Demi Moore, Early life, Family and School

Demi Moore was born as Demi Gene Guynes in Roswell, New Mexico.

As a child, Demi Moore had a difficult and unstable home life. Her biological father, Charles Harmon, left her mother Virginia King (November 27, 1943 – July 2, 1998), after a two-month marriage, before Moore was born. As a result, Moore had the surname of her stepfather, Danny Guynes (March 9, 1943 – October 1980), on her birth certificate. Danny Guynes, who committed suicide, frequently changed jobs; as a result, the family moved a total of forty times.

Demi Moore has two younger half-brothers: James Craig Harmon (paternal) and Morgan Guynes (maternal,was born 1967). Her parents were alcoholics who often fought and beat each other. Demi Moore was cross-eyed as a child and wore an eye patch in an attempt to correct the problem until it was ultimately corrected by two surgeries. Demi Moore also suffered from kidney disfunction.

Demi Moore's family settled in Los Angeles in 1976. Demi Moore attended Fairfax High School in Hollywood, where her schoolmates included Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, bassist Michael Balzary (aka Flea) and actor Timothy Hutton.

When Demi Moore was 16, her friend Nastassja Kinski persuaded her to drop out of school to become an actress.