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'''Michael Kirk Douglas''' (born ], ]) is an American actor and ], primarily in movies and television. He has won 3 ] and 2 ]s; first as producer of 1975's ], '']'', and as ] in 1987 for his role in '']''. Douglas received the ] Life Achievement Award in 2009.<ref>{{cite news | last = Kilday | first = Gregg | title = AFI Life award all in Douglas family | work = The Hollywood Reporter | date = 2009-06-15 | pages = 9, 14 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i45a4bf33efc17917cf3ca441cd402d4f | accessdate = 2009-09-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He is the son of actor ].


==Early life==
'''Michael Kirk Douglas''' (born September 25, 1944) is an ] actor and ], primarily in movies and television. He has won four ], including the ], two ]s—as producer of 1975's ], '']'' and as ] in 1987 for his role as ] in '']'', and an ] in 2013 for his portrayal of ] in the ] film '']''. Other performances include '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. Douglas received the ] Life Achievement Award in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|title=AFI Life award all in Douglas family|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2009-06-15|pages=9, 14|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090618030704/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i45a4bf33efc17917cf3ca441cd402d4f|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> He is the eldest of actor ]' four sons.
Douglas was born in ], ], the fourth and youngest son of actor ] and ]-] actress ]. His paternal grandparents, Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, were ]ish immigrants from ] in ] (at that time a part of the ]).<ref name="kdouglas">{{cite news | last =Tugend| first =Tom| coauthors=| title =Lucky number 90| pages=| publisher =The Jerusalem Post| date =December 12, 2006 | url =http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881875567&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull| accessdate =December 12, 2006 }}</ref> His mother and maternal grandparents, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson, were natives of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conovergenealogy.com/Pages/douglas.html |title=Ancestors of Michael Kirk Douglas |publisher=Conovergenealogy.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref> Thomas Dill served as Attorney General of ] and was commanding officer of the ].


Douglas has 3 older brothers, ] (born 1944), ] (born 1946) and ] (1948–2004).
==Early life and education==
Douglas was born in ], the first child of actor ] and ]-born actress ]. His parents met at the ].<ref name=guardian.co.uk>{{cite news|last=Brooks|first=Xan|title=Michael Douglas on Liberace, Cannes, cancer and cunnilingus|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jun/02/michael-douglas-liberace-cancer-cunnilingus|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 June 2013}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were ]ish immigrants from ] (now in ], then part of the ]).<ref name="kdouglas">{{cite news|last=Tugend|first=Tom|title =Lucky number 90|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=December 12, 2006|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881875567&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull| accessdate=December 12, 2006}}</ref> His mother was from ], and has English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French, Belgian, and Dutch ancestry.<ref>''In the wings: a memoir'', 1999, by Diana Douglas Darrid, p. 17</ref><ref></ref><ref>{{IMDb name|140|section=bio}}</ref> Douglas's maternal grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel ], served as ] of Bermuda, as a ] of the ] (MCP), and as commanding officer of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conovergenealogy.com/Pages/douglas.html|title=Ancestors of Michael Kirk Douglas|publisher=Conovergenealogy.com|date=|accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref> Douglas has a younger brother, ] (born 1947), and two paternal half-brothers, ] (born 1955) and ] (1958–2004), from stepmother ].


Douglas attended ] in ], ] in ], and ] (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in ]. He received his ] in drama from the ] in 1968, where he was also the Honorary President of the UCSB ]. He studied acting with ] at ] in ].<ref name=Edelman/> Douglas attended the ], the ], and graduated from ] in ] in 1960 and ] (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in ] in 1963. He received his ] from the ] in 1966, where he is also the Honorary President of the UCSB ].


==Career== == Acting Career ==
=== Early years ===
Douglas started his film career in the late '60s and early '70s, appearing in little known films like '']'' and '']''. His first significant role came in the ] '']'' from 1972 to 1976, where he starred alongside ]. Douglas later said that Malden became a "mentor" and someone he "admired and loved deeply".<ref>{{cite news|url= http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/02/local/me-karl-malden2|title=Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date= July 2, 2009 |accessdate=September 15, 2010 | first=Dennis | last=McLellan}}</ref> After Douglas left the show, he had a long association with his mentor until Malden's death on July 1, 2009. In 2004, Douglas presented Malden with the Monte Cristo Award of the ] in ], for the ].
]


In 1975, Douglas received from his father, ], the rights to the novel '']''. Michael went on to produce the ] with ].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmsite.org/onef.html|title=One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|publisher=Filmsite.org|accessdate=September 15, 2010}}</ref> Douglas Snr had considered playing the starring role himself, having starred in an earlier stage version, but chose against it, considering himself too old. The lead role went instead to a young ], who would go on to win the ]. Still, Douglas won the ] for producing it.
===Early years===
] in the ''CBS Playhouse'' production, ''].'', Douglas's first television role.<ref>TV.com: </ref>]]
His first TV breakthrough role came with a 1969 CBS-TV "Playhouse" special, "The Experiment"—and it was the only time he was billed as "M.K. Douglas." <ref></ref> Michael Douglas started his film career in the late 1960s and early 1970s, appearing in little known films like '']'' and '']''. His first significant role came in the ] '']'' from 1972 to 1976, in which he starred alongside ]. Douglas later said that Malden became a "mentor" and someone he "admired and loved deeply".<ref>{{cite news|url= http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/02/local/me-karl-malden2|title=Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=July 2, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2010|first=Dennis|last=McLellan}}</ref> After Douglas left the show, he had a long association with his mentor until Malden's death on July 1, 2009. In 2004, Douglas presented Malden with the Monte Cristo Award of the ] in ] for the ].


After leaving ''Streets of San Francisco'' in 1976, Douglas appeared in the medical thriller '']'' in 1978 and '']'' in 1979. In 1979, he both produced and starred in '']'', a dramatic film co-starring ] and ] about a nuclear power plant accident (the ] took place 12 days after the film's release).
In 1975, Douglas received from his father, ], the rights to the novel '']''. Michael went on to produce the ] with ].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmsite.org/onef.html|title=One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|publisher=Filmsite.org|accessdate=September 15, 2010}}</ref> Kirk Douglas hoped to portray McMurphy himself, having starred in an earlier stage version, but was deemed too old for the part by his son Michael. Kirk relented, and the lead role went instead to ], who won the ]. Douglas won the ] for producing the film.


=== Success in Hollywood ===
After leaving ''Streets of San Francisco'' in 1976, Douglas played a hospital doctor in the medical thriller '']'' (1978), and in 1979 he played the role of a troubled marathon runner in '']''. In 1979, he both produced and starred in '']'', a dramatic film co-starring ] and ] about a nuclear power plant accident (the ] took place 12 days after the film's release). The film was considered "one of the most intelligent Hollywood films of the 1970s."<ref name=Edelman/>
Douglas' acting career was propelled to fame when he starred in the 1984 romantic adventure comedy '']''. It also helped launch ] to stardom, reintroduced Douglas as a capable leading man, and gave director ] his first box-office success. It was followed a year later by a sequel, '']''.


