US actor Tony Curtis dies

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Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz in New York City on June 3, 1925. (Getty: Frederick Brown )

Legendary Hollywood actor Tony Curtis has died at age 85.

Entertainment Tonight said a representative for the actor's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, had confirmed the Oscar-nominated actor's death but refused to provide any more details.

Curtis was a Hollywood star and appeared in films including Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.

He received an Oscar nomination in 1959 for The Defiant Ones.

Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz in New York City on June 3, 1925.