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<html> <head> <title>Michael Douglas</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/614/000024542/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>Michael Douglas<img src="douglas-sized.jpg" height=279 width=203 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Michael Douglas">AKA Michael Kirk DouglasBorn: <a href="/lists/786/000106468/" class=proflink>25-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/943/000105628/" class=proflink>1944</a> Birthplace: <a href="/geo/622/000069415/" class=proflink>New Brunswick, NJ</a> Gender: Male Religion: <a href="/lists/875/000071662/" class=proflink>Jewish</a> <a href="#FN1">[1]</a> Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Party Affiliation: DemocraticNationality: United States Executive summary: Wall StreetMichael Douglas's parents divorced when he was six, and he was raised primarily by his mother, actress Diana Douglas, and her subsequent husband, novelist Bill Darrid. At 22, Douglas made his film debut with a bit part in his father <a href="/people/524/000024452/">Kirk Douglas</a>'s Cast A Giant Shadow. He was in his mid-20s before he began getting movie and television roles, and he perplexed his agent by insisting on off-beat parts. He was 28 when he took the young sidekick role opposite <a href="/people/553/000022487/">Karl Malden</a>'s veteran cop in The Streets of San Francisco. Kirk Douglas owned the rights to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for many years, but had been unable to get the film made, and by the early 1970s he felt too old to play the lead. So father handed the property off to son, and as producer of the film, starring <a href="/people/722/000022656/">Jack Nicholson</a>, Michael Douglas won the 1975 Oscar for Best Picture. Douglas has remained active as a producer, mostly of films he has starred in. After a few routine leading man roles, Douglas became a major star with Romancing the Stone, but almost immediately he seemed to gravitate toward off-kilter roles again. In Fatal Attraction, he played the philandering husband pursued by a maniacal <a href="/people/786/000024714/">Glenn Close</a>, and it was a box office hit, but sensitive feminists complained that the film had a misogynist streak. In Wall Street, he played the arch-capitalist Gordon Gecko, and voiced perhaps his most famous scripted line, "Greed is good" (and won the Oscar for Best Actor). Black Rain was a straightforward action film, with Douglas as an American cop tracking the Japanese Mafia to Osaka. Douglas then starred in the merciless divorce comedy The War of the Roses with <a href="/people/553/000023484/">Kathleen Turner</a>, and the cop thriller Basic Instinct. In Falling Down, he played a laid-off defense worker having a very bad day, and getting into situations that some audiences grumbled were anti-anything but white, straight, and crew-cut. Disclosure was a drama about sexual harassment with the roles reversed, and <a href="/people/767/000022701/">Demi Moore</a> harassing Douglas, leading to renewed complaints of sexism. Despite the grumbling of audiences waiting to be offended, a good actor taking challenging parts -- and most of his films, including the "controversial" titles, have been entertaining, well-reviewed, and well-received. He has also appeared in more mainstream roles as The American President with <a href="/people/585/000025510/">Annette Bening</a>, or the Drug Czar in Traffic. There has been no press release announcing it, but observers say they have seen the tell-tale scars of plastic surgery on Douglas, who is now in his 60s. And in 2000, he re-entered "creepy" territory by divorcing his wife of 23 years to marry 31-year-old <a href="/people/516/000023447/">Catherine Zeta-Jones</a>, a marriage in which Douglas is older than his father-in-law. <hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1">[1] Patricia Erens, The Jew in American Cinema (1984), page 383, states outright that he is Jewish. His father <a href="/people/524/000024452/">Kirk Douglas</a> is Jewish, though mother Diana Dill is a