The year 1987 saw Douglas star in the thriller '']'' with ]. That same year he played tycoon ] in ]'s '']'' for which he received an Academy Award as Best Actor. He reprised his role as Gekko in the sequel '']'' in 2010, also directed by Stone.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Michael-Douglas-Wall-1005553.aspx|title=Michael Douglas to Star in Wall Street 2|publisher=TVGuide.com|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref>
===Success in Hollywood===
Douglas's acting career was propelled to fame when he produced and starred in the 1984 romantic adventure comedy '']''. It also helped launch ] to stardom, reintroduced Douglas as a capable leading man, and gave director ] his first box-office success. The film also starred ], a friend of Douglas since they had shared an apartment in the 1960s.<ref> Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito remember old times at film awards</ref> It was followed a year later by a sequel, '']'', which he also produced.


Douglas again paired with Kathleen Turner for the 1989 film '']'', which also starred ]. In 1989, he starred in ]'s international police crime drama '']'' opposite ] and ]. The film was shot in ], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096933/locations|title=Filming locations for "Black Rain" (1989)|publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref>
]'' circa 1975.]]
The year 1987 saw Douglas star in the horror thriller '']'' with ]. That same year he played tycoon ] in ]'s '']'' for which he received an Academy Award as Best Actor. He reprised his role as Gekko in the sequel '']'' in 2010, also directed by Stone.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Michael-Douglas-Wall-1005553.aspx|title=Michael Douglas to Star in Wall Street 2|publisher=TVGuide.com|accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref>


In 1992, Douglas had another successful starring role when he appeared alongside ] in the film '']''. The movie was a box office hit, and sparked controversy over its depictions of ]ity and ]ism. In 1994, Douglas and ] starred in the hit movie '']'' focusing on the topic of ] with Douglas playing a man harassed by his new female boss. Other popular films he starred during these decade were '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' (directed by ]), and a remake of ]'s classic - '']'' - titled '']''. In 1998, Douglas received the ] award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=33rd Karlovy Vary IFF Awards | accessdate=September 25, 2006|url=http://www.iffkv.cz/?m=32&sub=2&year=1998 }}</ref> <!-- How important is this award, really? Delete? -->
Douglas again teamed with Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito for the 1989 film '']''. In 1989 he starred in ]'s international police crime drama '']'' opposite ] and ]; the film was shot in ], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096933/locations|title=Filming locations for "Black Rain" (1989)|publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref>


] in ''Fatal Attraction'' (1987)]]
In 1992, Douglas had another successful starring role when he appeared alongside ] in the film '']''. The movie was a box office hit, and sparked controversy over its depictions of ] and ]ism. In 1994 Douglas and ] starred in the hit movie '']'' focusing on the topic of ] with Douglas playing a man harassed by his new female boss. Other popular films he starred in during the decade were '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' (directed by ]), and a remake of ]'s classic – '']'' – titled '']''. In 1998 Douglas received the ] award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=33rd Karlovy Vary IFF Awards | accessdate=September 25, 2006|url=http://www.iffkv.cz/?m=32&sub=2&year=1998 }}</ref> <!-- How important is this award, really? Delete? -->
In 2000, Douglas starred in ]'s critically acclaimed film '']'', opposite ] and future wife ]. That same year, he also received critical acclaim for his role in '']'' as a professor and novelist suffering from ]. He was nominated for a ] as well as several other awards from critics.


===Types of Roles===
In 2000 Douglas starred in ]'s critically acclaimed film '']'', opposite ] and future wife, ]. That same year he also received critical acclaim for his role in '']'', as a professor and novelist suffering from ]. He was nominated for a ] as well as several other awards from critics.
Film critic and author Rob Edelman points out similarities in many of Douglas's roles, writing that he "has come to personify the contemporary, Caucasian middle-to-upper-class American male who finds himself the brunt of female anger because of real or imagined sexual slights."<ref name=Edelman>Edelman, Rob; Unterburger, Amy L. (Ed.) ''International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers-3: Actors and Actresses'' (3rd Ed.), St. James Press (1997) pp. 347-348</ref> These themes of male victimization are seen in films such as ''Fatal Attraction'' (1987), ''War of the Roses'', (1989), ''Falling Down'' (1993), and ''Disclosure'', (1994). For his characters in films such as these, "any kind of sexual contact with someone other than his mate and the mother of his children is destined to come at a costly price."<ref name=Edelman/>


However, Douglas is also able to play powerful characters with stronger dominating personalities equally well: as Gekko, in both versions of ''Wall Street'', he acted the role of a "greedy yuppie personification of the Me generation," convinced that "greed is good;" in ''Romancing the Stone'' and ''The Jewel of the Nile,'' he played an idealistic soldier of fortune; in '']'' (1983), he was a court judge fed up with an inadequate legal system, leading him to become involved with a vigilante group; and in ] (1989), he proved he could also play a ]-like action hero as a New York City cop.<ref name=Edelman/>
===Types of roles===
According to film historian and critic ], Douglas was capable of playing characters who were "weak, culpable, morally indolent, compromised, and greedy for illicit sensation without losing that basic probity or potential for ethical character that we require of a hero."<ref name=Thomson>Thomson, David. ''The New Biographical Dictionary of Film'', Alfred A. Knopf (2002) pp. 247–249</ref> Critic and author Rob Edelman points out similarities in many of Douglas's roles, writing that in some of his leading films, he personified the "contemporary, Caucasian middle-to-upper-class American male who finds himself the brunt of female anger because of real or imagined sexual slights."<ref name=Edelman>Edelman, Rob; Unterburger, Amy L. (Ed.) ''International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers-3: Actors and Actresses'' (3rd Ed.), St. James Press (1997) pp. 347–348</ref>


===Actor and Producer===
These themes of male victimization are seen in films such as '']'' (1987), with ], ] (1989), with ], '']'' (1992), with ], '']'' (1993), and '']'' (1994), with ]. For his characters in films such as these, "any kind of sexual contact with someone other than his mate and the mother of his children is destined to come at a costly price."<ref name=Edelman/> Edelman describes his characters as the "Everyman who must contend with, and be victimized by, these women and their raging, psychotic sexuality."<ref name=Edelman/>
Having become recognized as both a successful producer and actor, he describes himself as "an actor first and a producer second." He has explained why he enjoys both functions:


<blockquote>"I love the fact that on one side, with acting, you can be a child — acting is wonderful for its innocence and the fun. . . On the other side, producing is fun for all the adult kinds of things you do. You deal in business, you deal with the creative forces. As an adult who continues to get older, you like the adult risks. It's flying without a net, taking chances and learning. I was never good in economics or business — had no business background, you know, and I like it."<ref name=RollingStone>Hirschberg, Lynn. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, Jan. 16, 1986 pp. 28-32, 41</ref></blockquote>
Conversely, Douglas also played powerful characters with dominating personalities equally well: as Gordon Gekko, in the ''Wall Street'' franchise, he acted the role of a "greedy yuppie personification of the Me generation," convinced that "greed is good;" in ''Romancing the Stone'' and ''The Jewel of the Nile,'' he played an idealistic soldier of fortune; in '']'' (1983), he was a court judge fed up with an inadequate legal system, leading him to become involved with a vigilante group; and in '']'' (1989), he proved he could also play a ]-like action hero as a New York City cop.<ref name=Edelman/>


