Drew Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975. The first time she acted was when she was 11 months old in a commercial. When she was 7 years old she starred in E.T. The movie brought her almost instant fame which resulted in years of alcohol and drug use. She started drinking at 9,she was smokeing dope at 10,and she was snorting cocaine at 12. She dropped out of school at age 14. After a few roles in movies that weren't popular, she landed a role in Poison Ivy(1992). This role made her more popular because no one had seen her since E.T. She went on and was in a Guess? ad. It was a jeans ad campaign which highlighted her white trash sex appeal. barrymore tends to fare best in high-spirited, low-class projects like The Amy Fisher Story (tv movie), guncrazy, and the short-lived twentysomething soap 2000 Malibu Road , rather than in mid-budget hollywood fodder like bad girls, boys on the side , and mad love. She has had many nude appearences in public including on David Letterman. She is beginning to settle down and focus on being a serious actress. She has recently had roles in Scream (1996), The Wedding Singer,Home Fries (where she met her honey Luke Wilson) Ever After, and her newest non released movie called Never Been Kissed.
