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Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas, born on September 25, 1944, is a renowned American actor and film producer. The son of Hollywood legends Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, he made early strides in film, stage, and television productions. His breakthrough in the industry came with the ABC police procedural series The Streets of San Francisco, which earned him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. His eminent roles include producing and starring in films like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The China Syndrome, and Romancing the Stone.
Douglas is also noted for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. In recent years, he's been recognized for roles in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, HBO film Behind the Candelabra, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Douglas has used his stature in Hollywood for humanitarian and political activism, particularly in the fields of nuclear disarmament and anti-war movements, and he serves on the board of multiple philanthropic foundations. He holds citizenship in both the United States and the United Kingdom (Bermuda).
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Michael Kirk Douglas
Born: New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship: United States, United Kingdom (Bermuda)
Birthday: September 25, 1944
Occupations: Actor, film producer
Years Active: 1966-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Diandra Luker, Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Awards and Nominations Received by Michael Douglas
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Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy
Wall Street: Money Never SleepsMovies Featuring Michael Douglas
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man
Traffic
The American President
Wonder Boys
One Day in September
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
The War of the Roses
Generation Wealth
Solitary Man
The Ghost and the Darkness
Basic Instinct
Falling Down
The Game
Romancing the Stone
Disclosure
The Jewel of the Nile
The China Syndrome
Black Rain
Beyond the Reach
Coma
It Runs in the Family
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Last Vegas
Fatal Attraction
Unlocked
The Sentinel
Wall Street
A Chorus Line
The In-Laws
A Perfect Murder
Don't Say a Word
In Search of Peace
The Star Chamber
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
America's Burning
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Behind the Candelabra
And the Oscar Goes To…
Hollywood Banker
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
GRAND PRIX Driver
Animal World
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Forman vs. Forman
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
It Takes a Lunatic
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Fog City Mavericks
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Declaration of Independence
Dinosaurs Alive
It’s My Turn
Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
The Earth Day Special
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
Visible: Out on Television
Downwind
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Summertree
Adam at Six A.M.
Cast a Giant Shadow
Napoleon and Samantha
The Streets of San Francisco
Shining Through
Hail, Hero!
Forever Hollywood
When Michael Calls
My Last Five Girlfriends
Completely Cuckoo
The Drivetime
Michael Douglas: The Prodigal Son
Solitary Man
Career Timeline
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2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Dr. Hank Pym
Downwind
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Self - Dr. Hank Pym
Michael Douglas: The Prodigal Son
Self - Actor
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
Forman vs. Forman
Self - Forman's Producer (archive footage)
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Dr. Hank Pym
Generation Wealth
Animal World
Anderson
Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Guest
2017
Unlocked
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Actor
Barbie: Dolphin Magic
2014
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
And the Oscar Goes To…
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Banker
Self (archive footage)
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
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