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Barbra Streisand Facts
| Sign | Taurus |
| Born |
Apr 24, 1942 Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
| Age | 84 |
| Total Facts | 71 |
Second single largest grossing American concert engagement, with $16.6 million, seven performances, Madison Square Garden, 1994 (#1: $19 million, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 15 performances, Continental Airlines Arena, 1999).
She and Shirley MacLaine celebrate their joint birthday together every year.
She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2000 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
She was voted the 54th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Singer/actress/director.
Sister of Roslyn Kind.
Solo artist with longest time span between first #1 and latest #1 albums (33 years between "People" and "Higher Ground").
Spoke out against the nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft for Attorney General. [2001]
Stepmother of Josh Brolin
Supported Al Gore's bid for the presidency. [2000]
Third most top 40 albums (45) {#1: Frank Sinatra}.
Turned down the role of call girl Bree Daniels in Klute (1971), which won Jane Fonda an Oscar.
Turned down the role of Eva Peron in Evita (1996). She was the first choice of Ken Russell, who was the first director attached to the film.
Was considered for the part of Dwan in King Kong (1976).
Was considered for the role of Liliane La Fleur in Nine (2009), but the part was eventually given to Judi Dench.
Was once a switchboard operator.
Was the first choice for Sally Bowles in Cabaret (1972) but Streisand turned it down because she wanted to move away from musicals. As a result the part was given to second choice Liza Minnelli, who went on to win an Academy Award for her performance.
When she and Neil Diamond had a smash hit in 1978 with "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", it was not the first time that the Brooklyn-born superstars had sung together. While students at New York City's Erasmus High School, they both sang in the school choir.
While a struggling artist in the early 1960s, she lived at 1157 Third Avenue in Manhattan over Oscar's Salt of the Sea Restaurant. She shared the tiny $62- per-month apartment with Elliott Gould who would later become her husband
While attending the funeral for President Bill Clinton's mother, she heard a Church choir sing a song titled "On Holy Ground". The song was written by the choir director, Geron Davis. Upon hearing it, she was so moved that she wanted to record it. The song appeared on her album "Higher Ground".