He has also offered reasons why he has become successful in both acting and producing:
===Actor and producer===
Having become recognized as both a successful producer and actor, he describes himself as "an actor first and a producer second." He has explained why he enjoys both functions:


<blockquote>"I think I'm a chameleon. I think it's something that I possibly inherited early on as a child going back and forth between two families. I know that whether it's right or wrong, I have an ability to sort of fit into a lot of different situations and make people feel relatively comfortable in a wide range without giving up all my moral values. I think that same chameleonlike quality can transfer into films. I think if you can remember the reason you got involved with it in the first place and try to keep that impulsive, instinctive feeling even when you're being beaten down or exhausted or waylaid, you'll be successful."<ref name=RollingStone/></blockquote>
{{bquote|I love the fact that on one side, with acting, you can be a child—acting is wonderful for its innocence and the fun. . . On the other side, producing is fun for all the adult kinds of things you do. You deal in business, you deal with the creative forces. As an adult who continues to get older, you like the adult risks. It's flying without a net, taking chances and learning. I was never good in economics or business—had no business background, you know, and I like it.<ref name=RollingStone>Hirschberg, Lynn. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, Jan. 16, 1986 pp. 28–32, 41</ref>}}


=== Recent years ===
He has also offered reasons why he has become successful in both acting and producing:
In 2003, Douglas starred in '']'', which featured three generations of his family (his father, Kirk; and his son, ]). The film, however, was critically panned and a commercial failure. Douglas starred in the solid commercial action flick '']'', then the poorly received action-thriller '']'' in 2006. During that time, he also guest-appeared on the episode, "]", of the popular television ] '']'', as a gay cop attracted to ] (]); the performance earned Douglas an ] nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Show.
{{bquote|I think I'm a chameleon. I think it's something that I possibly inherited early on as a child going back and forth between two families. I know that whether it's right or wrong, I have an ability to sort of fit into a lot of different situations and make people feel relatively comfortable in a wide range without giving up all my moral values. I think that same chameleonlike quality can transfer into films. I think if you can remember the reason you got involved with it in the first place and try to keep that impulsive, instinctive feeling even when you're being beaten down or exhausted or waylaid, you'll be successful.<ref name=RollingStone/>}}

===Recent years===
]
Douglas starred in '']'', filmed shortly before his marriage to Zeta-Jones. In 2003, he starred in '']'', which featured three generations of his family (his parents, Kirk and Diana, as well as his own son, ]). The film, although a labor of love, was not successful, critically or at the box office. He then starred in the poorly received action-thriller '']'' in 2006. During that time, he also guest-appeared on the episode, "]", of the popular television ] '']'', as a gay cop attracted to ] (]); the performance earned Douglas an ] nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Show.


Douglas was approached for '']'', but he declined to participate in the project. He said:<blockquote> Douglas was approached for '']'', but he declined to participate in the project. He said:<blockquote>
"Yes, they asked me to do it a while ago, I thought we had done it very effectively; Verhoeven is a pretty good director. I haven't seen the sequel. I've only done one sequel in my life, '']'', from ''].'' Besides, there were age issues, you know? Sharon still looks fabulous. The script was pretty good. Good for her, she's in her late-40s, and there are not a lot of parts around. The first one was probably the best picture of her career—it certainly made her career and she was great in it".<ref>{{cite journal|title=In conversation with Michael Douglas|journal=Empire|date=|first=|last=|coauthors=|volume=|issue=August 2006|pages=|id=|url=|format=}}</ref> "Yes, they asked me to do it a while ago, I thought we had done it very effectively; Verhoeven is a pretty good acclaimed director. I haven't seen the sequel. I've only done one sequel in my life, '']'', from ''].'' Besides, there were age issues, you know? Sharon still looks fabulous. The script was pretty good. Good for her, she's 47, and there are not a lot of parts around. The first one was probably the best picture of her career—it certainly made her career and she was great in it".<ref>{{cite journal|title=In conversation with Michael Douglas|journal=Empire|date=|first=|last=|coauthors=|volume=|issue=August 2006|pages=|id=|url=|format=|accessdate=February 21, 2007}}</ref>
</blockquote> </blockquote>


== Future engagements ==
In December 2007 Douglas began announcing the introduction to '']''. ], the previous announcer, had retired two years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-michaeldouglasnbcnewsvoiceover,0,5417160.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines|work=Zap2it.com|title=Michael Douglas Does the News|date=December 19, 2007}}</ref>
Douglas was set to star in ''Tragic Indifference'', a courtroom thriller based on a landmark liability case against ], according to '']''. Douglas will play the attorney who took Ford to court on behalf of a single mother from Texas who was paralyzed and nearly died after an accident. The trial exposed the automaker's indifference to flaws in its ]s (SUV). The movie will be based on ]'s 2003 book of the same name. Douglas will play Attorney Tab Turner, who represented Donna Bailey after the ] SUV she was riding in rolled over following a ] tire failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/20/19320.php|title=Michael Douglas to Star in Tragic Indifference|publisher=Movieweb.com|date=2007-04-24|accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref>

Douglas' latest work with collaborator ] was the 2013 film '']'', playing ], opposite ], centered on the pianist's life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Douglas To Play Liberace |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303839,00.html|first=Peter |last=Mikelbank |work=] |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref> His portrayal of Liberace received critical acclaim, which resulted in him receiving the ] for ] at the ].

Douglas is on the Board of Selectors of the ].<ref>http://www.jeffersonawards.org/board</ref>

==Future engagements==
Douglas is rumored to appear in ''Tragic Indifference'', a courtroom thriller based on a landmark liability case against ], according to '']''. Douglas will play Tab Turner, the attorney who took Ford to court on behalf of Donna Bailey, a single mother from Texas who was paralyzed and nearly died after the ] ] she was riding in rolled over following a ] tire failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/20/19320.php|title=Michael Douglas to Star in Tragic Indifference|publisher=Movieweb.com|date=2007-04-24|accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref> The trial exposed the automaker's indifference to flaws in its SUVs. The movie will be based on ]'s 2003 book of the same name.

He will play the role of ] in the upcoming movie '']'', based on the ] superhero ]. The movie will be directed by ] and co-starred by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/michael-douglas-ant-man-1201052848/|title=Michael Douglas to Play Hank Pym in Marvel’s Ant-Man|publisher=variety.com|date=2014-01-23|accessdate=2014-01-13}}</ref>

==Personal life==

===Family===
]'' party with his wife, ].]]
After the filming of '']'' in 1971, Douglas began dating actress ], a relationship that lasted nearly six years.<ref>. People.com (1974-09-02). Retrieved on 2012-05-04.</ref>

In March 1977, Douglas, who was 32 years old at the time, married 19-year-old Diandra Luker, the daughter of an ]n diplomat.<ref>, 6 May 2009</ref><ref name="33&19">. People.com (1995-07-10). Retrieved on 2012-05-04.</ref> They had one son, ], born in 1978. In 1995, Diandra filed for divorce and was awarded $45 million as part of the divorce settlement.<ref name = 33&19/><ref>. Forbes.com (2002-05-22). Retrieved on 2012-05-04.</ref>

Dating since March 1999, Douglas married ] actress ] on November 18, 2000. They were both born on September 25, though 25 years apart. Zeta-Jones says that when they met in ], ], Douglas used the line, "I want to father your children."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/how-cheesy-can-you-get/2007/07/12/1183833634622.html |title=Cheesy chat up line that snagged Catherine Zeta-Jones|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=July 12, 2007}}</ref> They have two children, son Dylan Michael (born August 8, 2000) and daughter Carys Zeta (born April 20, 2003).<ref>{{cite news|title=Carys—a name rooted in love|date=April 22, 2003|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=September 25, 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2966821.stm}}</ref> In August 2013, '']'' claimed that Douglas and Zeta-Jones began living separately in May 2013, but have not taken any legal action towards separation or divorce.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20729116,00.html |title=Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones Separate|work=People|date=August 28, 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2013}}</ref> A representative for Zeta-Jones subsequently confirmed that they "are taking some time apart to evaluate and work on their marriage."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/catherine-zeta-jones-michael-douglas-taking-some-time-apart--2013288 |title=Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas "Taking Some Time Apart"|work=Us Weekly|date=August 28, 2013|accessdate=August 28, 2013|first=Allison|last=Takeda}}</ref> It was reported on November 1 that the couple have reconciled and Catherine has moved back into their New York apartment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Douglas back with Catherine Zeta-Jones|url=http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.810&article=117621|work=TV3.ie|date=November 1, 2013|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}</ref>

Douglas, the son of a ] father and an ] mother, has declared no religious affiliation.<ref name=retdooeht>{{Cite news|last=Galloway|first=Stephen|coauthors=|title=Michael Douglas: One Hell of a Year|pages=|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2010-11-29|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-douglas-hell-year-49839|accessdate=2010-12-17}}</ref>

===Family tree===
{{Kirk Douglas family tree}}

===Citizenship===
Douglas is a U.S. citizen by birth in the United States and has ]<ref> Bermuda Department of Immigration</ref> through his mother's birth in Bermuda.

===Skiing accident and rehab===
].]]
In 1980, Douglas was involved in a serious ] accident which sidelined his acting career for three years. On September 17, 1992, the same year ''Basic Instinct'' came out, he began a 30-day treatment for ] and ] at Sierra Tucson Center.<ref>{{cite news|title='Michael Douglas' Biography Reveals Actor's Hidden Demons (EXCERPT)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/michael-douglas-biography-excerpt_n_1891335.html|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2012-09-18}}</ref>

===Legal problems===
In 1997, New York ] James Parker sued Douglas for $25&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/caddy-clubs-michael-douglas-0|title=The Smoking Gun Archive|publisher=The Smoking Gun|accessdate=December 23, 2006|author=}}</ref> Parker accused Douglas of hitting him in the ] with an errant ], causing Parker great distress. The case was later settled out of court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/2000/12/22/npfri_30/|date=December 23, 2000|title=
Michael Douglas closes testicle chapter|work=salon.com}}</ref>

===Stalking===
In 2004, Douglas and Zeta-Jones took legal action against ] Dawnette Knight, who was accused of sending violent letters to the couple that contained graphic threats on Zeta-Jones's life. Testifying, Zeta-Jones said the threats left her so shaken she feared a ].<ref> from ''BBC News Wales''</ref> Knight claimed she had been in love with Douglas and admitted to the offenses, which took place between October 2003 and May 2004. She was sentenced to three years in prison.

==Health problems==
It was announced on August 16, 2010 that Douglas was suffering from ] (later revealed to have actually been ]),<ref name="peopleoct2013">{{cite web|title=Michael Douglas: I Lied – I Actually Had Tongue Cancer|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20745023,00.html|work=People|first=K.C.|last=Blumm|date=October 11, 2013|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref> and would undergo ] and ] treatment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/michael-douglas-undergo-throat-cancer-treatment/story?id=11413860&page=2|title=Michael Douglas to Undergo Throat Cancer Treatment|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=August 16, 2010|author=}}</ref> Douglas subsequently confirmed that the cancer was at ], the most advanced stage.<ref name="Brooks, Xan">{{Cite news|author=Brooks, Xan|title=Michael Douglas reveals his cancer has spread|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/01/michael-douglas-cancer-spread|work=]|date=September 1, 2010|accessdate=September 1, 2010|location=London}}</ref>

Douglas credits the discovery of his cancer to the public ] since a doctor in ], ] diagnosed the actor's medical condition after numerous American specialists failed to do so.<ref name="Brooks, Xan"/><ref>. Gobeandmail.com (2011-05-03). Retrieved 2012-06-19.</ref> To express his gratitude, Douglas has since participated in fundraisers for Montreal's ], where he was diagnosed, and the ] with which the hospital is affiliated.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Douglas lends star power to Head and Neck Cancer fundraiser|url=http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/05/douglas-lends-star-power-to-head-and-neck-cancer-fundraiser/|work=McGill Reporter|date=May 5, 2011|accessdate=August 28, 2013|location=Montreal}}</ref>


On December 17, 2007 it was announced that Douglas was to be the new voice at the beginning of '']'', some two years after ], the previous announcer, retired.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-michaeldouglasnbcnewsvoiceover,0,5417160.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines|work=Zap2it.com|title=Michael Douglas Does the News|date=December 19, 2007}}</ref>
Douglas attributed the cancer to a combination of stress, his previous alcohol abuse, and years of heavy smoking.<ref>. Starpulse.com (2010-09-01). Retrieved 2012-05-04.</ref> In July 2011, ''Star'' magazine published photographs which appeared to show Douglas smoking a cigarette while on holiday that month.<ref> CBS News.</ref> A representative declined to comment on the photographs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|title=Michael Douglas caught smoking again after beating throat cancer|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/michael-douglas-caught-smoking-beating-throat-cancer-article-1.155705|newspaper=Daily News|date=July 29, 2011}}</ref>


