Demi Moore was born 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her father left her mother, Victoria, before Demi was born. Her stepfather, Danny Guynes, didn't add much stability to her life, either. He frequently changed jobs and made the family move a total of 40 times. The parents kept on drinking, arguing and beating, until Guynes finally committed suicide. Demi quit school at the age of 16 to work as a pin-up-girl. At 18, she married rock musician Freddie Moore; the marriage lasted four years. At 19, she became a regular on the TV show General Hospital. From the first salaries, she started partying and sniffing cocaine. That lasted more than 3 years, until director Joel Schumacher fired her from the set of St. Elmo's Fire when she turned up high. She got a withdrawal treatment and returned clean after a week... and stayed clean. With determination and a skill for publicity stunts, like the nude appearance on the cover of Vanity Fair while pregnant, she made her way to fame. Since the huge commercial success of Ghost and the controversial pictures Indecent Proposal and Disclosure, she's one of Hollywood's most sought-after and most expensive actresses.



Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003): $2,000,000
G.I. Jane (1997): $11,000,000
Striptease (1996): $12,500,000
The Juror (1996): $5,000,000
Now and Then (1995): $500,000
The Scarlet Letter (1995): $5,000,000
Disclosure (1994): $5,000,000
A Few Good Men (1992): $3,000,000
The Butcher's Wife (1991): $500,000
Mortal Thoughts (1991): $1,000,000
Nothing But Trouble (1991): $500,000
Ghost (1990): $350,000

Hired 3 cameramen to videotape the birth of her first child. Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1996] Was once engaged to Emilio Estevez. Stripped on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), allegedly to disprove rumors that she's too fat for her new movie Striptease (1996). She appeared in John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" music video. In order to play a coke addict, Jules, in St. Elmo's Fire (1985), she had to sign a contract stipulating that she would stop her own alcohol and drug abuse, an agreement that caused her life to turn around. Was replaced by Sandra Bullock for the lead in While You Were Sleeping (1995). First actress to reach 10 million dollar salary mark. Demi's real father, Charles Harmon, abandoned the family before she was born, which is why she didn't share his last name on her birth certificate. Continues to receive royalty checks for songs she wrote before becoming an actress. First job was as a bill collector. Though born in New Mexico she spent much of her childhood in Eastern Pennsylvania. She quit school at 16 and started working as a pin-up girl. Was one of the nine original members of the 1980s "brat pack", along with Judd Nelson, Mare Winningham, Anthony Michael Hall, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy. Along with Pia Zadora, Madonna, Pauly Shore and Sylvester Stallone, one of the few people who have "won" back to back awards at the Razzies in successive years. She "won" Worst Actress of 1997 for her performances in the films The Juror (1996) and Striptease (1996), then again the next year she "won" Worst Actress for her role in G.I. Jane (1997). Auditioned for (and won) the role of Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital" (1963) after producers put out a casting call for a "Margot Kidder/Karen Allen" type actress (both of whom were top box office stars at the time). Married Bruce Willis at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas. Attended (but did not graduate from) Fairfax High School in Los Angeles with actor/producer Byron Allen. Lived next door to Nastassja Kinski when moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Mother died from cancer at the age of 54. Named Demetria after a shampoo that her mother saw in a magazine. In 1996, became the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, getting $12.5m for Striptease (1996). Credited along with actor Daniel Morton for saving a woman's life through Twitter. Auditioned for the role of Luisa Contini in Nine (2009), but Marion Cotillard was cast in the part instead. Lives in Los Angeles, California and Hailey, Idaho.