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Its always hard growing up in front of the camera, but with a godfather like Steven Spielberg, life gets a little easier. Drew Barrymore, who got her start acting at 11 months old in a TV commercial, is now an acclaimed actress, producer and, with today’s release of “Whip It!,” a director as well.

Click on the photo below to see how Drew has transformed from a “Little Girl Lost” to a kick-butt filmmaker. Then, keep reading for more on her rise to fame after the jump.

She’s the granddaughter of cinema great John Barrymore and has actors strewn on both sides of her family tree, so it’s no surprise Drew had her first big hit at age seven cast as little sister Gertie in Spielbergs sci-fi masterpiece, “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” Two years later, she transitioned from adorable to deadly in the adaptation of Stephen King’s “Firestarter.” Read the rest of this entry »

Drew Barrymore, in plain and simple terms, is a sweetheart. From her soft yet confident tone of voice to her bubbly personality, the 34-year-old actress is a delight to be around, transmitting her joy to those in her company.

On Sept. 9, she visited the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in Boston to meet with admirers, sign autographs, take pictures, and share her new movie, “Whip It”, with a select group of fans at a special sneak preview and question and answer session.

She spoke with the audience about the film, a comedic and honest look at a young girl (played by Ellen Page) breaking out of the beauty pageant shell her traditional mother (Marcia Gay Harden) has locked her into, and joining an nontraditional roller derby team consisting of unique members played by such actresses as Kristen Wiig, Eve, and Barrymore herself. Read the rest of this entry »

Actress Drew Barrymore called the situation surrounding David Letterman’s admission he had sex with women on his staff and the related alleged extortion attempt by a CBS producer “unfortunate.”

Barrymore, who flashed the late night star during a 1995 appearance on his show, joked, “I hope I didn’t start anything by jumping on his desk!”

She added, referring to The Late Show with David Letterman, “I’ve always had fun there. I feel, you know, it’s an unfortunate situation. I’m not one to comment on it, and I wish them the best, because that’s an unfortunate situation.” Read the rest of this entry »