== Personal life==
In November 2010, Douglas's doctors put him on a special weight-gain diet due to excessive weight loss that had left him weak.<ref>, November 14, 2010</ref> On January 11, 2011, he said in an interview that the tumor was gone, though the illness and aggressive treatment had caused him to lose thirty-two pounds.<ref>, BBC News, January 11, 2011</ref> He noted that he would require monthly screenings because of a high chance of recurrence within two to three years.<ref>Carroll, Linda, , MSNBC. 2011-01-10</ref> In June 2013, Douglas told '']'' that his type of cancer is caused by ], transmitted by ],<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> leading some media to report this as well. His spokesman denied these reports and portrayed Douglas's conversation with ''The Guardian'' as general and not referring specifically to his own diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Douglas' Throat Cancer Not Really Caused By Oral Sex, Rep Says (UPDATED)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/michael-douglas-throat-cancer-oral-sex_n_3375500.html|publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref> Although Douglas described the cancer as ], it was publicly speculated that he may actually have been diagnosed with ].<ref>. Medscape.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.</ref><ref>. Newsoxy.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.</ref> In October 2013, Douglas said he had suffered from tongue cancer, not throat cancer. He announced it as throat cancer upon the advice of his physician, who felt it would be unwise to reveal that he had tongue cancer given its negative prognosis and potential for disfigurement, particularly because the announcement came immediately before Douglas's promotional tour for '']''.<ref name="peopleoct2013"/>
], Nov. 18, 2000]]


Douglas married Diana Luker on March 20, 1977, after 6 weeks of dating.<ref>, 6 May 2009</ref> They had one son, Paul (born December 13, 1978). In 1980, Douglas was involved in a serious ] accident which sidelined his acting career for three years. In September 1992, the same year ''Basic Instinct'' came out, he underwent treatment for ] and ] at Sierra Tucson Center. In 2000, after 23 years of their marriage, Diana divorced Douglas.
==Activism==
] entitled "Putting an End to Nuclear Explosions". From left to right: Michael Douglas, ], ], Taib Fassi Fihri and ].]]


Douglas then married ]-] actress ] on November 18, 2000. They were both born on September 25, though 14 years apart. Zeta-Jones says that when they met in ], ], Douglas used the line "I want to father your children."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/how-cheesy-can-you-get/2007/07/12/1183833634622.html |title=Cheesy chat up line that snagged Catherine Zeta-Jones |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=July 12, 2007}}</ref> They have 2 children, Dylan Michael (born on ], ]) and Carys Zeta (born on ], ]).<ref>{{cite news| title=Carys&nbsp;— a name rooted in love | date=April 22, 2003 | publisher=BBC News | accessdate=September 25, 2006 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2966821.stm }}</ref> They are planning to renew their wedding vows as part of their 10th wedding anniversary. The idea was hers, and came after Douglas was found to have advanced stages of cancer. One report notes that "Michael was in tears when she suggested it to him," and he sees it as a “wonderful expression of love.”<ref> ''World Correspondents'', Sept. 10, 2010</ref>
===Political activities===
Douglas and Zeta-Jones hosted the annual ] concert in ], on December 11, 2003. They acted as co-masters of ceremony in the concert celebrating the award given to Iranian ] ]. In 2006, Douglas was awarded an honorary ] (D.Litt.) from the ] in Scotland.


Douglas and Zeta-Jones hosted the annual ] concert in ], on December 11, 2003. They acted as co-masters of ceremony in the concert celebrating the award given to Iranian ] ]. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary ] (D.Litt.) from the ] in Scotland. Douglas and his family divide their time among their homes in ]; New York City; ]; ]; ], Spain; ], Wales, ], and ].
He is an advocate of ], a supporter of the ], and sits on the Board of Directors of the anti-war grantmaking foundation ]. In 1998, he was appointed UN Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/ossg/messengers.htm#douglas |title=Messengers of Peace|publisher=United Nations|date=|accessdate=December 23, 2006|author=}}</ref> He is a notable ] and has donated money to ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Michael_Douglas.php|title=Donor search—Michael Douglas |work=newsmeat.com}}</ref> He has been a major supporter of ] since ] was murdered in 1980.<ref>. Contactmusic.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-04.</ref>


Douglas, the fourth and youngest son of a Jewish father and an Anglican mother, has no formal religion.<ref name=retdooeht>{{Cite news|last=Galloway|first=Stephen|coauthors=|title=Michael Douglas: One Hell of a Year|pages=|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2010-11-29|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-douglas-hell-year-49839|accessdate=2010-12-17}}</ref> He is an advocate of ], a supporter of the ], and sits on the Board of Directors of the anti-war grantmaking foundation ]. In 1998, he was appointed UN Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/ossg/messengers.htm#douglas |title=Messengers of Peace |publisher=United Nations|date= |accessdate=December 23, 2006 |author= }}</ref> He is a notable ] and has donated money to ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Michael_Douglas.php |title=Donor search&nbsp;— Michael Douglas |work=newsmeat.com}}</ref> He has been a major supporter of ] since ] was murdered in 1980.<ref></ref>
<!-- Deleted image removed: ].]] -->In 2006, he was a featured speaker in a public service campaign sponsored by a UN conference to focus attention on trade of illicit arms, especially of ] and light weapons. Douglas made several appearances and offered his opinions:
{{Quote|The conference is an opportunity for UN member states to build on the Program of Action and to encourage countries to strengthen their laws on the illicit trade, … an issue that affects us all … while owning guns is a legal right in most countries, the illegal trade in guns continues to fuel conflict, crime and violence.<ref name=Firsing>Firsing, Scott T. ''Disturbing Times: The State of the Planet and Its Possible Future'', South Publishers (2007) pp. 92–93</ref>}}


In 1997, New York ] James Parker sued Douglas for $25&nbsp;million.<ref>
A few years earlier, in 2003, Douglas hosted a "powerful film" on ] and the impact of combat on children in countries such as ]. During the documentary film, Douglas interviewed children, and estimated that they were among 300,000 other children worldwide who have been conscripted or kidnapped and forced to fight. Of one such child he interviewed, Douglas stated, "After being kidnapped by a rebel group, he was tortured, drugged, and forced to commit atrocities."<ref name=Firsing/>
{{cite news
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{{Quote|I'm in an enviable position … When I talk about movies I can talk about messages of peace, and infuse them into the entertainment pages.<ref name=Firsing/>}}
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</ref> Parker accused Douglas of hitting him in the ] with an errant ], causing Parker to lose a ] and his job. The case was later settled out of court.


It was announced on August 16, 2010, that Douglas was suffering from ] and will undergo ] and ] treatment.<ref>
In February, 2012, following his return to the character of financial criminal Gordon Gekko, the ] released a public service announcement video of Michael Douglas calling on viewers to report financial crime.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/michael-douglas-undergo-throat-cancer-treatment/story?id=11413860&page=2
|title=Michael Douglas to Undergo Throat Cancer Treatment
|publisher=ABC News
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|accessdate=August 16, 2010
|author=
}}</ref> On August 31, 2010 Douglas appeared on '']''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z67gcf311KQ</ref> and confirmed that the cancer was at an advanced ].<ref>{{Cite news |author= Brooks, Xan |title= Michael Douglas reveals his cancer has spread |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/01/michael-douglas-cancer-spread |work= ] |date= September 1, 2010 |accessdate= September 1, 2010 | location=London}}</ref> In November 2010, Douglas was put on a special weight gain diet by his doctors due to the excessive weight loss leaving him weak.<ref>, November 14, 2010</ref> On January 11, 2011, he said in an interview that his tumor has gone. He also admitted that the illness and aggressive treatment had caused him to lose 32&nbsp;lbs in weight.<ref>, BBC News, 11 January 2011</ref> He will have to have monthly screenings because there is a very high chance that the cancer could return over the course of the next 2-3 years.<ref>Carroll, Linda, , ''MSNBC'', 1/10/2011</ref> Although Douglas has described the cancer as ], many doctors believe he was actually diagnosed with ].<ref>http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/727947</ref>


