Charlize Theron
- Born: 7 Aug, 1975
Rarely has there been so much buzz attending the emergence of a new Hollywood star, but concerning the lithe and leggy blonde Charlize Theron, the tag of "It" girl for the 1990s is perfectly apt. The preternatural poise acquired from years of ballet training that enabled her to win a modeling contest at 16 and escape to the world beyond her South African homeland has stood her in good stead on her meteoric rise in show business. She even has a "discovery" story to rival that of Lana Turner's at Schwab's, attracting the attention of talent manager John Crosby with a tour de force hissy fit thrown in a bank when a teller refused to cash the starving would-be actress' out-of-state check. Lady Luck was smiling on her as she lost the lead in the disastrous "Showgirls&qu...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Charles Theron: French; reportedly was abusive to his wife who shot and killed him in 1991
- mother Gerda Theron: German; shot and killed her husband in 1991; no charges filed as it was determined she acted in self-defense when he attacked her while drunk; took over family business; remarried but separated from second husband after the death of her stepson Denver
- step-brother Denver: died in a 1997 auto accident at the age of 22
- step-brother : had another
- Craig Bierko: together from c. 1996 to 1998
- Stephan Jenkins: born c. 1964; lead singer with band Third Eye Blind; dated from May 1998 to early 2001; rumored to be dating musician Vanessa Carlton
- Stuart Townsend: dating from summer 2001
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