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.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has admitted that her children have a 'passion' for acting and might follow in their famous parents' footsteps.
The 51-year-old actress, who shares Carys, 18, and Dylan, 20, with actor Michael Douglas, suggested that their children have a pull towards performing even though they had tried to dissuade them.
Speaking to Drew Barrymore in a recent interview, the Prodigal Son actress revealed that while her children are excelling in subjects like history and politics, it seems like the siblings are drawn to their parents' craft.
Catherine's remarks came despite revelations that her husband Michael had warned his kids that they could always be associated to their famous parents' legacies. "Their love of the craft of acting
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