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.
'This is not me!' Michael Douglas, 77, in urgent plea as he sends imposter warning to fans
express.co.uk“Thank you! MD.”It comes after the Hollywood legend, who is married to fellow actor Catherine Zeta-Jones, 52, was diagnosed with a deadly disease nearly ten years ago and discussed his experience earlier this year.
He said, speaking to People in a candid interview, that in spite of the illness’ severity, he never thought he would die. The star was diagnosed with stage four throat cancer back in 2011, but has recently spoken up about it.He said: “It’s weird, I know, but during the whole period of chemotherapy and radiation, it never crossed my mind that I could die.“My mother was 92 when she died” he continued. “My father, he recently celebrated his 102nd birthday.
I have never thought much about death or aging.”In a shocking reveal, he unveiled that his doctor had warned him he could lose part of his tongue and jaw due to the removal of the “walnut-sized” tumour at the back of his tongue. “It's not going to be pretty.
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