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.
‘Privileged’ Cast: Where Are They Now? JoAnna Garcia, Lucy Hale, Ashley Newbrough and More
usmagazine.comA Privileged life! The fan-favorite series aired on the CW for just one season between 2008 and 2009, but its star-studded cast — including JoAnna Garcia, Lucy Hale and Anne Archer — certainly made waves.While Garcia was already a TV veteran by the time she landed the lead role of Megan Smith on Privileged — she kicked off her career in the ‘90s with starring roles on Are You Afraid of the Dark?
and Reba — Hale was a relative newcomer on the small screen when she scored the part of Rose Baker. Both Rose and her twin sister, Sage (Ashley Newbrough) were tutored by Megan on the series after she became close with their grandmother (Archer).
In 2010, one year after Privileged‘s cancellation, the Scream 4 star landed her breakout role as Aria Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars, which ran on Freeform for seven seasons.She followed her star turn as Aria — one of four best friends plagued by text messages from the mysterious “A” — with roles on several TV shows, including Life Sentence and Katy Keene.
Hale also made her way to the big screen both during and after PLL, scoring lead parts in multiple horror-thriller films like Scream 4, Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island.
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