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Barbra Streisand
Age: 67
Height: 5' 5"
Birth Place: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: Apr. 24th, 1942
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BIOGRAPHY: Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. She is an actress, director, producer and writer. Among her many films are Hello, Dolly! (1969), A Star Is Born (1976), Yentl (1983) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). As a child she attended the Beis Yakov Jewish School in Brooklyn. She is good friends with singer/songwriter Neil Diamond (I), with whom she dueted on the smash hit song, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". They both attended the same high school and sang together in the school choir. Barbra has one son, Jason Gould (I), with ex-husband Elliott Gould. She is now married to James Brolin. She has won many awards including two Oscars, five Emmys, eight Golden Globes, three People's Choice Awards, two Women in Film Crystal Awards and two ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards. Barbra has also received an American Film Institute award and a Cecil B. DeMille Award.
TRIVIA:
- Second single largest grossing American concert engagement, with $16.6 million, seven performances, Madison Square Garden, 1994 (#1: $19 million, 'Bruce Springsteen' (qv) & The E Street Band, 15 performances, Continental Airlines Arena, 1999).
- (2001) Spoke out against the nomination of former Missouri Senator 'John Ashcroft (I)' (qv) for Attorney General.
- Only Oscar recipient for both acting and songwriting.
- Was the first choice for Sally Bowles in _Cabaret (1972)_ (qv) but Streisand turned it down because she wanted to move away from musicals. As a result the part was given to second choice 'Liza Minnelli' (qv), who went on to win an Academy Award for her performance.
- Loves Chinese food and coffee ice cream.
- She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2000 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
- Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by 'Jeremy Kagan' (qv), Scarecrow Press, 2006.
- Attended Bais Yakov School in Brooklyn, New York as a child.
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