Drew Barrymore

             1 When six-pound,five-ounce baby Drew was born into the Barrymore family her mother was overjoyed. Drew Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, at Brotman Memorial Hospital in Culver City, California. Barrymore is the daughter of actor John Drew Barrymore Jr. and Ildiko Jaid. Drew's grandparents, John Barrymore and Dolores Costello and grandparents Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew were all involved in the acting business. Drew's family background wasn't much of a pleasant remembrance to her. All she ever knew about her family was that they had drinking problems and that they were all great actors and actresses.
             Her mother was the only one in her life that was really in line and didn't have any problems except for trying to keep Drew, as well as herself, safe and away from the problems that Drew's father was capable of creating. Until about age five or six Drew loved her father very much, too young to understand what he was really all about. John Drew Barrymore Jr., Drew's father didn't really want much to do with her. Whenever he came to see Drew or her mother he was either drunk or stoned. He would always bring Drew presents to try and stay on her good side and buy her love.
             Drew's father always volunteered to watch her while her mother was at a scene, but she never trusted him until one day he begged and pleaded to let him watch Drew. She agreed, but only if there was someone else present. That was the day when Drew realized who her dad really was and what he was capable of. He was an expert at karate and kept pushing Drew to play fight with him, however, the play to him wasn't play - it was real. Drew didn't think anything of it because she knew her dad was drinking and thought that it was the alcohol acting rather than him. She went on and on telling him how much it hurt, but he wouldn't stop. Drew then began yelling at him and cursing him out telling him how inconsiderate he was. That was the last Dr...

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