===Humanitarian initiatives=== == Humanitarian Initiatives ==
In 2009 Douglas joined the project ''Soldiers of Peace'', a movie against all wars and for global peace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soldiersofpeacemovie.com/about/the-cast/25/michael-douglas|title=Michael Douglas—The Cast—Soldiers of Peace|publisher=Soldiersofpeacemovie.com|accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soldatidipace.blogspot.com|title=Soldati di Pace (Soldiers of Peace)|publisher=Soldatidipace.blogspot.com|date=2004-02-26|accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref> In 2009 Douglas joined the project ''Soldiers of Peace'', a movie against all wars and for global peace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soldiersofpeacemovie.com/about/the-cast/25/michael-douglas/ |title=Michael Douglas&nbsp;— The Cast&nbsp;— Soldiers of Peace |publisher=Soldiersofpeacemovie.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soldatidipace.blogspot.com/ |title=Soldati di Pace (Soldiers of Peace) |publisher=Soldatidipace.blogspot.com |date=2004-02-26 |accessdate=2009-10-17}}</ref>


Douglas lent his support for the campaign to release ], the Iranian woman, who after having been convicted of committing adultery, was given a sentence of death by ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/22/iran-stoning-woman-campaigners|title=Iran stoning case woman ordered to name campaigners|location=London|work=The Guardian|date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> Douglas lent his support for the campaign to release ], the Iranian woman, who after having been convicted of committing adultery, was given a sentence of death by ].<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/22/iran-stoning-woman-campaigners | title= Iran stoning case woman ordered to name campaigners | location=London | work=The Guardian | date=July 22, 2010
}}</ref>


==Filmography== == Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
|- valign="bottom"
|+ Filmography
|- valign="bottom"
! Year ! Year
! Title ! Film
! Role ! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Notes
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1966 | 1966
| '']'' | '']''
| Jeep driver | Jeep driver
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1969 | 1969
| '']'' | '']''
| Carl Dixon | Carl Dixon
| Nominated—] | Nominated — ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1970 | 1970
| '']'' | '']''
| Adam Gaines | Adam Gaines
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1971 | 1971
| '']'' | '']''
| Jerry | Jerry
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1972 | 1972
| '']'' | '']''
| Danny | Danny
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1972–1976
|'']''
| Steve Keller
| Nominated—] (1975)
|- valign="top"
| 1975 | 1975
|'']'' | '']''
| |
|Producer only<br>]<br />]<br />] | Producer Only<br />]<br />]<br />]
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1978 | 1978
| '']'' | '']''
| Dr. Mark Bellows | Dr. Mark Bellows
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 1979 |rowspan=2| 1979
| ''] | '']
| Michael Andropolis | Michael Andropolis
| Nominated—] | Nominated&nbsp;— ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| ''{{sortname|The|China Syndrome}}'' | '']''
|Richard Adams |Richard Adams
| Also Producer<br />Nominated – ]<br />Nominated – ] | Also Producer<br />Nominated - ]<br />Nominated - ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1980 | 1980
| '']'' | '']''
| Ben Lewin | Ben Lewin
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1983 | 1983
| ''{{sortname|The|Star Chamber}}'' | '']''
| Superior Court Judge Steven R. Hardin | Superior Court Judge Steven R. Hardin
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1984 | 1984
| '']'' | '']''
| Jack Colton | Jack Colton
| Also Producer<br />] | Also Producer<br />]
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 1985 |rowspan=2| 1985
| '']'' | '']''
| Zach | Zach
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| ''{{sortname|The|Jewel of the Nile}}'' | '']''
| Jack Colton | Jack Colton
| Also Producer | Also Producer
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 1987 |rowspan=2| 1987
| '']'' | '']''
| Dan Gallagher | Dan Gallagher
| Nominated—] | Nominated&nbsp;— ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| ''] | '']
| ] | ]
| ]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />] | ]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />]
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 1989 |rowspan=2| 1989
| ''{{sortname|The|War of the Roses|The War of the Roses (film)}}'' | '']''
| Oliver Rose | Oliver Rose
| Nominated—] | Nominated&nbsp;— ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| ''] | '']
| Det. Sgt. Nick Conklin | Det. Sgt. Nick Conklin
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 1992 |rowspan=3| 1992
| '']'' | '']''
| Nick Curran | Nick Curran
|Nominated—]<br />Nominated—] <small>shared with ] |Nominated — ]<br />Nominated — ] <small>shared with ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| '']'' | '']'' || Ed Leland ||
|-
| Ed Leland
| ''Oliver Stone: Inside Out''
|
| Himself
|- valign="top"
| Documentary
|1993
|-
| 1993
| '']'' | '']''
| William "D-Fens" Foster | William "D-Fens" Foster
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1994 | 1994
| '']'' | '']''
| Tom Sanders | Tom Sanders
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1995 | 1995
| ''{{sortname|The|American President|The American President (film)}}'' | '']''
| ] Andrew Shepherd | ] Andrew Shepherd
| Nominated—] | Nominated&nbsp;— ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1996 | 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|Ghost and the Darkness}}'' | '']''
| Charles Remington | Charles Remington
| Also Executive Producer | Also Executive Producer
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2"| 1997 | 1997
| ''{{sortname|The|Game|The Game (1997 film)}}'' | '']''
| Nicholas Van Orton | Nicholas Van Orton
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
|'']''
|
| Executive Producer
|- valign="top"
| 1998 | 1998
| ''{{sortname|A|Perfect Murder}}'' | '']''
| Steven Taylor | Steven Taylor
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| 1999 |rowspan=2| 1999
| '']'' | '']''
| Himself (Narrator) | Narrator
| Documentary
|
|-
|- valign="top"
| '']''
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| '']'' | '']''
| Professor Grady Tripp | Professor Grady Tripp
| ]<br />]<br />]<br />Nominated—]<br />Nominated—]<br />Nominated—]<br />Nominated—]<br />Nominated—]<br />Nominated—]<br />Nominated—] | ]<br />]<br />]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ] <small>(also for ''])''</small><br />Nominated&nbsp;— ]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ]
|-
|- valign="top"
| '']'' | '']''
| Robert Wakefield | Robert Wakefield
| ]<br />Nominated—] | ]<br />Nominated&nbsp;— ] <small>(also for '']'')</small>
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 2001 |rowspan=3| 2001
| ''] | '']
| Dr. Nathan R. Conrad | Dr. Nathan R. Conrad
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| '']''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
| '']'' | '']''
| Mr. Burmeister | Mr. Burmeister
| Also Producer | Also Producer
|-
|- valign="top"
| rowspan="2" | 2003 |rowspan=4| 2003
| ''{{sortname|The|In-Laws|The In-Laws (2003 film)}}'' | '']''
| Steve Tobias | Steve Tobias
| |
|-
|- valign="top"
| '']'' | '']''
| Alex Gromberg | Alex Gromberg
| |
|-
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| ''Direct Order''
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
| ''Tell Them Who You Are''
| Himself
| Documentary
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|rowspan=2| 2006
| '']'' | '']''
| Mr. Thompson | Mr. Thompson
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|- valign="top"
| ''{{sortname|The|Sentinel|The Sentinel (2006 film)}}'' | '']''
| Pete Garrison | Pete Garrison
| Also Producer | Also Producer
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| 2007 | 2007
| '']'' | '']''
| Charlie | Charlie
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| rowspan="3" | 2009 |rowspan=3| 2009
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| Wayne Mead | Uncle Wayne
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| '']'' | '']''
| Mark Hunter | Mark Hunter
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| '']'' | '']''
| Ben Kalmen | Ben Kalmen
| Nominated—]<br /> Nominated—] | Nominated&nbsp;— ]
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| '']'' | '']''
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For other people named Michael Douglas, see Michael Douglas (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Mike Douglas.
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas, June 2004
BornMichael Kirk Douglas
(1952-09-25) September 25, 1952 (age 72)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1966–
Spouse(s)Diana Luker (1977–2000)
Catherine Zeta-Jones (2000–)
Children3 (including Paul)
Parent(s)Kurt Douglas
Diana Dill
RelativesJoel (brother)
Cameron (brother)
Eric (brother, deceased)

Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1952) is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won 3 Golden Globes and 2 Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009. He is the son of actor Kurt Douglas.

Early life

Douglas was born in San Francisco, California, the fourth and youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudian-Hungarian actress Diana Dill. His paternal grandparents, Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, were Jewish immigrants from Gomel in Belarus (at that time a part of the Russian Empire). His mother and maternal grandparents, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill and Ruth Rapalje Neilson, were natives of Devonshire Parish, Bermuda. Thomas Dill served as Attorney General of Bermuda and was commanding officer of the Bermuda Militia Artillery.

Douglas has 3 older brothers, Joel Douglas (born 1944), Cameron Douglas (born 1946) and Eric Douglas (1948–2004).

Douglas attended the Allen-Stevenson School, the International School of Geneva, and graduated from Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1960 and The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1963. He received his B.A. from the University of California, San Francisco in 1966, where he is also the Honorary President of the UCSB Alumni Association.

Acting Career

Early years

Douglas started his film career in the late '60s and early '70s, appearing in little known films like Hail, Hero! and Summertree. His first significant role came in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco from 1972 to 1976, where he starred alongside Karl Malden. Douglas later said that Malden became a "mentor" and someone he "admired and loved deeply". After Douglas left the show, he had a long association with his mentor until Malden's death on July 1, 2009. In 2004, Douglas presented Malden with the Monte Cristo Award of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, for the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Michael Douglas (top) with brother Joel and father Kurt, c. 1957

In 1975, Douglas received from his father, Kurt Douglas, the rights to the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Michael went on to produce the film of the same name with Saul Zaentz. Douglas Snr had considered playing the starring role himself, having starred in an earlier stage version, but chose against it, considering himself too old. The lead role went instead to a young Jack Nicholson, who would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Still, Douglas won the Award for Best Picture for producing it.

After leaving Streets of San Francisco in 1976, Douglas appeared in the medical thriller Coma in 1978 and Running in 1979. In 1979, he both produced and starred in The China Syndrome, a dramatic film co-starring Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon about a nuclear power plant accident (the Three Mile Island accident took place 12 days after the film's release).

Success in Hollywood

Douglas' acting career was propelled to fame when he starred in the 1984 romantic adventure comedy Romancing the Stone. It also helped launch Kathleen Turner to stardom, reintroduced Douglas as a capable leading man, and gave director Bob Zemeckis his first box-office success. It was followed a year later by a sequel, The Jewel of the Nile.

The year 1987 saw Douglas star in the thriller Fatal Attraction with Glenn Close. That same year he played tycoon Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's Wall Street for which he received an Academy Award as Best Actor. He reprised his role as Gekko in the sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in 2010, also directed by Stone.

Douglas again paired with Kathleen Turner for the 1989 film The War of the Roses, which also starred Danny DeVito. In 1989, he starred in Ridley Scott's international police crime drama Black Rain opposite Andy García and Kate Capshaw. The film was shot in Osaka, Japan.

In 1992, Douglas had another successful starring role when he appeared alongside Sharon Stone in the film Basic Instinct. The movie was a box office hit, and sparked controversy over its depictions of bisexuality and lesbianism. In 1994, Douglas and Demi Moore starred in the hit movie Disclosure focusing on the topic of sexual harassment with Douglas playing a man harassed by his new female boss. Other popular films he starred during these decade were Falling Down, The American President, The Ghost and the Darkness, The Game (directed by David Fincher), and a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic - Dial M for Murder - titled A Perfect Murder. In 1998, Douglas received the Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

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With Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)

In 2000, Douglas starred in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Traffic, opposite Benicio del Toro and future wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. That same year, he also received critical acclaim for his role in Wonder Boys as a professor and novelist suffering from writer's block. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama as well as several other awards from critics.

Types of Roles

Film critic and author Rob Edelman points out similarities in many of Douglas's roles, writing that he "has come to personify the contemporary, Caucasian middle-to-upper-class American male who finds himself the brunt of female anger because of real or imagined sexual slights." These themes of male victimization are seen in films such as Fatal Attraction (1987), War of the Roses, (1989), Falling Down (1993), and Disclosure, (1994). For his characters in films such as these, "any kind of sexual contact with someone other than his mate and the mother of his children is destined to come at a costly price."

However, Douglas is also able to play powerful characters with stronger dominating personalities equally well: as Gekko, in both versions of Wall Street, he acted the role of a "greedy yuppie personification of the Me generation," convinced that "greed is good;" in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, he played an idealistic soldier of fortune; in The Star Chamber (1983), he was a court judge fed up with an inadequate legal system, leading him to become involved with a vigilante group; and in Black Rain (1989), he proved he could also play a Stallone-like action hero as a New York City cop.

Actor and Producer

Having become recognized as both a successful producer and actor, he describes himself as "an actor first and a producer second." He has explained why he enjoys both functions:

"I love the fact that on one side, with acting, you can be a child — acting is wonderful for its innocence and the fun. . . On the other side, producing is fun for all the adult kinds of things you do. You deal in business, you deal with the creative forces. As an adult who continues to get older, you like the adult risks. It's flying without a net, taking chances and learning. I was never good in economics or business — had no business background, you know, and I like it."

He has also offered reasons why he has become successful in both acting and producing:

"I think I'm a chameleon. I think it's something that I possibly inherited early on as a child going back and forth between two families. I know that whether it's right or wrong, I have an ability to sort of fit into a lot of different situations and make people feel relatively comfortable in a wide range without giving up all my moral values. I think that same chameleonlike quality can transfer into films. I think if you can remember the reason you got involved with it in the first place and try to keep that impulsive, instinctive feeling even when you're being beaten down or exhausted or waylaid, you'll be successful."

