “Anthony Curtis.” He first attracted notice in a two minute, uncredited bit part in 1949’s “Criss Cross,” starring Burt Lancaster. Tony Curtis was 22 years old when he arrived in Hollywood in 1947 and had to pay his dues like many other beginners. ![]()
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