Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas is an American actor and producer, winner of two Oscars. Almost every picture with his participation became an event and brought prestigious nominations and awards to the performer. As a producer, Douglas became famous after the Oscar-winning drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The star still demonstrates impeccable acting form, playing the role of Hank Pym in the superhero Marvel comic book franchise.

On September 25, 1944, a son was born into the acting family of Diana and Kirk Douglas. They named him Michael. The boy's father made a successful career in Hollywood, today he is one of the famous performers of the "golden era" of the "dream factory". Kirk Douglas later played Spartacus in Stanley Kubrick's film of the same name. Mom starred on television.

Happy 101st birthday Dad! You are truly a living legend! Love, Michael

From childhood, the boy showed his irrepressible temperament. At the age of 14, Michael was expelled from school, because his thoughts were occupied with girls, and not with studies. And the adolescent's behavior was not distinguished by diligence. Michael Douglas was a typical representative of the "golden youth": he joined the hippies, then wandered aimlessly through the streets and bars.

Parents assigned the guy to a military school - by that time his mother and father had already separated. Michael dreamed of continuing his father's work and becoming a famous actor.

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For the sake of his dream, he refused to go to Yale University, chose the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of California. At the university, Douglas met Danny De Vito, the guys struck up a friendship. Danny became not only a faithful friend of Michael, but also a work partner.

Kirk Douglas believed that his son should start acting in films no earlier than 25 years old, and before that time he needed to temper his character in the struggle for a place in show business. And so it happened: in his youth, Michael had to serve coffee in the cinema, work as an assistant director and assistant installer.

The creative biography of the actor began in 1972. Michael made his debut as Inspector Stone in The Streets of San Francisco. After 3 years, Douglas became the producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Michael acquired the rights to film the project from his own father, who staged a play based on the famous work of Ken Kesey, which was not crowned with success. Douglas Jr. was on fire with the idea of ​​the novel, but the budget of the film limited his options.

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The aspiring Hollywood star saved on everything, so he invited an unreported artist Jack Nicholson to the project, and a real hospital for the mentally ill was chosen as the location for filming. The premiere of the film exceeded the expectations of the creators. Her budget paid off 20 times, but the main surprise awaited the producer six months later, when the film was presented at the Oscar in 9 nominations, in five of which it won.

In 1979, "China Syndrome" was released, in which Michael Douglas played one of the main roles and acted as a producer. In this film, the actor expressed his own opinion on the issue of nuclear disarmament, which was discussed for a long time on the sidelines.

In 1980, Douglas was seriously injured at a ski resort and was incapacitated for 3 years. During this time, the audience forgot him, but Michael subtly felt the mood and tastes of society, he knew what to offer film lovers. In 1984, he made a brilliant return to the big cinema in the adventure film "Romance with a Stone". Then there was a sequel - "The Pearl of the Nile", in which he played a hero-lover.

An important step towards the image of the "tough guy" was the role of the choreographer Zach in the film "Corps de Ballet". Michael Douglas's father always dreamed that his son would play a villain, and he was right. The role of stock gambler Gordon Gekko in Wall Street not only made Douglas Jr. famous, but also earned him an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

At the same time, Douglas's filmography was replenished with two more striking projects - the erotic thriller Fatal Attraction, which was included in the top 10 best films of the year according to the National Council of Film Critics of the USA, and Danny DeVito's film War of the Roses, which brought Michael a number of prestigious nominations ...

The actor also appeared in the image of the "tough guy" in the films "Basic Instinct" and "Black Rain". These roles cemented him as a Hollywood superstar. Douglas's charisma, acting talent and attractive appearance (the artist's height is 178 cm, weight - up to 80 kg) made him a favorite of the female audience. The film "Basic Instinct", in which Douglas was partnered with Sharon Stone, grossed $ 112 million.

In 1993, the actor embodied the opposite of the usual "tough guy" role. In the thriller I've had enough! Douglas played the average man in the street who cannot stand the injustice of the world, grabs a baseball bat, destroys shops and paves the way for the birthday of his daughter, whom the court forbade him to approach.

A year later, Douglas starred in Barry Levinson's project, the thriller "Exposure", which took 11th place in the ranking of the highest grossing films of 1994. Demi Moore became Michael Douglas' partner in the film. The most respectable role of the actor is the image of the American president in the film of the same name. But critics agree on one thing: Michael Douglas is better at images in which the character of the hero requires an ambiguous reaction. They call the pictures "Game" and "Traffic" successful works.

Rather negative than controversial character is played by Douglas in another film that ensured his popularity - "Perfect Murder." The actor played the main role of the jealous and domineering Stephen Taylor, who, having learned about the betrayal of his young wife, persuades her lover to commit the murder of his unfaithful wife.

The new millennium brings the actor a number of memorable leading roles. In 2000, Michael played a university professor, who faced problems both in his personal life and in writing a book, in the tragicomedy "Prodigies". For his role as a teacher, Douglas received the Sputnik Award for Best Actor, Comedy / Musical.

