Michael Douglas doesn’t take kindly to being called a ‘nepo baby’: “Who doesn’t try to help his son?”

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died aged 103 in 2020.The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Douglas dislikes the “Hollywood nepo baby” label, but went on to say any father would help their son if able.He explained: “I don’t know a father in whatever business, be it a plumber or a contractor or a carpenter, who doesn’t try to help his son join him.

I’m a nepo baby too, you know? So that’s the way it goes,” he added.He went on to explain how his father Kirk helped him executive produce Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which eventually won an Oscar for Best Picture.Douglas explained how Kirk acquired the rights to make Broadway stage and film adaptations of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1962.

Douglas then said he had had to convince his father to allow him to produce the movie adaptation.“I sort of impulsively said, ‘Let me run with it,’ Douglas explained, before expanding on how he finally got permission from his father to run with the project.“There’s a risk factor that also gives you the nerves when you’re starting a project.

But then the nerves are just part of your career, part of your work,” he continued.Throughout his career, Douglas has earned numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy.He received acclaim for his performances in films such as Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, Falling Down and Wonder Boys.