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 Reflects on Being an Older Dad, Recalls Being Mistaken for His Kids' Grandfather
justjared.comMichael Douglas is opening up about his experience as an older dad! The 79-year-old actor shares son Dylan, 23, and daughter Carys, 21, with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.
While speaking with The Telegraph, Michael recalled a time when he was mistaken for his children’s grandfather! Keep reading to find out more… The Wall Street star said that he was visiting one of his kids at Brown University’s campus. “This is not grandfather’s day, this is parents’ day.
I say, ‘I am a parent,’” he remembered being told. “That was a rough one.” Michael elaborated on his choice to start a second family later in life after having son Cameron, 45, with ex-wife Diandra Luker. “Catherine and I have been together, it’ll be 25 years this year.
So it’s been a good ride and I’ve been very fortunate, happy with the choices that I’ve made and now am kind of really backing off and smelling the roses a little more, traveling more,” he shared.
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