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.
Michael Douglas admits it's 'rough' being mistaken for his daughter's grandfather
mirror.co.ukMichael Douglas confessed it was "rough" being confused for his daughter's grandad. The movie star, 76, has been raising his daughter Carys, 18, with his wife Catherine Zeta Jones, 51.
Despite being one of the biggest Hollywood actors in more than 50 movies, he was not recognised at his daughter's high school graduation.
Michael was left red-faced when parents assumed he was her grandad but he said he wasn't taking it personally. He told The Kelly Clarkson Show : "I gotta tell you, Kelly, it’s a little rough when you’re going out the doors and the other parents are saying, 'Oh congratulations… you must be so proud of your granddaughter.' "I said, 'Well, I don’t know, man.
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