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).
Michael Douglas looks unrecognizable as he shares unbelievable throwback for family tribute
hellomagazine.comMichael Douglas is seriously charming fans as he reminisces about his childhood. February marked the two year anniversary of his father's passing, renowned actor Kirk Douglas, who had a storied acting career he undoubtedly passed on to his famous son.MORE: Catherine Zeta-Jones' £335k engagement ring was inspired by royal scandalThe star shared an unbelievable throwback in honor of his father featuring the two in a warm embrace and smiling ear to ear.
The incredible black and white photograph sees Michael as a young child. He grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey.WATCH: Catherine shares impressive performance from home she shares with MichaelMORE: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas shower each other with love on InstagramThe Fatal Attraction star bears his father's name as his middle name, though the late Paths of Glory actor's original name is Issur Danielovitch Demsky.
He was born in Amsterdam in 1916. Michael is his son with his first wife, Diana Douglas, who he also had Joel Douglas with, and later Eric and Peter Douglas with Anne Buyden, who he was married to until his death.
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