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• Film actor Michael Douglas, son of actor Kirk Douglas, is married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. Early in his career he struck a dashing action-comedy figure in films like Romancing the Stone. After winning the Best Actor Oscar for 1988's Wall Street, he made a string of hits in which he embodied the successful professional man. In recent years, he has starred in more adventurous films, exploring his acting skills in dramas like Traffic, Wonder Boys and The Sentinel.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birthname: Michael Kirk Douglas
  2. Born: September 25, 1944
  3. Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey
  4. Academy Award: Best Actor Wall Street
  5. Announcer for NBC Nightly News
  6. Married to Catherine Zeta Jones since 2000
  7. Father: Kirk Douglas
  8. Mother: Diana Dill
  9. Graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara
  10. Married to Diandra Luker 1977-2000
  11. Three children

• Michael Douglas Notable Roles

  1. 2007: Charlie in King of California
  2. 2000: Grady Tripp in Wonder Boys
  3. 2000: Robert Wakefield in Traffic
  4. 1995: President Andrew Shepherd in The American President
  5. 1992: Detective Nick Curran in Basic Instinct
  6. 1988: Gordon Gekko in Wall Street
  7. 1987: Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction
  8. 1984/1985: Jack Colton in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile

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