The Bearded Trio

Drew Barrymore's life has been one wild ride, and she shared a few of her favorite stories with Ellen in this video clip from the show back in 2015.  She explains how she lied to Steven Spielberg while auditioning for Poltergeist at the age of six. 'I lied to him. I lied my face off. I told him I was in a rock and roll band. And that I was a cook.' The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

Today's birthday girl is Drew Barrymore or as we have come to know her, Elliot kid sister Gertie. Originally however Drew auditioned for the role of Carol Ann Freeling in that other film that Spielberg was attached to in 1982: Poltergeist . Spielberg decided otherwise and gave her a part in  E.T, the Extra Terrestrial  and in the process became drew's godfather. At the age of 20 she tried to shock Steven by appearing in Playboy Magazine. He, in return, gave her a quilt on her birthday with a note: "cover yourself up", and an edition of that Playboy Magazine where Steven's art department had altered all the nude pictures, so that Drew looked fully clothed. In that same year she wanted to congratulate David Letterman with his birthday in an unusual way. She jumped on his desk and flashed her boobs for him, Letterman couldn't utter a word.  These days she is active as an actress (Scream, Fifty First dates, Music and Lyrics) as well as a produc...

Drew talks about how she first auditioned for Poltergeist but lost the part to "a good friend of mine" Heather O'Rourke, then got a part in E.T. Category: