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Michael Douglas

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Michael Kirk Douglas (English: Michael Kirk Douglas, September 25, 1944 -), Jewish, well-known Hollywood first-line film actor and producer, winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His father is the famous American actor Kirk Douglas. Mike Douglas made his debut in the 1970s. The 1984 adventure film "Emerald" directed by the famous director Robert Simmix increased his reputation a lot. In 1987, "Wall Street" won him the Oscar for Best Actor. The late 1980s and early 1990s were the peak years of Douglas's acting career. He starred in many suspense films about love and hatred between men and women. Among them, "Fatal Attraction", "The Sixth Sense" and "Secret Love" all achieved box office successes of over 100 million in North America. His first wife was Deandra Luke. They got married in 1977 and divorced in 2000. They have a son. His second wife is actress Catherine Shedd-Jones. They were born on the same month and day but are 25 years apart. They got married in 2000 and now have a son and a daughter.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
United States
Born
1944-09-25
Wikidata
Q119798
Occupations actorfilm producermovie actortelevision actorproducer
Aliases Michael DouglasMichael Kirk DouglasMichael DeGrasseMichael DouglasMichael DouglasMike DouglasMichael Douglas

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