Marie Currie
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Marie Currie | |
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Birth name | Marie Michelle Currie |
Born | Encino, California, U.S. | November 30, 1959
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse(s) | Steve Lukather (married November 7, 1981 – divorced, ?) |
Marie Michelle Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and artist. Currie is best known for playing in a band with her twin Cherie Currie, called Cherie & Marie Currie. Their song "Since You Been Gone" charted at number 95 on the US charts. Marie played Singing Maid Marie in The Rosebud Beach Hotel and is now a multi-media sculptor and artist.
Early life
[edit]Currie was born to Don Currie and actress Marie Harmon.[1] She was raised in Encino with three siblings. Her brother is Don Currie Jr. She has an elder sister, actress Sondra Currie, and a twin sister, Cherie Currie. Marie was the first twin born.[2]
Currie and her twin sister were given roles on an episode of My Three Sons at the age of two.[citation needed] They were supposed to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with Fred MacMurray, but froze during filming, and their part was cut from the show.[3] Before Currie and her sister rose to fame, they appeared American Bandstand as background dancers.[4]
Career
[edit]While her sister Cherie was in the Runaways, Currie worked at a fast-food restaurant. She started the Marie Currie Band,[5] but they never released a record. They were featured in magazine articles across the U.S. and Japan. She started her career as a singer by singing a duet with Cherie called "Love at First Sight".[6] The song appeared on Cherie's debut album Beauty's Only Skin Deep.[citation needed]
In 1979, Cherie and Marie released two singles, "Messin' with the Boys" and "Since You Been Gone". The latter reached number 95 on U.S. charts.[7] In 1980, Cherie and Marie released their album, Messin' with the Boys,[8] and the album received more radio play than Beauty's Only Skin Deep. They released another single that year titled "This Time".[citation needed]
Cherie and Marie performed on television shows in the 1980s, including Sha Na Na, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Merv Griffin Show[9] In 1984, they played the singing maids in The Rosebud Beach Hotel. The twins sang, wrote, and produced songs for the film and its soundtrack, That film was Marie's acting debut.[10] In 1991, they performed at a tribute concert to Paula Pierce, a member of the Pandoras. For the final performance, the remaining Pandoras backed the Curries.[11]
Currie performed with her sister's band, the Runaways, at a reunion that included Jackie Fox and Sandy West.[12] In 1997, she worked as a mortgage banker, along with her brother Don.[13] She later became a sales and branch development manager for a lending company founded by her brother.[citation needed]
In 1997, Cherie and Marie re-released Messin' with the Boys with seven bonus tracks,[8] In 1998, they held a concert at the Golden Apple in support of the re-release, Cherie's ex-bandmate West joined Cherie on stage to perform some of the Runaways songs.[14] In 1998, Cherie and Marie released a compilation called Young and Wild,[15] In 1999, Rocket City Records released Cherie's album The 80's Collection. The album features guest work done by Marie.[16][17]
Currie was portrayed by Riley Keough in the film The Runaways, about the band of the same name.[18]
Later years
[edit]On January 30, 2014, her novel The Narrow Road of Light was published.[19][20][21]
Personal life
[edit]Currie married Steve Lukather, lead guitarist and co-vocalist of Toto in November 1981.[citation needed] They met in the studio during the recording of Messin' with the Boys.[citation needed] They had two children together before divorcing.[citation needed] Currie and Lukather appeared on the cover of Steel Notes Magazine (alongside singer Debbie Harry, and model Josi Kat) with a lengthy feature story on her life and work featured in the issue.[22]
References in pop culture
[edit]On the cover of the runaways "Neon Angels on the Roads to Ruin" single Currie's twin is wearing a shirt with Marie's name on it.[23]
Currie's then husband, Steve Lukather, wrote and dedicated Toto's songs, "I'll Be Over You" and "I Won't Hold You Back" to her.[citation needed]
Harmony Korine has stated that the characters Dot and Helen Darby (played by Chloë Sevigny and Carisa Glucksman) in his 1997 film Gummo "were based off [sic] a combination of Cherie and Marie Currie, home schooling, and the Shaggs."[24]
