Drew Barrymore tasted fame even before her milk teeth could fall. She made her acting debut at five in sci-fi horror, Altered States, but rose to fame with Steven Spielberg’s ET at seven. In the film, she played ‘Gertie’, a cute pigtailed, open-mouthed little girl. Soon, she established herself as a leading actress in Hollywood with roles in Poison Ivy, Scream, Charlie’s Angels, The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, Batman Forever, He’s Just Not That Into You and many others.
When kids at Drew’s age were going to school, doing homework, she had already entered the world of adults. The fame which she got from ET was soon going to vanish. Born to actor John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore, Drew had the most traumatic childhood. She dealt with substance abuse and even landed in a psychiatric ward.
Drew Barrymore began drinking at 9 and was addicted to substances at 12
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