This former star child, who celebrates his 50th anniversary this year, has shone in many films. However, its beginnings were not pink.
Life in Hollywood is not easy for everyone, even less for those who are projected to the rank of the star from an early age. Many stars have decided to leave the spotlight once. Despite a chaotic childhood and adolescence, it was not the choice that this actress who started in the age of 7 years old was made. She is still regularly on the screen today and celebrates her 50th anniversary on February 22, 2025.
Daughter of the actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, she was born in 1975 into a family of actors: it is therefore not surprising that she managed to unravel as young in Hollywood. At only 11 months, it appears for the first time on the screen in an advertisement. But it is his role in And the extraterrestrial In 1982, by Steven Spielberg (his godfather, whom she considered as “her only parental figure”), who propelled her to the rank of superstar. She was 7 years old at the time. But at such a young age, it is not uncommon for celebrity setbacks to be felt violently.
His father was persona non grata in Hollywood and was arrested several times for violence and possession of drugs, before moving away from his family. Her mother became her manager and regularly brought her daughter in the evening with her when she was barely 8 years old. They frequented the studio54, a legendary New York nightclub where the girl quickly became a regular. It is there that she will discover drugs and alcohol.
“My life was not normal,” confesses Drew Barrymore in an interview with Guardian In 2015. “I was very alone. And it was … a terrible feeling. I was in the rebellion phase. I was very, very angry”. Drew Barrymore sinks into addiction at 11 years old. First detox treatment at 12 years old. At 13, she plunges back and made a suicide attempt. His mother places her in a psychiatric hospital for 18 months. “I was not a child enrolled in normal conditions,” she adds. “I needed a strict framework and discipline.”
At 14, Drew Barrymore requests the emancipation of his parents and became independent, on the advice of the medical establishment in which she was then. However, Hollywood no longer wants to hear about her because of her reputation. The young actress is experiencing an empty passage during her adolescence … Since then, Drew Barrymore has overturned the trend and made a hard -hitting return: Scream,, Charlie and his funny ladies, tomorrow, we get married !, The comeback, what men think, Donnie Darko, Gray Gardens … So many cult roles have dotted the career of Drew Barrymore once adult. And despite their complex relationship in the past, the actress “will always support her mother” and help her financially “so that she is happy and healthy”.