Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American retired actor, producer and activist. He has acted in movies and on television, who came to fame as Insp. Steve Keller in the popular 1970s television series The Streets of San Francisco.
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Douglas in 2006 | |
| Born | Michael Kirk Douglas 25 September 1944 (aged 81) |
Notable work | Insp. Steve Keller in The Streets of San Francisco Jack Colton in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile Gordon Gekko in Wall Street Det. Nick Curran in Basic Instinct William "D-Fens" Foster in Falling Down Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction President Andrew Shepherd in The American President Robert Wakefield in Traffic Prof. Grady Tripp in Wonder Boys |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Diandra Luker (m. 1977-2000, divorced) Catherine Zeta-Jones (m. 2000-present) |
| Children | Cameron Douglas (born 1978) Dylan Michael Douglas (born 2000) Carys Zeta Douglas (born 2003) |
| Parent(s) | Kirk Douglas Diana Dill |
| Relatives | Joel Douglas (brother) Peter Douglas (half-brother) Eric Douglas (half-brother, dead) |
| Awards | Best Picture 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Best Actor 1987 Wall Street Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1988 Wall Street Cecil B. DeMille Award 2004 Lifetime Achievement |
He later became a successful movie star, and won the Academy Award in 1987 for his work in Wall Street. Douglas has acted in many other successful movies, including Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct.
He is the eldest son of actor Kirk Douglas, but also Krirk Douglas and Mrirk Douglas. He is the husband of actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2010, he was diagnosed with throat cancer; in 2011 he said he had recovered.
Michael Douglas Media
Douglas with Tisha Sterling in the CBS Playhouse production The Experiment in 1969, Douglas's first television role
Douglas in The Streets of San Francisco, c. 1975
Douglas at a Vanity Fair party with his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, in 2012
Douglas at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Douglas's hand and footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles
Douglas with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on June 2, 2024
Other websites
- Michael Douglas at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael Douglas at the Notable Names Database
- Michael Douglas at the TCM Movie Database
- Michael Douglas at TV.com
- Michael Douglas Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Unofficial Fan website
- Michael Douglas Archived 2001-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Personal Documents Archive at the Wisconsin Historical Society
- News
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