Barbra Streisand Biography, Photos and Posters

Barbra Streisand

Biography

Born: April 24, 1942
City and Country of Origin: Brooklyn, New York
Music Background:
Awards: Academy Award 1968 for Best Actress, Funny Girl; 1976 for Best Original Song, "Evergreen;" Grammy 1986 Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, The Broadway Album; 1980 Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, "Guilty;" 1977 Song Of The Year, "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen);" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen);" 1965 Best Vocal Performance, Female, My Name Is Barbra; 1964 Best Vocal Performance, Female, "People;" 1963 Album Of The Year (Other Than Classical), The Barbra Streisand Album; Best Vocal Performance, Female, The Barbra Streisand Album
Top Recordings: "People," "Funny Girl," "Second Hand Rose," "Stoney End," "The Way We Were," "Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," "Woman In Love,"
Barbra Streisand Biography: Born into a Jewish family in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn before the family moved to another section of the borough. Her father died when she was only 15 months old and she had a long tumultuous relationship with her stepfather Louis Kind. Her mother did not feel that Barbra was attractive enough to pursue a career in the entertainment world. She attended Brooklyn's Erasmus High School where she sang in the choral along with fellow classmate Neil Diamond. Although she was graduated 4th in her class she never attended college.

In 1963 she married actor Elliott Gould. The couple had a son Jason Gould. they divorced in 1971. In 1998 she married actor James Brolin who has 3 children of his own from prior marriages. She started her career while still in her teens first appearing in a number of Off-Off-Broadway productions and then as a nightclub singer. In 1962 Barbra landed a role in the Broadway musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale. She soon signed a recording contract with Columbia Records and released her first albumThe Barbra Streisand Album which won 2 Grammys. Her first 3 albums all appeared simultaneously on Billboard's top ten pop albums chart. After Jules Styne saw Streisand perform on Broadway he, along with Bob Merrill, fashioned the play Funny Girl, based on the life of Fanny Bryce especially for her. In 1965 My Name Is Barbra kicked off a series off television specials she did for CBS.

Streisand has recorded more than 60 albums for Columbia. In 1971 she found success with the contemporary sounds of the album Stoney End whose Laura Nero written title tracks was a big hit. During the 70s she had a number of hit singles including the title track from her films with Robert Redford "The Way We Were," Kris Kristofferson "Evergreen", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" and "Woman In Love". By the time the 70s ended she would be named the most successful female singer in the U.S. with only the Beatles and Elvis out selling her. In 1985 she recorded the Broadway album featuring several songs reworked for the album by Stephen Sondheim. The album spent 3 weeks on top of the Billboard charts. In 1992 she introduced Bill Clinton at his inauguration. However, at this time her singing career was on hold. Even though she still landed another number 1 album with the show tune filled Back to Broadway. In September of 93 she hit the covers of every major magazine with the announcment of her first public concert in 27 years. Tickets for the tour sold from between $50-1500 apiece making her the highest paid concert performenr in history. In 1999 she did the highest grossing single date concert in history in Las Vegas. Her last album was Guilty Pleasures, a joint effort with Barry Gibb, released in 2005.

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