Initially, he found bit parts in the pictures "City Across the River" (1949) and "Francis" (1950), but more substantial roles were to be had in "Houdini" (1953), "Trapeze" (1956), "The Sweet Smell of Success" (1957), and "The Vikings" (1957).
He would be spotted by a Hollywood talent scout and signed to a contract with Universal-International Pictures, originally performing under the names James Curtis and Anthony Curtis, finally settling on Tony Curtis. He began his professional career touring with a stock company in the "Borscht Circuit," and appeared in New York-area stage productions. Bill and studied at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research (New York City). He developed an interest in acting after visiting a neighborhood settlement house, and following service in the United States Navy during World War II, he took advantage of the G.I. Born Bernard Schwartz, his father was a tailor who immigrated from Hungary he was brought up in poverty in a tough Bronx neighborhood. A handsome leading man, he was a top box office attraction during the 1950s and 1960s.
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