Oscar nominated actor Tony Curtis (real name Bernard Schwartz has passed away ET is exclusively reporting via his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis’ rep.

He’s probably best known for his role in Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe and The Defiant Ones with Sidney Poitier which earned him an Oscar nomination in 1959. He had gone on to star in a number of films since then and was even in the process of filming Morella with Tom Sizemore (it is rumoured).

He was also an avid painter and had many showings of his work at art galleries in both London and New York.

The 85 year old actor leaves behind wife number six Jill Vandenberg Curtis who he married in 1998.  With his first three wives he fathered six children in total (2 with each) with one son Nicholas Curtis dying of a heroin overdose on July 2, 1994.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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Tomorrow is the official release of James Cameron’s Avatar and it has received much hype over the last little while with it receiving a couple of Golden Globe nominations earlier this week including Best Picture and Best Director.

The thriller/sci-fi movie stars Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez and CCH Pounder.  Michelle looked positively lovely at the premiere.

In case you haven’t seen it, I have included the official Avatar poster that has been released.  Will you be seeing this movie?

At the premiere:

• Audrina Partridge
• Leona Lewis
• Rhea Perlman
• Danny DeVito
• Tom Arnold
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Giovanni Ribisi
• Bill Paxton
• Virginia Madsen
• Cheryl Tiegs
• Brendan Frasier
• Joel Moore
• Bryan Singer
• Cuba Gooding Jr.

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Jason Priestley is joined by his wife, Naomi Lowde-Preistley and their daughter Ava at the 15th Annual Dream Halloween to Benefit Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, held at The Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California.

Also there were Jada Pinkett-Smith and her daughter, Willow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Angela Bassett, son Slater and daughter Bronwyn, and Wilmer Valderrama (I think he forgot his costume).

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