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.
Jennifer Coolidge almost joined the Marvel Universe. The actress is hot off of sweeping the awards season for her “White Lotus” role with the Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, as well as the Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe for the same role.
While she’s floated the idea of playing a dolphin at some point for her dream role, she might just be headed for the Marvel Cinematic Universe instead.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” writer Jeff Loveness reveals she was almost approached for a role. READ MORE: Not Jennifer Coolidge, That’s Drag Superstar Alexis Stone At Milan Fashion Week A new character mentioned in the film is Linda, but she never appeared in the film.
The writer revealed it was a role the “White Lotus” actress might’ve been asked to play. “Linda is my mom’s name, so I just tossed that in there for her.
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