Demi (Demetria) Moore was born on November 11th, 1962 in Roswell, New
Mexico. Her real father was an unemployed gambling addict who left her
mother before she was born. Her childhood was a tough one and to make
matters worse she was born cross-eyed and underwent two operations to
fix the problem.Demi's mother remarried Danny Guynes. Unfortunately,
Guynes didn't add any stability to the family. He was frequently
changing jobs, which caused the family to move over 30 times during
Demi's youth. Demi grew up dealing with alcoholism, poverty, divorce,
poverty and her step fathers suicide when she was 18. Perhaps her
afflicted childhood fueled her ambitions for fame and fortune.At 16
Demi quite school and moved to Los Angeles where she found work as a
model (modeled in Europe) and worked for a collection agency. When she
was 18 she married Rock musician, Freddy Moore. The marriage lasted
for 4 years.Her break into show biz was on the Daytime series
''General Hospital'' as Jackie Templeton. She stayed with the show
long enough to get noticed in Hollywood and was cast in her first
significant role as the drug addicted Jules in ''St. Elmo's Fire''.
Her own life mirrored that of her character as Demi herself was
abusing drugs, mostly cocaine, and alcohol. After director Joel
Schumacher threatened to fire her from the set of ''St. Elmo's Fire''
Demi began to turn her life around. She attended a two week drug rehab
program and returned to work. She has remained clean and sober ever
since.
After ending a three year engagement to fellow actor Emilio Estevez,
Demi met Bruce Willis. After a highly publicized, whirl wind romance
the couple were married in November of 1987. The couple stayed
together for 11 years producing three daughters, Rumer, Scout and
Tallulah. Bruce and Demi divorced in 1998. With persistence and a
flare for publicity stunts, like appearing nude on the cover of Vanity
Fair while she was pregnant, she secured her place in tinseltown.The
90's brought Moore to the forefront of the Hollywood A-List with films
such as ''Ghost'' (1990), ''Indecent Proposal'' (1993), ''Disclosure''
(1994), ''The Juror'' (1995), ''Striptease'' (1996), and ''G.I. Jane''
(1997).Demi Moore is one of the few former Brat Pack members to emerge
from the 80's and 90's stronger and more successful than ever before.
She may have been criticized for her intense ambition, but there is no
doubt that she has been prosperous in her career. She is now
recognized as one of the most powerful and influential women in
Hollywood and she now rakes in over 12 million dollars a picture.