She had a relationship with hairdresser and producer Jon Peters in , and he went on to be her manager and producer. Streisand also dated tennis legend Andre Agassi - who is 28 years her junior - in the early s.
Jason Gould was born in , and is an actor, director, producer, writer, and singer. Aged 21 in , he came out as gay. Barbra said at the time: "I would never wish for my son to be anything but what he is.
He is bright, kind, sensitive, caring, and a very conscientious and good person. He is a very gifted actor and filmmaker. What more could a parent ask for in their child? They were married for eight years. Together the couple had one child, Jason. While working office jobs and attending acting lessons, Streisand was encouraged to enter a talent night at a local club. She had never taken a singing lesson before. The evening was a resounding success, and she soon embarked on a career as a cabaret singer, dropping the middle "a" from her name so that it would stand out.
Her vibrant soprano soon won Streisand a loyal audience at local clubs, such as the Bon Soir and the Blue Angel. She claims that she learned how to cover her insecurity on stage by studying the flamboyance of the drag queens she met during this time. Still, Streisand is infamous for having avoided live performances for nearly three decades due to a debilitating bout of stage fright.
She attributes the phobia to a concert in New York's Central Park in , during which she forgot the lyrics to one of her songs. She won the New York Drama Critics Award and received a Tony nomination for her performance; the cast album for that show was her first studio recording.
Streisand signed with Columbia Records that same year and released her first album, The Barbra Streisand Album in At the time, she was the youngest artist to receive the honor. Despite three successful albums by early , Streisand chose Broadway performances over live concerts. She appeared in the show Funny Girl for more than two years, which earned her a Tony Award nomination.
The song "People" from that show became Streisand's first Top 10 single. In , Streisand turned to television with My Name is Barbra. Streisand was given complete artistic control of the next four network productions.
Two years later she made her big-screen debut in the film version of the play. After appearing in the films Hello, Dolly! The year brought another comedy, What's Up Doc? The same year Streisand founded her own production company, Barwood Films, and starred in the company's first project, Up the Sandbox. The film became one of the first American movies to deal with the growing women's movement. Streisand graduated from high school when she was sixteen years old and moved to Manhattan in New York City, where she shared an apartment with friends.
At this time Streisand changed the spelling of her first name to "Barbra. The production opened in March of , ran for nine months, and produced a very well-received cast album. With the popularity of her stage role, she was an almost overnight success. Both albums were very successful. Streisand then took the role of the comedian and singer Fanny Brice in the Broadway production of Funny Girl in It was one of the most successful stage productions in the history of Broadway, and her performance in it would win her first of many Golden Globe Awards.
Streisand's next album, People, was one of her highest-selling albums and earned her a third Grammy Award. Streisand next took aim at television. She appeared in a total of ten more television specials between and In , at the young age of twenty-six, Streisand was the largest selling female singer of popular standards since Judy Garland — Barbra's success continued throughout , as she continued to release albums and perform concerts.
She repeated her role as Fanny Brice for the film version of Funny Girl. She won an Academy Award for Barbra Streisand. After the success of Funny Girl, Streisand began to concentrate more on motion pictures than on live performances. She appeared in What's Up, Doc? She won another Golden Globe Award for this role. The film was one of the highest moneymakers that year. Some critics, however, believed Streisand was executing too much control, as she was listed in the credits as not only the star, executive producer, and cosongwriter, but also as the wardrobe consultant and the designer of "musical concepts.
Was the first choice for Sally Bowles in Cabaret , but turned it down because she wanted to move away from musicals. As a result, the part was given to second choice Liza Minnelli , who went on to win an Academy Award for her performance. Her favorite modern actress is Meryl Streep. Returned to work six months after giving birth to her son Jason Gould in order to begin recording her 11th album, "A Christmas Album". Discovered that she was pregnant with her son Jason Gould when she was starring in the London production of "Funny Girl".
Ex-stepmother-in-law of Diane Lane. At Erasmus High School she said she had an unrequited crush on a schoolmate who also would achieve international renown--chess genius Bobby Fischer. Asked if she had any regrets looking back over her career, Barbra stated during an Extra with Billy Bush interview she was promoting The Guilt Trip that she wished she had appeared in more films. No orchestra whatsoever. Is planning to produce and direct a musical version of All About Eve Preparing for a city tour which will begin on Ocotber 4, She was the first woman to ever win a Golden Globe as Best Director.
As of , she still remains as sole winner. Was considered for the role of "Sandy Olsson" in Grease According to a interview with her mother Diana Kind, Barbra's maternal grandfather was a cantor with "a terrific voice". Is one of 27 actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in a musical; hers being Funny Girl She is the godmother of Sarah May Sommers.
Is one of 22 Oscar-winning actresses to have been born in the state of New York. The musical arrangements were done by Michel Legrand and the English lyrics were written by Jerry Seelen in Is one of 8 actresses to have won an Academy Award for their performance in a musical. The phenomenon "Streisand Effect" was named after her, a phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually precipitated by the Internet.
Is one of 12 actresses to have won a Best Actress Oscar for playing a character who is pregnant at some point during the film, hers being for Funny Girl Despite extreme peer pressure, has always refused to get a nose job.
Quit smoking at age thirteen. Big Business was originally written for herself and Goldie Hawn. When they both turned it down, the project became a vehicle for Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin. Is capable of ordering a complete meal in Chinese.
She acquired this talent while working as a cashier in a Chinese restaurant. Wanted to do Sophie's Choice but lost the role to Meryl Streep. Has dated men ranging from 23 years older former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to 28 years younger tennis champion Andre Agassi. She had live-in relationships with hairdresser turned producer Jon Peters and Baskin-Robbins ice cream heir Richard Baskin.
Among her lesser-known loves are knowledge management guru Larry Prusak in high school , Veronica Lake 's son Anthony Michael DeToth and businessman Richard Cohen, who was briefly involved with Barbra after his divorce from Tina Sinatra. At the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in , she slammed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for not recognizing the work of female directors.
Streisand won one of the prestigious gongs for Yentl in , but while presenting at this year's ceremony, she pointed out that no other woman has won in the Best Director category before or since. Nick Nolte claims to have rejected her advances, and that she even asked him to move in with her, per Nolte's memoir "Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines" Is a close friend and Malibu L. According to biographer Christopher Andersen , Streisand was banned from the White House by first lady Hillary Clinton after she discovered the superstar had stayed the night in March while she was out of town, visiting her father on his deathbed in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Is one of 10 actresses to have won a Best Actress Oscar for a movie in which they sing in character, hers being for Funny Girl
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