WASP. Michael Douglas is known to be a supporter of the Jewish National Fund, a fact we note although it is inconclusive as to his religious identification. Douglas is also listed in Klein and Vuijst's The Half-Jewish Book (2000). Father: <a href="/people/524/000024452/">Kirk Douglas</a> (actor, b. 9-Dec-1916) Mother: <a href="/people/831/000400628/">Diana Douglas</a> (actress, b. 22-Jan-1923, m. 2-Nov-1943, div. 1950, d. 3-Jul-2015) Brother: Joel Douglas (film producer, b. 23-Jan-1947) Brother: Peter Douglas (half-brother, film producer, b. 23-Nov-1955) Brother: Eric Douglas (actor, b. 21-Jun-1958, half-brother, d. 6-Jul-2004 drug overdose) Father: Bill Darrid (stepfather, novelist, married Diana Douglas) Girlfriend: <a href="/people/126/000024054/">Brenda Vaccaro</a> (actress, together 1970-76) Girlfriend: <a href="/people/715/000110385/">Elizabeth Vargas</a> (TV newscaster) Wife: Diandra Mornell Luker (m. 20-Mar-1977, sep. 1995, div. Jun-2000, one son) Son: Cameron Douglas (drug dealer, b. 13-Dec-1978) Wife: <a href="/people/516/000023447/">Catherine Zeta-Jones</a> (actress, m. 18-Nov-2000, one son, one daughter) Son: Dylan Michael Douglas (b. 8-Aug-2000) Daughter: Carys Zeta Douglas (b. 22-Apr-2003)     High School: <a href="/edu/623/000079386/">Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT</a>     University: <a href="/edu/774/000068570/">BA, University of California at Santa Barbara (1968)</a>     <a href="/org/379/000167875/">Al Franken for Senate</a>     <a href="/org/105/000172586/">Bill Bradley for President</a>     <a href="/org/845/000082599/">Caribou Club</a>     <a href="/org/685/000168181/">Dean for America</a>     <a href="/org/674/000171161/">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee</a>     <a href="/org/291/000173769/">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a>     <a href="/org/569/000167068/">Effective Government Committee</a>     <a href="/org/531/000167030/">Friends of Hillary</a>     <a href="/org/781/000167280/">Gore 2000</a>     <a href="/org/570/000167069/">Hillary Clinton for President</a>     <a href="/org/926/000208302/">Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee</a>     <a href="/org/910/000161427/">Jefferson Awards</a> Board of Selectors     <a href="/org/072/000167568/">Kucinich for President</a>     <a href="/org/446/000177912/">National Leadership PAC</a>     <a href="/org/524/000167023/">New Leadership for America PAC</a>     <a href="/org/684/000167183/">Obama for America</a>     <a href="/org/384/000162895/">Ploughshares Fund</a> Board of Directors     <a href="/org/799/000120439/">United Nations Association of the USA</a> Advisory Board, Adopt-A-Minefield campaign     <a href="/honors/511/000032415/">Oscar for Best Actor</a> 1988 for Wall Street     <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1988 for Wall Street     <a href="/media/283/000106962/">New Perspectives Quarterly</a> Board of Directors     <a href="/detox/492/000042366/">unknown detox facility</a>     <a href="/detox/461/000042335/">Sierra Tucson</a> 1992     <a href="/group/677/000165182/">Wedding: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones (2000)</a>     Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/780/000064588/">Alcoholism</a>, <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/793/000180253/">Throat Cancer</a>     TELEVISION     <a href="/tv/674/000049527/">The Streets of San Francisco</a> Inspector Steve Keller (1972-76)     FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR     <a href="/films/781/000403569/">Avengers: Endgame (22-Apr-2019)</a>     <a href="/films/171/000403956/">Ant-Man and the Wasp (25-Jun-2018)</a>     <a href="/films/781/000404566/">Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Jan-2018)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/217/000404002/">Unlocked (24-Apr-2017)</a>     <a href="/films/108/000395917/">Ant-Man (29-Jun-2015)</a>     <a href="/films/921/000406700/">Beyond the Reach (6-Sep-2014)</a>     <a href="/films/756/000383604/">And So It Goes (10-Jul-2014)</a>     <a href="/films/533/000373411/">Last Vegas (31-Oct-2013)</a>     <a href="/films/714/000381568/">Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (7-Sep-2013)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/442/000367338/">Behind the Candelabra (21-May-2013)</a> · Liberace     <a href="/films/748/000277914/">Haywire (7-Nov-2011)</a>     <a href="/films/806/000253047/">Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (14-May-2010)</a> · Gordon Gekko     <a href="/films/822/000227141/">Solitary Man (Sep-2009)</a>     <a href="/films/885/000204273/">Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (1-May-2009)</a> · Uncle Wayne     <a href="/films/056/000216405/">Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (5-Feb-2009)</a> · Mark Hunter     <a href="/films/266/000274441/">Trumbo (10-Sep-2007)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/060/000233358/">King of California (24-Jan-2007)</a> · Charlie     <a href="/films/548/000118194/">You, Me and Dupree (13-Jul-2006)</a>     <a href="/films/625/000121262/">The Sentinel (19-Apr-2006)</a>     <a href="/films/746/000112410/">Tell Them Who You Are (11-Sep-2004)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/321/000061138/">The In-Laws (17-May-2003)</a>     <a href="/films/015/000033913/">It Runs in the Family (25-Apr-2003)</a> · Alex Gromberg     <a href="/films/587/000036479/">Don't Say a Word (24-Sep-2001)</a>     <a href="/films/411/000038297/">One Night at McCool's (19-Apr-2001)</a>     <a href="/films/028/000032929/">Traffic (27-Dec-2000)</a> · Robert Wakefield     <a href="/films/129/000034027/">Wonder Boys (22-Feb-2000)</a>     <a href="/films/928/000130538/">One Day in September (22-Oct-1999)</a> · Himself [VOICE]     <a href="/films/831/000088567/">Get Bruce (24-Jan-1999)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/839/000034737/">A Perfect Murder (5-Jun-1998)</a>     <a href="/films/930/000272114/">Completely Cuckoo (16-Dec-1997)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/367/000036259/">The Game (12-Sep-1997)</a> · Nicholas Van Orton     <a href="/films/198/000037087/">The Ghost and the Darkness (11-Oct-1996)</a> · Remington     <a href="/films/192/000033093/">The American President (17-Nov-1995)</a> · Andrew Shepherd     <a href="/films/332/000036224/">Disclosure (9-Dec-1994)</a> · Tom Sanders     <a href="/films/637/000032541/">Falling Down (26-Feb-1993)</a>     <a href="/films/774/000032678/">Basic Instinct (20-Mar-1992)</a> · Det. Nick Curran     <a href="/films/935/000033836/">Shining Through (31-Jan-1992)</a>     <a href="/films/329/000036221/">The War of the Roses (8-Dec-1989)</a> · Oliver Rose     <a href="/films/844/000035739/">Black Rain (22-Sep-1989)</a> · Nick     <a href="/films/368/000036260/">Wall Street (11-Dec-1987)</a> · Gordon Gekko     <a href="/films/035/000033933/">Fatal Attraction (11-Sep-1987)</a> · Dan Gallagher     <a href="/films/349/000034247/">The Jewel of the Nile (11-Dec-1985)</a> · Jack     <a href="/films/071/000040948/">A Chorus Line (10-Dec-1985)</a>     <a href="/films/069/000033967/">Romancing the Stone (30-Mar-1984)</a> · Jack Colton     <a href="/films/850/000035745/">The Star Chamber (5-Aug-1983)</a> · Steven Hardin     <a href="/films/639/000084387/">It's My Turn (24-Oct-1980)</a>     <a href="/films/009/000038892/">Running (30-Oct-1979)</a>     <a href="/films/493/000033394/">The China Syndrome (16-Mar-1979)</a> · Richard Adams     <a href="/films/283/000034181/">Coma (6-Jan-1978)</a> · Dr. Mark Bellows     <a href="/films/678/000041555/">Napoleon and Samantha (19-Jul-1972)</a>     <a href="/films/427/000242698/">When Michael Calls (5-Feb-1972)</a>     <a href="/films/095/000260312/">Summertree (6-Jun-1971)</a>     <a href="/films/734/000241011/">Adam at Six A.M. (22-Sep-1970)</a>     <a href="/films/651/000219991/">Hail, Hero! (4-Oct-1969)</a> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;">New! <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=24542"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=24542">Michael Douglas</a></td> </tr> </table> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript. 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