Michael Douglas

Actor, Celebrity

1944 –

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Who is Michael Douglas?

Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won four Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, two Academy Awards—as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street—and an Emmy Award in 2013 for his portrayal of Liberace in the HBO film Behind the Candelabra. Other performances include The Game, Wonder Boys, Traffic and Falling Down. Douglas received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2009. He is the eldest of actor Kirk Douglas' four sons.

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Born
Sep 25, 1944
New Brunswick
Also known as
  • Michael Kirk Douglas
  • M.K. Douglas
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Scotch-Irish American
  • Russian American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara
    ( - 1968)
  • Eaglebrook School
    ( - 1960)
  • Choate Rosemary Hall
    ( - 1962)
  • Neighborhood Playhouse
  • Allen-Stevenson School
Lived in
  • New Brunswick
  • New York City
  • Bermuda

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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