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.
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director, philanthropist and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck.
Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films. Douglas was known for his explosive acting style, which he displayed as a criminal defense attorney in Town Without Pity (1961).
Kirk Douglas' iconic Beverly Hills home is bought by orthopedic surgeon for $9.015 million
dailymail.co.ukLate actor Kirk Douglas' Beverly Hills home has been sold for $9.015 million, $1.52 million over the asking price, to orthopedic surgeon Dr.
Stephen Liu.Real estate agent Rochelle Maize of Nourmand & Associates told The Wall Street Journal that an 'unheard of' 31 offers were put in for the late Spartacus actor's home, which went on the market in December for $7.495 million.'We typically get four to five offers at this price point,' Maize told the publication. 'Usually this type of activity is reserved for a $1 million property.' Iconic home: Late actor Kirk Douglas' Beverly Hills home has been sold for $9.015 million, $1.52 million over the asking price, to orthopedic surgeon Dr.
Stephen LiuThe stunning 1920s property, located in one of the country's most expensive and exclusive neighborhoods, has four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a single-story 4,648-square-foot main house and a two-story guest house.Among its most unique features is a backyard Walk of Fame complete with autographs on 22 stones by Hollywood royalty including Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Lucille Ball, Roger Moore, Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda and Douglas' sons, actors Michael Douglas and the late Eric Douglas; and producers Joel and Peter Douglas. 'Celebrity properties always get a lot of eyes on them, but I think the Walk of Fame stones were such a valuable addition that so many people wanted,' Maize said.Liu, who founded the company Forme, told the outlet in an email that the 'biggest surprise was the priceless garden Walk of Fame.' Longtime couple: Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne pictured at the home in 2008.
Douglas and his wife Anne purchased the property for $400,000 back in 1976 and lived out their final days in the modest mansion, with Anne passing.
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