American actor Tony Curtis was born on this day in New York in 1925. Curtis reached the height of his popularity in the 50s and 60s starring in films as diverse as 'Sweet Smell of Success' (1957), 'The Defiant Ones' (1958), 'Some Like It Hot (1959), 'Spartacus' (1960) and 'The Boston Strangler' (1968). Tony Curtis acted in more than 100 films in a career that spanned six decades before he passed away in 2010.