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Jamie Lee Curtis Says Her 'Big Break' After 1978's Halloween Was a Guest Spot on The Love Boat

Jamie Lee Curtis said on '60 Minutes' that the roles weren't exactly flowing after 1978's 'Halloween,' but she did appear on an episode of 'The Love Boat' with mom Janet Leigh.

Her divorced parents, Les (Conrad Bain) and Gail (Leigh), drop in on them somewhat unexpectedly, leading them to reconcile while stuck on the ship as Linda and Wayne move closer to a split. Acknowledging that her mom and dad Tony Curtis' status in Hollywood likely helped her career in part, she noted she was "doing her thing" when she began acting, and it was her auditions that got her to the final two candidates for Halloween. Elsewhere in the interview, Curtis spoke about the painful reason she first decided to get plastic surgery in her younger years ( a comment made about her appearance on set) and the choice to take on her famous commercial roles of the 1990s and 2000s: “For the most part, because they allowed me to stay home with my kids," the mom-of-two said.

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