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==Personal life== Curtis married British-American filmmaker and actor [[Christopher Guest]] on December 18, 1984. She saw a picture of him from his film ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' (1984) in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and told her friend [[Debra Hill]], "Oh, I'm going to marry that guy." She married him five months later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver/#_ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis and Kids Arrive for Avatar |work=interviewmagazine.com |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226113122/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver#_ |url-status=live}}</ref> They have two adopted daughters: Annie, born in 1986, and Ruby, born in 1996. Curtis is actor [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]'s [[godparent|godmother]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1604325,00.html |title=Interview: Jake Gyllenhaal, crown prince of Tinseltown |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=October 30, 2005 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |first=Fred |last=Schruers |archive-date=May 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510194620/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1604325,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to her marriage to Guest, Curtis dated British rock singer [[Adam Ant]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3640005/Adam-and-the-fall.html |location=London |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Adam and the fall |date=April 9, 2005 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215135142/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3640005/Adam-and-the-fall.html |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 8, 1996, her husband Guest inherited the title [[Baron Haden-Guest]] when his father died. As the wife of a [[hereditary peer]], Curtis is a [[baroness]] styled as The Lady Haden-Guest. Curtis does not use this title, saying, "it has nothing to do with me".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jamie-lee-curtis-article-122002 |title=Tour Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest's House in Los Angeles |last1=Rowlands |first1=Penelope |date=September 25, 2016 |website=[[Architectural Digest]] |access-date=October 13, 2018 |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053044/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jamie-lee-curtis-article-122002 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jamie-lee-curtis-actually-baroness-162700559.html |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Actually A Baroness—With A Really Hefty Net Worth |website=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013132752/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jamie-lee-curtis-actually-baroness-162700559.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She is close friends with actress [[Sigourney Weaver]]. In a 2015 interview, she said she has never watched Weaver's film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' (1979) in its entirety because she was too scared by it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver/#page2 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis and Kids Arrive for Avatar |work=interviewmagazine.com |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226113122/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver#page2 |url-status=live}}</ref> Curtis is a recovering alcoholic, and was once addicted to [[painkiller]]s that she began using after a cosmetic surgical procedure.<ref>{{cite web|first=Meg|last=Grant|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/jamie-lee-curtis.html|title=Jamie Lee Curtis: A Life in Full Bloom|website=[[AARP|AARP.com]]|date=July 28, 2021|accessdate=June 25, 2023|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011203834/https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/jamie-lee-curtis.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She became sober from opiates in 1999 after reading and relating to [[Tom Chiarella]]'s account of addiction,<ref name=":1" /> and has called her own recovery the greatest achievement of her life.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jamie Lee |last=Curtis |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-lee-curtis/king-of-pain_b_240998.html |title=King of Pain |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303002712/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-lee-curtis/king-of-pain_b_240998.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She is a fan of the video game ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' and the manga ''[[One Piece]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-jamie-lee-curtis-biggest-luffy-fan/ |title=One Piece: Jamie Lee Curtis Is One of Luffy's Biggest Fans |website=Comicbook.com |date=January 13, 2021 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415061930/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/one-piece-jamie-lee-curtis-biggest-luffy-fan/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and has worn disguises that allowed her to attend [[Comic-Con]], [[Evolution Championship Series|EVO]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/07/18/jamie-lee-curtis-vega-street-fighter-evo-2015/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis cosplayed as Vega from 'Street Fighter' at EVO 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504040446/https://ew.com/article/2015/07/18/jamie-lee-curtis-vega-street-fighter-evo-2015/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[BlizzCon]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Stark |first=Chelsea |url=http://mashable.com/2015/11/09/jamie-lee-curtis-blizzcon-cosplay/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis, we see you sneaking into gaming events in costume |date=November 9, 2015 |website=[[Mashable]] |access-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904204209/http://mashable.com/2015/11/09/jamie-lee-curtis-blizzcon-cosplay/ |url-status=live}}</ref> incognito. In 2021, Curtis received the [[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]] during the [[78th Venice International Film Festival]] and said, "I feel so alive, like I'm this 14-year-old person just beginning their life. That's how I wake up every day with that sort of joy and purpose. I'm just beginning my work."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tatiana |last=Siegel |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Reflects on Venice Lifetime Achievement Award and Special Tribute From 'Halloween' Set |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-lee-curtis-venice-film-festival-lifetime-achievement-award-halloween-kills-movie-1235007224/ |access-date=September 3, 2021 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 3, 2021 |archive-date=September 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903120709/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jamie-lee-curtis-venice-film-festival-lifetime-achievement-award-halloween-kills-movie-1235007224/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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