In 2018, a photo of Marie Currie appeared in Bad Reputation, a documentary about the career of Cherie's ex-bandmate, Joan Jett. In the documentary, Kim Fowley tells the story of how he would not allow them both to join the Runaways because he did not want a set of identical twins being backed by an all-girl rock band. Therefore, only Cherie joined.[25]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- 1980 – Messin' with the Boys
- 1997 – Messin' with the Boys (re-release)
- 1998 – Young and Wild (compilation)[26]
- 1999 – The 80's Collection
Guest appearances
[edit]- 1978 – Cherie Currie – Beauty's Only Skin Deep
- 1984 – various artist – The Rosebud Beach Hotel Soundtrack
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | US | Album | Artist | Ref |
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1978 | "Love at First Sight" | — | Beauty's Only Skin Deep | Cherie and Marie Currie | |
1979 | "Since You Been Gone" | 95 | Messin' with the Boys | Cherie and Marie Currie | [7] |
1979 | "Messin' with the Boys" | — | Messin' with the Boys | Cherie and Marie Currie | |
1980 | "This Time" | — | Messin' with the Boys | Cherie and Marie Currie | |
1980 | "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" | — | Messin' with the Boys | Cherie and Marie Currie |
Album charts
[edit]Year | Album | US | Artist | Ref |
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1978 | Beauty's Only Skin Deep | — | Cherie Currie | |
1980 | Messin' with the Boys | — | Cherie and Marie Currie | |
1997 | Messin' with the Boys (Re-released) | — | Cherie and Marie Currie | |
1999 | The 80's Collection | — | Cherie Currie Cherie and Marie Currie |
Filmography
[edit]Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1974-1975 | American Bandstand | Background Dancer, Herself | |
1984 | The Rosebud Beach Hotel | Singing Maid Marie | Her twin Cherie played Singing Maid Cherie. |
1991 | Eureka Water | herself | commercial |
Bibliography
[edit]Year | Book | L.A. Weekly |
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2014 | The Narrow Road of Light | — |
References
[edit]- ^ TMI (March 26, 2010). "Neon Angel - Interview with The Runaways' Cherie Currie". Tribute Magazine. Toronto, Ontario Canada: Tribute Entertainment Media Group. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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- ^ "MARIE CURRIE interview 9/23/18 with Rev Derek Moody and Sister Tracy - YouTube". YouTube. September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Cherie Currie: Rare 1978 Radio Interview - YouTube". YouTube. May 24, 2012.
- ^ Richie Unterberger. "Beauty's Only Skin Deep – Cherie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Messin' with the Boys – Cherie & Marie Currie | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Gina Boldman. "Messin' with the Boys – Cherie & Marie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "MARIE CURRIE interview 9/23/18 with Rev Derek Moody and Sister Tracy - YouTube". YouTube. September 24, 2018.
- ^ Hamlin, Bradley Mason (February 6, 2012). Hell, Lucy (ed.). "Marie Currie Interview". Mystery Island. Mystery Island Publications. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "THE PANDORAS – Hell On High Heels". Psychorizon. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Reality Check TV (March 17, 2014). "Cherie Currie on Reality Check TV 8/17/13" – via YouTube.
- ^ Alexxis Steele (July 4, 2014). ""In The Spotlight" interview with Multi-talented artist- Marie Currie". Steelnotesmagazine.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Cherie Currie Makes Another Run At Rock". MTV. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Young & Wild – Cherie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. March 10, 1998. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Runaways Singer Cherie Currie The 80's Collection CD 15 songs • $25.00". PicClick.
- ^ Fiala, Marek. "80's Collection - Cherie Currie". karaoke-lyrics.net.
- ^ "The Runaways (2010) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Marie Currie". goodreads. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Narrow Road Of Light". goodreads. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Narrow Road Of Light | A Spiritually Heartwarming Story By Marie Currie". Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "July 2014". Steelnotesmagazine.com. July 13, 2014. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/834626-The-Runaways-Neon-Angels-On-The-Road-To-Ruin [bare URL]
- ^ "UNCULTURED: GUMMO — DoomRocket". March 13, 2015.
- ^ Arar, Yardena (March 22, 1980). "Cherie and Marie Double the Fun". The Lewiston Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cherie Currie & Marie – Young & Wild". Amazon. Retrieved August 26, 2015.