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Michael Douglas is a Actor, Co-Producer and Thanks American born on 25 september 1944 at New Brunswick (USA)

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas
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Birth name Michael Kirk Douglas
Nationality USA
Birth 25 september 1944 (79 years) at New Brunswick (USA)
Creator of Further Films
Awards Academy Award for Best Actor

Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American film producer and actor of stage and screen whose career includes a diverse range of films in both independent and blockbuster films for which he has received a number of accolades both competitive and honorary; these include the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment" and the AFI Life Achievement Award which "honor[s] an individual whose career in motion pictures or television has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture".

The eldest of four children of actor Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas received his B.A. in drama from the University of California. His early acting roles included film, stage and television productions; Douglas first achieved prominence for his co-lead performance opposite Karl Malden in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which Douglas received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In 1975, Douglas produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, having acquired the rights to the Ken Kesey novel from his father. The film received critical and popular acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, earning Douglas his first Oscar as one of the film's producers. After leaving The Streets of San Francisco in 1976, Douglas went on to produce films including The China Syndrome (1979) and Romancing the Stone (1984); he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for the latter, which he also starred in, reintroducing Douglas to audiences as a capable leading man. After reprising his Romancing the Stone role as Jack Colton in the 1985 sequel The Jewel of the Nile (which he also produced) and appearing in the musical A Chorus Line (1985) and the psychological thriller Fatal Attraction (1987), Douglas received widespread acclaim for his iconic portrayal of amoral corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the Oliver Stone-directed drama Wall Street for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in the sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010).

Douglas's subsequent notable film roles included The War of the Roses (1989); Basic Instinct (1992); The American President (1995); The Game (1997); Traffic and Wonder Boys (2000); and Solitary Man (2009). In 2013, Douglas's performance as Liberace in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra received universal critical acclaim and the actor won numerous accolades for his role, including Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Apart from his career in the film industry, Douglas has received notice for his humanitarian and political activism as well as media attention for his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones and tongue cancer diagnosis.

Biography

After the filming of Summertree in 1971, Douglas began dating actress Brenda Vaccaro, a relationship that lasted nearly six years.

In March 1977, Douglas, who was 32 years old at the time, married 19-year-old Diandra Luker, the daughter of an Austrian diplomat. They had one son, Cameron, born in 1978. In 1995, Diandra filed for divorce and was awarded $45 million as part of the divorce settlement.

Dating since March 1999, Douglas married Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones on November 18, 2000. They were both born on September 25, though 25 years apart. Zeta-Jones says that when they met in Deauville, France, Douglas said, "I want to father your children." They have two children, son Dylan Michael (born August 8, 2000) and daughter Carys Zeta (born April 20, 2003). In August 2013, People claimed that Douglas and Zeta-Jones began living separately in May 2013, but had not taken any legal action towards separation or divorce. A representative for Zeta-Jones subsequently confirmed that they "are taking some time apart to evaluate and work on their marriage." It was reported on November 1 that the couple had reconciled and Catherine moved back into their New York apartment.

Douglas, the son of a Jewish father and an Anglican mother, was not raised with a religious affiliation, but stated in January 2015 that he now identifies as a Reform Jew. His son, Dylan, had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony, and the Douglas family traveled to Jerusalem to mark the occasion.

Douglas was selected as the recipient of the 2015 Genesis Prize, a $1 million prize, awarded by the Genesis Prize Foundation. Douglas plans to donate the prize money to activities designed to raise awareness about inclusion and diversity in Jewish life, and to finding innovative solutions to pressing global and community problems. Douglas is a U.S. citizen by birth in the United States and has Bermudian Status through his mother's birth in Bermuda.





