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.
Debbie Allen Surprised by Friend Jada Pinkett Smith While Accepting Governors Award at 2021 Emmys
etonline.comDebbie Allen gave a moving speech on Sunday night as she graciously accepted the Governors Award at the 2021 Primetime Emmy AwardsFollowing a video introduction by Gayle King, who called Allen the «ultimately multihyphenate» and a «creative supernova,» the award itself was presented in appropriately dramatic fashion by Jada Pinkett Smith, Ava DuVernay, Ellen Pompeo and Michael Douglas.
Upon walking onstage, Allen was met with a standing ovation from the room.«Thank you to my friends for being here, what a surprise!
I was just skating at [Jada's] 50th birthday, she didn't say a thing!» Allen gushed. «I am trembling with gratitude and grace.
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