Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.
The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas received his Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series The Streets of San Francisco, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations.
‘American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes’ Veterans Day Special to Return Featuring Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise and Michael Douglas
variety.comCaroline Brew editor “American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes,” the American Veterans Center’s annual Veterans Day broadcast special, will return to television this year on Nov.
11 to pay tribute to service men and women from World War II to present day. Emmy-nominated actor and U.S. Marine Corps vet Rob Riggle is back as host.
He is joined by other celebrities who will share stories of service, including Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Chris Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal, Goldie Hawn, Allison Janney, Chris Pine and Sylvester Stallone.
David Boreanaz, Yvette Nicole Brown, Glen Powell, Maggie Sajak, Michael Cudlitz, James Madio and Ross McCall, among others, will also join the broadcast as presenters.
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