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Diana Dill Kirk Douglas Anne Buydens


Diandra Luker Michael Douglas Catherine Zeta-Jones Joel Douglas Peter Douglas Lisa Schoeder Eric Douglas


Cameron Douglas Dylan Michael Douglas Carys Zeta Douglas Kelsey Douglas Tyler Douglas Ryan Douglas Jason Douglas





Notes:

Best films

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
(Actor)
Ant-Man (2015)
(Actor)
Basic Instinct (1992)
(Actor)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
(Actor)
Face/Off (1997)
(Executive Producer)
Disclosure (1994)
(Actor)

Usually with

Ellen Mirojnick
Ellen Mirojnick
(15 films)
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
(3 films)
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
(6 films)
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael Douglas (73 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2019Avengers: EndgameActorDr. Hank Pym
2019We Have Always Lived in the CastleExecutive Producer
2019Earthquake BirdThanks
2018Ant-Man and the WaspActorDr. Hank Pym
2018Animal WorldActorAnderson
2017UnlockedActorEric Lasch
2017FlatlinersProducer
2017UnlockedActorEric Lasch
2015Ant-ManActorDr. Hank Pym
2014And So It GoesActorOren Little
2014Supermensch: The Legend of Shep GordonActorSelf
2014Beyond the ReachActor, ProducerMadec
2013Last VegasActorBilly Gerson
2013Behind the CandelabraActorLiberace
2013The Prime Ministers: The PioneersActorYitzhak Rabin (voice)
2011HaywireActorAlex Coblenz
2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsActorGordon Gekko
2009Beyond a Reasonable DoubtActorMark Hunter
2009Solitary ManActorBen Kalmen
2009Echelon ConspiracyActor
2009Ghosts of Girlfriends PastActorUncle Wayne
2007King of CaliforniaActorCharlie
2007Fog City MavericksActorHimself
2007TrumboActorSelf
2007Dinosaurs AliveActorNarrator
2006The SentinelActor, ProducerPete Garrison
2006You, Me and DupreeActorMr. Thompson
2003The In-LawsActorSteve Tobias
2003It Runs in the FamilyActor, ProducerAlex Gromberg
2001Don't Say a WordActorDr. Nathan Conrad
2001One Night at McCool'sActor, ProducerMr. Burmeister
2000TrafficActorRobert Wakefield
2000Wonder BoysActorGrady Tripp
1999Get Bruce!ActorSelf
1999One Day in SeptemberActorHimself - Narrator (voice)
1998A Perfect MurderActorSteven Taylor
1997The GameActorNicholas Van Orton
1997The RainmakerProducer
1997Face/OffExecutive Producer
1996The Ghost and the DarknessActor, Executive ProducerCharles Remington
1995The American PresidentActorAndrew Shepherd
1994DisclosureActorTom Sanders
1993Made in AmericaProducer
1993Falling DownActorD-Fens
1992Basic InstinctActorDet. Nick Curran
1992Radio FlyerExecutive Producer
1992Shining ThroughActorEd Leland
1991Double ImpactCo-Producer
1991Stone ColdCo-Producer
1991Eyes of an AngelExecutive Producer
1990FlatlinersProducer
1989The War of the RosesActorOliver Rose
1989Black RainActorNick Conklin
1987Wall StreetActorGordon Gekko
1987Fatal AttractionActorDan Gallagher
1985A Chorus LineActorZach
1985The Jewel of the NileActor, ProducerJack T. Colton
1984Romancing the StoneActor, ProducerJack T. Colton
1984StarmanExecutive Producer
1983The Star ChamberActorSteven Hardin
1980It's My TurnActorBen Lewin
1979The China SyndromeActor, ProducerRichard Adams
1979RunningActorMichael Andropolis
1978ComaActorDr. Mark Bellows
1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestProducer
1972Napoleon and SamanthaActorDanny Arlington Williams III
1972When Michael CallsActorCraig
1971SummertreeActorJerry
1970Adam at Six A.M.ActorAdam Gaines
1969Hail, Hero!ActorCarl Dixon
1969Where's Jack?Actor
1966Cast a Giant ShadowActorJeep Driver (uncredited)
-ReykjavikActorRonald Reagan