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.
Johnny Depp is set to be honored for his work at the 2021 San Sebastian Film Festival this year. Deadline reports that the 58-year-old actor will receive the Donostia Award, which is the festival’s highest honor.
The Donostia Award is bestowed upon those who have made outstanding contributions to the film world of great names who will be part of cinema history forever.
Former honorees include Gregory Peck, Michael Douglas, Julie Andrews, and Julia Roberts.
In a release announcing the honor, the festival described Johnny as “one of contemporary cinema’s most talented and versatile actors”.
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