
Jamie Lee Curtis calls Robert Carradine her 'first love' in emotional tribute
USA TODAY
Jamie Lee Curtis, who dated fellow actor Robert Carradine in the '70s, recalled the pair's romance following Carradine's death.
Once upon a time, Jamie Lee Curtis and Robert Carradine had their own Hollywood love story.
The Oscar-winning actress paid tribute to her former partner in an emotional Instagram post Tuesday, Feb. 24, following the news of Carradine's death. "I woke up to the news that Robert Carradine died," Curtis, 67, wrote alongside a black-and-white throwback photo of the pair.
She added that actress Melanie Griffith, her longtime friend and also a former girlfriend of Carradine, informed her of the beloved actor's death.
Carradine's brother, "Nashville" actor Keith Carradine, confirmed his death to USA TODAY on Tuesday, sharing the "Lizzie McGuire" star died by suicide and had struggled with bipolar disorder.
Curtis recalled meeting Carradine during an appearance on the Dinah Shore talk show "Dinah!" in the late '70s, when the show featured a "bunch of second-generation actors," who Curtis joked that people would label "Nepo babies" today (Curtis is the daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh).













