Drew Barrymore: How Acting Inspired Her to Play Poker

Drew Barrymore is one of those celebrities who belong to a family of actors. Not only her relatives are exposed to the entertainment industry, but also her own parents, her late father John Drew Barrymore and her mother Jaid Barrymore. But among the Barrymore actors, Drew Barrymore is the youngest one to join show business.

Born on February 22, 1975 in Culver City, California, her first exposure to the entertainment world was when she did a dog food commercial when she was only eleven months old. Her first motion picture was "Altered States," wherein she played the role of Margaret Jessup when she was only five years old. But the movie that recognized her as one of the best child actresses in Hollywood was "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," which was released in U.S. cinemas in 1982. In 1984, she did the movie "Irreconcilable Differences," which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress from the Golden Globe.

Ever since her first movie in 1980, Drew Barrymore has always been active in show business. And despite displaying a bad girl image in front of the cameras, her films have always been successful. Some of her successful films include "Charlie's Angels," "The Wedding Singer," "Scream," "Music and Lyrics," "50 First Dates," "Duplex," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," "Riding in Cars With Boys," "Never Been Kissed," "Home Fries," and "Ever After."

She is also busy filming three motion pictures that will be released in 2008, namely, "He's Just Not That Into You," "Grey Gardens," and "South of the Border."

Drew Barrymore also starred in the film "Lucky You," which was the movie that inspired her to learn how to play poker. Although her role in this film, which also starred Eric Bana and Robert Duvall and directed by Curtis Hanson, was only a lounge singer, her opportunity to be with such professional poker players as Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Chris Ferguson, Jennifer Harman, and Doyle Brunson encouraged her to get serious with improving her poker skills. In fact, after filming "Lucky You," this female celebrity poker player became determined to seriously get some poker lessons.

When this female celebrity poker player was still with her former boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti, a member of the band The Strokes, they used to conduct regular poker games at their house. They usually played against their friends who were also bitten by the poker bug.

When this female celebrity poker player broke up with Moretti, she made sure that she still had time to play and improve her skills in poker. Despite being very interested in such casino game, this female celebrity poker player assures her family, friends, and fans that she does not intend to make a living out of poker. She is merely having fun, just like her fellow celebrity poker players.