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  • Birth Name: Michael Kirk Douglas
  • Birth Place: New Brunswick, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/25/1944, Libra
  • Profession: Actor; producer; director
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Michael Douglas Fast Facts:
  • Roomed with Danny DeVito in New York before making his film debut in 1969's Hail, Hero!
  • Took ownership of the motion-picture rights for 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest after his father, Kirk Douglas, tried unsuccessfully for more than a decade to get the movie made. The film ended up winning the Oscar for best film.
  • In 1980, he was injured in a skiing accident which left him unable to work for three years.
  • Named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 1998 with a mandate to focus worldwide attention on nuclear disarmament and human rights.
  • Met his second wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the 1998 Deauville Film Festival in France where she was promoting her first major movie The Mask of Zorro. She is 25 years his junior.
  • Michael Douglas Relationships:
  • Cameron Douglas - Son
  • Eric Douglas - Half Brother
  • Anne Douglas - Stepmother
  • Peter Douglas - Half Brother
  • Catherine Zeta Jones - Wife
  • Carys Zeta Douglas - Daughter
  • Diana Dill - Mother
  • Diandra Luker - Ex-wife
  • Dylan Michael Douglas - Son
  • William Darrid - Stepfather
  • Kirk Douglas - Father
  • Joel Douglas - Brother
  • Michael Douglas Awards:
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 2004 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1970 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actor - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1974 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1976 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1976 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • College:
  • University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA (BA in Drama, 1968)

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