DREW Barrymore is a household name thanks to her success as an actress, producer, talk show host, author, and vineyard proprietor.
Her father, John Drew Barrymore, also had a successful career in the entertainment industry, and now fans want to know more about him.
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Who was John Drew Barrymore?
John Drew Barrymore Jr. was a film actor born on June 4, 1932, in Los Angeles, California.
He was the only son of famed Hollywood actors John Barrymore Sr. and Dolores Costello, who divorced in 1934.
The acting legend grew up in the spotlight, be he did not make his acting debut until the early 1950s.
Over the years, he starred in countless productions, however, he was arguably best known for his roles in The Big Night (1951), While the City Sleeps (1956), The Centurion (1961), Invasion 1700 (1962), War of the Zombies (1964), and A Game of Crime (1964).
He also made guest appearances in the TV series Kung Fu, Dundee and the Culhane, The Road West, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and The Road West.
What was John Drew Barrymore’s cause of death?
John passed away on November 29, 2004, in Los Angeles at the age of 72.
At the time, his death was confirmed by his daughter, Drew Barrymore.
“He was a cool cat. Please smile when you think of him,” she said in a statement, via The Washington Post.
John had a history of drug and alcohol abuse, but his death ultimately came after a battle with cancer.
Over the years, Drew has opened up about her father’s addiction several times, revealing that growing up was a “chaotic and violent and scary” time.
“My father was a junkie and an alcoholic for 30 years,” she explained, via The Post.
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“Nice combo, huh? So that breeds [bad] behavior. It was hard for me to deal with growing up. It was chaotic and violent and scary.”
For many years during Drew’s childhood, she did not speak to her father, but they reconciled in her teenage years.
“I think in every family, everyone probably sits in their head and just goes a little crazy every once in a while. My dad just happens to do it all of the time,” she said.
“Sometimes I have a sense of humor about it. Sometimes I don’t.”
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How many kids did John Drew Barrymore have?
Prior to John’s passing, he tied the knot four times.
He was first married to Cara Williams from 1952 to 1959.
He then wed Gabriella Palazzoli in 1960 but they later divorced in 1970.
His third marriage lasted from 1971 to 1984 and was to Jaid Barrymore.
John’s final marriage was then to Nina Wayne, which lasted from 1985 to 1994.
During that time, he welcomed four kids.
He first welcomed John Blyth Barrymore in 1954 with Cara, then Blyth Dolores Barrymore in 1960 with Gabriella.
In 1966, he then welcomed the late Jessica Barrymore with Nina, and lastly Drew in 1975 with Jaid.
Jessica tragically passed away in 2014 just days before her 48th birthday from an accidental overdose, according to USA Today.
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