Marie Currie

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Marie Currie
Birth nameMarie Michelle Currie
Born (1959-11-30) November 30, 1959 (age 64)
Encino, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1977–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]

Guest appearances[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single US Album Artist
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" TBA 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
1978 Beauty's Only Skin Deep - Cherie Currie
1980 Messin' with the Boys TBA 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
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
2014 The Narrow Road of Light -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Rayl, Salley (February 25, 1980). "To Cherie and Marie Currie, Two Blondies Are Better Than One". PEOPLE.com. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "MARIE CURRIE interview 9/23/18 with Rev Derek Moody and Sister Tracy - YouTube". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Cherie Currie: Rare 1978 Radio Interview - YouTube". YouTube.
  6. ^ Richie Unterberger. "Beauty's Only Skin Deep – Cherie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Messin' with the Boys – Cherie & Marie Currie | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Gina Boldman. "Messin' with the Boys – Cherie & Marie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "MARIE CURRIE interview 9/23/18 with Rev Derek Moody and Sister Tracy - YouTube". YouTube.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "THE PANDORAS – Hell On High Heels". Psychorizon. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Reality Check TV (March 17, 2014). "Cherie Currie on Reality Check TV 8/17/13" – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Alexxis Steele (July 4, 2014). ""In The Spotlight" interview with Multi-talented artist- Marie Currie". Steelnotesmagazine.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  14. ^ "Cherie Currie Makes Another Run At Rock". MTV.
  15. ^ "Young & Wild – Cherie Currie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. March 10, 1998. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Runaways Singer Cherie Currie The 80's Collection CD 15 songs • $25.00". PicClick.
  17. ^ Fiala, Marek. "80's Collection - Cherie Currie". karaoke-lyrics.net.
  18. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm
  19. ^ "Marie Currie". goodreads. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  20. ^ "The Narrow Road Of Light". goodreads. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  21. ^ "The Narrow Road Of Light | A Spiritually Heartwarming Story By Marie Currie". Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  22. ^ "July 2014". Steelnotesmagazine.com. July 13, 2014. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  23. ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/834626-The-Runaways-Neon-Angels-On-The-Road-To-Ruin
  24. ^ "UNCULTURED: GUMMO — DoomRocket". March 13, 2015.
  25. ^ Arar, Yardena (March 22, 1980). "Cherie and Marie Double the Fun". The Lewiston Journal. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  26. ^ "Cherie Currie & Marie – Young & Wild". Amazon. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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