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Demi Moore
Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes; November 11, 1962) is an
American actor. She became well-known after a string of 1980s
teen-oriented movies, and was one of the best known actresses of 1990s
Hollywood. She is married to actor Ashton Kutcher.
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Vanity controversy
1.4 Personal life
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links
Biography
Early life
Moore in March 2008
Born
Occupation
Years active
Spouse(s)
Demetria Gene Guynes
November 11, 1962
Roswell, New Mexico,
United States
Actress
1982–present
Freddy Moore (1980–1985)
Bruce Willis (1987–2000)
Ashton Kutcher (2005–)
Moore was born Demetria Gene Guynes in Roswell, New Mexico and
Awards won
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spent many of her childhood years in Rogers Manor, Pennsylvania, a
small town south of Pittsburgh. As a child, Moore had a difficult and
unstable home life. Her biological father, Charles Harmon, left her mother, Virginia King (November 27 1943 – July 2
1998), after a two-month marriage, before Moore was born. As a result, Moore had the surname of her stepfather, Danny
Guynes (March 9 1943 – October 1980), on her birth certificate. Danny Guynes, who committed suicide in 1980, frequently
changed jobs; as a result the family moved a total of forty times. Moore's parents were alcoholics and often fought and beat
each other. Moore was cross-eyed as a child, and wore an eye patch in an attempt to correct the problem until it was
eventually corrected by two surgeries. She also suffered from kidney dysfunction.[1] Demi Moore also has heterochromia;
she has one green eye, and the other hazel.
Moore's family settled in Los Angeles in 1976. Moore attended Hollywood's Fairfax High School, where her schoolmates
included Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis and actor Timothy Hutton. When Moore was sixteen, her friend,
actress Nastassja Kinski, persuaded her to drop out of school to become an actress. In 1979, she met and married her first
husband, songwriter Freddy Moore. They divorced in 1985.
Career
After quitting school, Moore went to work as a pin-up girl, modeled for European photographers, and worked at a collection
agency. In the early 1980s, Moore posed for a series of photographs for Christopher Marrin featuring full frontal nudity.
These photos went unnoticed until after she became a star, and were eventually published in a German magazine and later in
North America. Moore's film debut was in the 1982 3-D science fiction/horror film, Parasite, which was a hit on the drive-in
circuit, ultimately grossing $7 million.[2] However, Moore was not widely known until she played the part of Jackie
Templeton on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital, from 1982-1983. Appropriately, she also had an uncredited cameo at
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the end of the 1982 spoof Young Doctors in Love.
In the mid-1980s, she appeared in the youth-oriented films St. Elmo's Fire and About
Last Night, and she was often listed as one of the Brat Pack, a name the media dubbed a
certain group of top young actors at the time. After the commercial success of Ghost,
Moore was given more prominent roles in A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal,
Disclosure and The Hunchback of Notre Dame for which she was the first actress to
reach the $10 million salary mark. She never duplicated the success of Ghost and had a
string of flops like The Scarlet Letter and The Juror. She then took more risks like
shocking her fans with several breast enhanced topless scenes in Striptease, and shaving
her head for G.I. Jane. They too failed at the box office and garnered mixed reviews.
Meanwhile, Moore's Passion of Mind co-star Joss Ackland lambasted Moore by
describing her as being "not very bright or talented".[3] At the same time she produced
and starred in a TV mini-series called If These Walls Could Talk, written by Nancy
Savoca. A three-part series on abortion, Savoca directed two segments, including the
one in which Moore played a single woman in the 1950s seeking a back-alley abortion.
She was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress for that role.
Demi Moore (1990).
Demi Moore was a founding "celebrity investor" in the Planet Hollywood chain of international theme restaurants (modeled
after the Hard Rock Cafe and launched in New York on October 22, 1991) along with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold
Schwarzenegger and then-husband Bruce Willis.
After a break from her acting career, Moore returned to the screen as a former member of Charlie's Angels gone bad in the
2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. In 2006, she appeared in Bobby which featured an all-star cast including her
husband Ashton Kutcher although they did not appear in any scenes together. On June 1, 2007, her most recent film, Mr.
Brooks, was released. She appeared in Jon Bon Jovi's longform video "Destination Anywhere" as Janie.[4]
In 2006, Demi became the new face of the prestigious Cosmetic brand Helena Rubinstein.
Vanity controversy
In August 1991, Moore appeared nude on the cover of Vanity Fair under the title More Demi Moore. Annie Leibovitz shot
the picture while Moore was seven months pregnant with her daughter Scout LaRue, intending to portray "anti-Hollywood,
anti-glitz" attitude.[5] The cover sparked an intense controversy for Vanity Fair and Demi Moore. It was widely discussed on
television, radio, and in newspaper articles.[6] Some retailers pulled the issue from newsstands, while others only sold it in a
brown paper bag. The frankness of Leibovitz' portrayal of a pregnant sex symbol led to divided opinions, ranging from
complaints of sexual objectification to celebrations of the photograph as a symbol of empowerment.[7]
The photograph was subject to numerous parodies, including the Spy magazine version, which placed Moore's then husband
Bruce Willis' head on her body. In Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp., Leibovitz sued over one parody featuring Leslie
Nielsen, made to promote the 1994 film Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult. In the parody, the model's body was attached to
what is described as "the guilty and smirking face of Mr. Nielsen appeared above". The teaser said "Due this March".[8] The
case was dismissed in 1996 because the parody relied "for its comic effect on the contrast between the original".[8] Moore
would in August 1992 again become an artistic subject on the cover of Vanity Fair for the world's leading body painting
artist, Joanne Gair in Demi's Birthday Suit.[9][10]
Personal life
Moore married singer Freddy Moore in 1980 and they divorced in 1985. In 1987, Moore met Moonlighting star Bruce
Willis. They soon fell in love and married two months later. The star couple had three daughters together: Rumer Willis (b.
