Michael Douglas is a renowned American actor and producer who has won the prestigious Academy Awards twice for his roles. What is interesting about his biography and personal life?
Biography of the actor
Michael was born on September 25, 1944 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His family was associated with cinema. The father was a famous actor. From childhood, the boy was very naughty and spoiled. This was due to the large income of his family. Michael was a prominent representative of the golden youth of that time. But at the same time, he had one main goal in life - to become an actor like his father.
After graduating from high school, Douglas enters Yale University. But after a while he quits his studies. He becomes a student at the University of California at the Department of Dramatic Arts. At this time, Michael meets another future famous actor Denny DeVito, who becomes his close friend for many years.
After successfully completing his studies, Douglas was invited to shoot in various projects. His debut is considered the series Streets of San Francisco, which was released in 1972. Three years later, he tries himself as a producer and achieves great success. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest receives five Oscars and brings worldwide fame to all the project participants.
Then Michael starred in the film "China Syndrome", which made a big splash in world politics. The main plot of the film touches on the topic of the renunciation of nuclear weapons across the planet. This caused a lot of resonance and discussion. Further in his track record appear such paintings as "Romance with a Stone" and "The Pearl of the Nile." In these projects, he starred with his friend Denny DeVito.
Douglas's acting career flourished in the 90s of the 20th century. During this time, he starred in 12 films. The most famous are the paintings "Basic Instinct", "Wall Street", "The Game". During this time, Michael once received an Oscar for the main male role and is one of the highest paid actors in world cinema.
Douglas then continues filming. In total, his track record includes about 50 leading roles in films. The last known projects of the actor are films about the superhero - Ant-Man. Michael still continues to act in films, but he does so much less often than before due to his age.
Personal life of the actor
The handsome and stately actor has always attracted the attention of women. Crowds of fans were running after him. Therefore, his chosen ones were always girls younger than him by several decades. The first wife of Michael was Diandra Luker. She was 14 years younger than Douglas. The girl gave birth to his first child, the boy Cameron. Many years later, the son went to jail for drug trafficking.
In 2000, Douglas married a second time. Now his wife is the famous actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, who bore him two children. Despite the many scandals associated with their relationship, the couple continues to live together to this day.
In 2010, Michael became very ill. He was diagnosed with a cancer in his larynx. But the actor steadfastly took his diagnosis and said that he would continue to act. A year later, it became known that Douglas had successfully completed chemotherapy and recovered from this disease.
