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.
Anne Hathaway is sharing her tribute to Alan Arkin, whom she starred with in Get Smart. The 40-year-old actress shared her thoughts on Instagram, alongside a headshot of Alan, who passed away at 89 this week. Keep reading to find out more… “Alan Arkin was a gem of a person, and I am so lucky to have gotten to work with him on Get Smart,” Anne started out. “He was kind, soulful, supportive, a pro’s pro, generous, genuine, wise, inquisitive, and a fantastic example of how to be an artist.” She went on, writing that “he left a huge impression on my then twenty-three year old self and is at the center of some of my most cherished and fond career memories.” “I’m sending love and sympathy to his family (who are gems themselves),” Anne concluded.
In addition to Anne, Alan‘s former co-stars Abigail Breslin and Michael Douglas also paid tribute to him on social media.
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