1988), Scout LaRue Willis (b. 1991) and Tallulah Belle Willis (b. 1994). Demi and Bruce separated in 1998 and were
divorced in 2000, but remain friends to this day. In 2003, Moore began dating actor Ashton Kutcher, who is more than
fifteen her junior. After much press speculation and interest, Demi married Ashton in 2005.
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Moore's primary residence is in Hailey, Idaho, near the famous Sun Valley resort, although
she spends much time in the Los Angeles area with Kutcher. She is a practicing follower of
the Rabbi Philip Berg's Kabbalah Centre religion, and initiated Kutcher into the faith,
having said that she "didn’t grow up Jewish, but... would say that [she has] been more
exposed to the deeper meanings of particular rituals than any of [her] friends ever did".[11]
Contrary to popular belief, Moore claims she has never been a raw foodist and dispels the
vegan rumors by eating a hamburger in a recent Mario Testino photoshoot.[12] Moore
legally changed her last name to Kutcher two years after marrying husband Ashton
Kutcher. However, she will continue to use Moore in her professional life and her acting
roles.[13][14][15] Also, She is the Aunt of I Love Money and Rock of Love: Charm School
star, Destiney Sue Moore.
According to the New York Times, she is "the world's most high-profile doll collector", and among her favorites is the Gene
Marshall fashion doll.[16]
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
1981 It's Not A Rumor - The Nu Kats
Rock Temptress
1982 Choices
Corri
1982 General Hospital
Jackie Templeton
1983
1984
Young Doctors in Love
New Intern
Parasite
Patricia Welles
No Small Affair
Laura Victor
Blame It on Rio
Nicole 'Nikki' Hollis
1985 St. Elmo's Fire
Wisdom
1986 One Crazy Summer
About Last Night...
Cassandra Eldridge
Debbie
1989 We're No Angels
Molly
1990 Ghost
Molly Jensen
The Butcher's Wife
Marina Lemke
Mortal Thoughts
Cynthia Kellogg
Master Ninja
Holly Trumbull
Nothing But Trouble
Diane Lightson
1992 A Few Good Men
LCDR JoAnne Galloway
1993 Indecent Proposal
Diana Murphy
1994 Disclosure
Meredith Johnson
Now and Then
older Samantha
The Scarlet Letter
Hester Prynne
1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Dallas Grimes
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Karen Simmons
Abby Quinn
1995
MTV Video
Jules
1988 The Seventh Sign
1991
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Striptease
Erin Grant
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda
The Juror
Annie Laird
Deconstructing Harry
Helen/Harry's Character
1997 G.I. Jane
Destination Anywhere
LT Jordan O'Neil
Jenny
2000 Passion of Mind
Martha Marie/'Marty' Talridge
2002 The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Esmerelda
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Madison Lee
2006
2007
(voice)
(voice)
Half Light
Rachel Carlson
Bobby
Virginia Fallon
Flawless
Laura Quinn
Mr. Brooks
Detective Tracy Atwood
Bunraku
Alexandra
post-production
Laura
post-production
Kate
Filming
2009 Happy Tears
The Joneses
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9. ^ Penner, Degan (1993-11-21). "A Egos & Ids; It's Demi Vu
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All Over Again (http://query.nytimes.com
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(http://www.photoimpactonline.com/gair.htm) ". Retrieved
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5. ^ Anderson, Susan Heller. "Chronicle"
11. ^ http://www.thejewishweek.com
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12. ^ Speyer, Adriana. "Gimme Moore", page 100. V Magazine,
. The New York Times. July 11, 1991. Retrieved March 28,
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Buzz-Entertainment-The Times of India
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Entertainment News, Movie Reviews, Competitions Flaunting one's pregnancy becomes a fashion trend
Entertainmentwise (http://www.entertainmentwise.com
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15. ^ RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Demi Moore changes name to
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Kutcher (http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0925/moored.html)
16. ^ Frank Decaro (February 22 1998). "A Star is Born, and
8. ^ a b Richardson, Lynda (1996-12-20). "A Parody of a
She's a Doll (http://query.nytimes.com
Pregnant Actress Stands Up in Court
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(http://query.nytimes.com
/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E7DE1531F933A15751C1A960958260& sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all) ", the New York Times.
Retrieved on 17 December 2007.
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External links
Demi Moore (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/) at the Internet Movie Database
Demi Moore (http://www.tv.com/person/9954/summary.html) at TV.com
Demi Moore (http://www.people.com/people/demi_moore) at People.com
Demi Moore Photo Gallery (http://www.ninipic.com/cat50.htm)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Moore"
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