Demi Moore
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She burst onto the scene in About Last Night before starring in Hollywood smash Ghost. The wife of Ashton Kutcher and former bratpacker remains one of cinema's most recognisable faces.
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born: 11-11-1962
birth place: Roswell, New Mexico, USA
Her super-stardom was assured in 1990 when she co-starred with Patrick Swayze in the classic film Ghost for which she received a Golden Globe award for her performance. The on-screen chemistry between Moore and Swayze remains a cinematic highlight. A further acting highlight was her MTV Movie Award for best on-screen kiss shared with Woody Harrelson in Indecent Proposal.
Her public success was belied by personal problems and supposed instability. She was known as a member of the infamous “Brat Pack”, which also included actors such as Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald. While starring in St. Elmo's Fire, Moore played a dual role as a cocaine addict, both on and off-screen. She was reportedly fired from the film at one point and then re-hired after receiving an ultimatum from the film's director and choosing to go into rehab.
On-screen trouble again reared its head during the 1990s when Moore starred in a number of box office flops that included Nothing But Trouble, Mortal Thoughts and The Butcher's Wife. However her performance alongside movie heavyweights Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise in the court room drama A Few Good Men fully restored her standing in Hollywood.
After a failed engagement to Emilio Estevez in the 80s, she met and eventually married Moonlighting star Bruce Willis in 1987 in a Las Vegas ceremony presided over by singer Little Richard. The pair had three daughters - Rumer Willis born in 1988, Scout LaRue Willis born in 1991 and Tallulah Belle Willis born in 1994. The relationship was lengthy by Hollywood standards and lasted until 1998 when the pair separated and divorced in 2000. Although divorced the two have never lost their friendship and remain close.
Besides her movie career, Moore was a founding "celebrity investor" in the Planet Hollywood chain of international theme restaurants (modelled after the Hard Rock Cafe and launched in New York on 22nd October, 1991). Fellow investors included Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and then-husband Willis. The restaurant chain became an international success with franchises worldwide.
Controversy ensued when Moore once again posed nude. Images taken by the American celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz appeared on the cover of the August 1991 issue of the fashion magazine Vanity Fair. The stylish image showed Moore fully nude while seven months pregnant with her second daughter Scout LaRue. Intending to portray an "anti-glamour" attitude, the cover sparked intense controversy for both the magazine and Moore. Discussions took place across a range of media and hit the headlines for days.
The negative public reaction resulted in some retailers pulling the magazine issue from newsstands while other outlets used brown paper bags for the sale of the magazine. The raw frankness of the image and the 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. She was back on the magazine's cover the following year, nude again but foetus-free and sporting a layer of artfully applied body paint.
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