Recent years

In 2003, Douglas starred in It Runs in the Family, which featured three generations of his family (his father, Kirk; and his son, Cameron). The film, however, was critically panned and a commercial failure. Douglas starred in the solid commercial action flick Don't Say a Word, then the poorly received action-thriller The Sentinel in 2006. During that time, he also guest-appeared on the episode, "Fagel Attraction", of the popular television sitcom Will and Grace, as a gay cop attracted to Will Truman (Eric McCormack); the performance earned Douglas an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Show.

Douglas was approached for Basic Instinct 2, but he declined to participate in the project. He said:

"Yes, they asked me to do it a while ago, I thought we had done it very effectively; Verhoeven is a pretty good acclaimed director. I haven't seen the sequel. I've only done one sequel in my life, The Jewel of the Nile, from Romancing The Stone. Besides, there were age issues, you know? Sharon still looks fabulous. The script was pretty good. Good for her, she's 47, and there are not a lot of parts around. The first one was probably the best picture of her career—it certainly made her career and she was great in it".

Future engagements

Douglas was set to star in Tragic Indifference, a courtroom thriller based on a landmark liability case against Ford Motor Company, according to Variety. Douglas will play the attorney who took Ford to court on behalf of a single mother from Texas who was paralyzed and nearly died after an accident. The trial exposed the automaker's indifference to flaws in its Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV). The movie will be based on Adam Penenberg's 2003 book of the same name. Douglas will play Attorney Tab Turner, who represented Donna Bailey after the Ford Explorer SUV she was riding in rolled over following a Firestone tire failure.

On December 17, 2007 it was announced that Douglas was to be the new voice at the beginning of NBC Nightly News, some two years after Howard Reig, the previous announcer, retired.

Personal life

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Wedding photo with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nov. 18, 2000

Douglas married Diana Luker on March 20, 1977, after 6 weeks of dating. They had one son, Paul (born December 13, 1978). In 1980, Douglas was involved in a serious skiing accident which sidelined his acting career for three years. In September 1992, the same year Basic Instinct came out, he underwent treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction at Sierra Tucson Center. In 2000, after 23 years of their marriage, Diana divorced Douglas.

Douglas then married Welsh-American actress Catherine Zeta-Jones on November 18, 2000. They were both born on September 25, though 14 years apart. Zeta-Jones says that when they met in Deauville, France, Douglas used the line "I want to father your children." They have 2 children, Dylan Michael (born on August 8, 2001) and Carys Zeta (born on April 20, 2003). They are planning to renew their wedding vows as part of their 10th wedding anniversary. The idea was hers, and came after Douglas was found to have advanced stages of cancer. One report notes that "Michael was in tears when she suggested it to him," and he sees it as a “wonderful expression of love.”

Douglas and Zeta-Jones hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2003. They acted as co-masters of ceremony in the concert celebrating the award given to Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Douglas and his family divide their time among their homes in Pacific Palisades, California; New York City; Aspen, Colorado; Bermuda; Majorca, Spain; Swansea, Wales, Ridgewood, New Jersey, and La Conception, Quebec.

Douglas, the fourth and youngest son of a Jewish father and an Anglican mother, has no formal religion. He is an advocate of nuclear disarmament, a supporter of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and sits on the Board of Directors of the anti-war grantmaking foundation Ploughshares Fund. In 1998, he was appointed UN Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is a notable Democrat and has donated money to Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, and Al Franken. He has been a major supporter of gun control since John Lennon was murdered in 1980.

In 1997, New York caddy James Parker sued Douglas for $25 million. Parker accused Douglas of hitting him in the groin with an errant golf ball, causing Parker to lose a testicle and his job. The case was later settled out of court.

It was announced on August 16, 2010, that Douglas was suffering from throat cancer and will undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatment. On August 31, 2010 Douglas appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and confirmed that the cancer was at an advanced stage IV. In November 2010, Douglas was put on a special weight gain diet by his doctors due to the excessive weight loss leaving him weak. On January 11, 2011, he said in an interview that his tumor has gone. He also admitted that the illness and aggressive treatment had caused him to lose 32 lbs in weight. He will have to have monthly screenings because there is a very high chance that the cancer could return over the course of the next 2-3 years. Although Douglas has described the cancer as throat cancer, many doctors believe he was actually diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer.

Humanitarian Initiatives

In 2009 Douglas joined the project Soldiers of Peace, a movie against all wars and for global peace.

Douglas lent his support for the campaign to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman, who after having been convicted of committing adultery, was given a sentence of death by stoning.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1966 Cast a Giant Shadow Jeep driver
1969 Hail, Hero! Carl Dixon Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Male Newcomer
1970 Adam at Six A.M. Adam Gaines
1971 Summertree Jerry
1972 Napoleon and Samantha Danny
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Producer Only
Academy Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
1978 Coma Dr. Mark Bellows
1979 Running Michael Andropolis Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
The China Syndrome Richard Adams Also Producer
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
1980 It's My Turn Ben Lewin
1983 The Star Chamber Superior Court Judge Steven R. Hardin
1984 Romancing the Stone Jack Colton Also Producer
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1985 A Chorus Line Zach
The Jewel of the Nile Jack Colton Also Producer
1987 Fatal Attraction Dan Gallagher Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Wall Street Gordon Gekko Academy Award for Best Actor
David di Donatello for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nastro d'Argento best Foreign Actor
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
1989 The War of the Roses Oliver Rose Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Black Rain Det. Sgt. Nick Conklin
1992 Basic Instinct Nick Curran Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Performance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared with Sharon Stone
Shining Through Ed Leland
Oliver Stone: Inside Out Himself Documentary
1993 Falling Down William "D-Fens" Foster
1994 Disclosure Tom Sanders
1995 The American President President Andrew Shepherd Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness Charles Remington Also Executive Producer
1997 The Game Nicholas Van Orton
1998 A Perfect Murder Steven Taylor
1999 One Day in September Narrator Documentary
Get Bruce Himself Documentary
2000 Wonder Boys Professor Grady Tripp Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
SEFCA Award for Best Actor
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — LVFCS Award for Best Actor (also for Traffic)
Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Traffic Robert Wakefield Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor (also for Wonder Boys)
2001 Don't Say a Word Dr. Nathan R. Conrad
In Search of Peace Narrator Documentary
One Night at McCool's Mr. Burmeister Also Producer
2003 The In-Laws Steve Tobias
It Runs in the Family Alex Gromberg
Direct Order Narrator Documentary
Tell Them Who You Are Himself Documentary
2006 You, Me and Dupree Mr. Thompson
The Sentinel Pete Garrison Also Producer
2007 King of California Charlie
2009 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Uncle Wayne
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Mark Hunter
Solitary Man Ben Kalmen Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Gordon Gekko Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2011 Haywire TBA Post-production

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Awards for Michael Douglas
Academy Award for Best Actor
1928–1950
1951–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
refused award that year
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
1943–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
AFI Life Achievement Award
Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute Honorees
Cecil B. DeMille Award

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