at this point, curtis was in the midst of his third marriage, one that produced two sons. by the early 1970 s, he had grown tired of the movie business and began using drugs and drinking heavily. at the urging of his kids, he checked into the betty ford rehab clinic and sobered up. as he grew older, tony switched gears and began to paint. his bright, acrylic canvasses were compared to the work of matisse. this new hobby brought curtis a new degree of success in a different forum. in 1994, curtis son nick died of a seizure from his heroin use. he was a very addicted addictive person, you know, and i lost him. four years later, he walked down the aisle for a fifth time, new wife jill vandenberg was 45 years youngser than curtis. tony curtis, a true legend of the silver screen.