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.
Catherine Zeta-Jones 'presumes' her children will follow parents into acting
msn.comCatherine Zeta-Jones won't be surprised if her two children with Michael Douglas become Hollywood stars in their own right, because they were always able to "hold their own" with Broadway kids at summer camp.
The Chicago star revealed she and Michael have tried to warn Dylan, 20, and Carys, 17, about the pressures of life as an actor, but despite their efforts to convince them otherwise, the siblings appear to be keen to follow in the family business.
Catherine isn't really against the idea of her kids pursuing careers in the dramatic arts, if that's what they wish, and admitted she could see they had the talent to succeed in showbusiness early on. "The journey I've had as an actor has been extraordinary, and so I can only encourage them to.
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