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.
‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Remake Starring Lizzy Caplan Ordered at Paramount+
thewrap.comLizzy Caplan will star in a “Fatal Attraction” TV series at Paramount+, playing the role of Alex that Glenn Close made famous in the 1987 movie.Described as a deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.As in the movie, Caplan’s Alex becomes obsessed with her lover after a brief affair.
That role, which was played by Michael Douglas, is currently being cast. Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John,” “Chance”) serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer on the series alongside executive producer Kevin J.
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