In 2001, the artist appeared as psychiatrist Nathan Conrad in the crime drama Don't Say a Word, based on the novel by Andrew Clavin. Michael Douglas played the genius doctor who was invited by colleagues to advise other doctors about the treatment of the nonspeaking girl Elizabeth. For Konrad, this case looks trivial until the psychiatrist learns that the life of his own daughter depends on Elizabeth's words.

In 2003, the actor returned to the role of "tough guy" and played an undercover CIA agent in the comedy action movie The Wedding Party. Agent Steve Tobias tries to make it to his son's wedding, and at the same time draws his own matchmaker into the adventurous adventures - the quiet orthopedist Jerry, played by Albert Brooks. In the same year, the actor played the main role in the drama "Family Values", which tells about the problems in the apparently prosperous home of a successful businessman.

In 2006, the actor was remembered as a special agent. In the crime thriller The Guard, Michael Douglas played the patriot Pete Harrison. He suspected that a double agent had turned up among his colleagues, but did not manage to solve this problem when Pete was already accused of a crime and a double game. Harrison is forced to hide and at the same time look for a traitor to save the life of the president.

In 2007, Douglas plays in the popular tragicomedy "My Dad is Crazy." The actor plays the role of a crazy double bass player who leaves a psychiatric clinic and draws his own daughter into adventurous adventures.

In 2009, the actor played the lead role in the detective drama Reasonable Doubt, a remake of the 1956 film of the same name. In the same year, Michael Douglas plays the role of an elderly businessman who has lost everything, who began uncontrollably "dragging behind every skirt" in the melodrama "Sexaholic".

In 2010, the actor returns to the role of merchant and ex-robber Gordon Gekko in the sequel to the financial drama Wall Street. Money does not sleep. " In the new film, Gekko finds a student, whose image is embodied by Shia LaBeouf, and thinks out a new ingenious plan in the face of the global financial crisis.

In 2013, the actor played the role of the famous pianist Valentino Liberace in the biographical drama Behind the Candelabra. In the same year, the actor appeared in the comedy "The Stars" about a bachelor party in Las Vegas, which older friends decided to arrange. The main roles in the film are also played by Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline.

In 2014, the actor played in the melodrama "Here It Comes", which shows how the life of an old egoist changes with the appearance of a granddaughter in it, whom the grandfather did not even know about. Also in 2014, Douglas appeared as the millionaire Makedek in the thriller Survival Game. During the hunt, Madek accidentally kills a man, the millionaire's assistant wants to inform the police, which makes the two men bitter enemies who have begun to fight for their own lives.

In 2015, the actor joined the MCU, playing the role of Hank Pym in the comic blockbuster Ant-Man.

In the spring of 2017, the actor appeared on the screens in the action movie "Secret Agent", where he plays the role of a CIA officer, mentor of agent Alice Raisin (Noomi Rapace). The hero of Douglas dies at the hands of terrorists, but manages to convey the necessary information to his ward. Orlando Bloom and John Malkovich also played in the film.

A year later, the star of the screen starred in the next part of the superhero franchise "Ant-Man and the Wasp", where he again embodied the image of the inventor Hank Pym on the screen. The film brought the creators more than $ 600 million. Soon the film "Planet of the Beasts" was released, where the American actor played the main negative role.

Michael embodied on the screen the image of the head of a large corporation, who intrigues the protagonist. Another work of the year is the lead role in the comedy series The Kominsky Method, for the performance of which the artist was awarded the fourth Golden Globe Award in his film career in the Best Actor in a Television Series nomination.

In 1971, Michael fell in love with the actress Brenda Vaccaro, whom he met on the set of Summertree. Their relationship lasted almost 6 years.

In the spring of 1977, Michael Douglas married Diandra Luker, who is almost half his age. She was the daughter of an Austrian diplomat and had nothing to do with the film industry. A year later, the couple had a son, Cameron. Their marriage lasted 23 years, in 2000 the couple divorced. The divorce proceedings lasted almost 2 years - Douglas paid Luker $ 45 million in compensation.

After parting with Diandra, the actor had a short romance, until at the premiere of The Mask of Zorro he met actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. The middle-aged Michael Douglas fell in love with her immediately and in every possible way sought the location. In December 1999, the couple announced their engagement, and in November 2000 they legalized their relationship. Catherine gave birth to Michael two children - son Dylan Michael and daughter Caris Zeta.

In 2010, doctors diagnosed Douglas with laryngeal cancer. For almost a year he was treated and, as he told the press, overcame the disease. And the spouse could not stand the test: since 2011, Catherine has been suffering from bipolar disorder. Hard trials almost put an end to the personal lives of Michael and Catherine. Since spring 2013, Zeta-Jones and Douglas have not appeared in public together. In August of the same year, the actor announced that he was going to file for divorce due to the "global depression of his wife." But after 3 months, the couple made up.

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At the end of 2018, Michael Douglas won a personalized star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The awarding ceremony was timed to coincide with the anniversary date - the 50th anniversary of the artist in cinema.

The actor spent the beginning of 2019 with his family. Together with his wife, son and daughter, he went on a trip to warm countries, as reported by Catherine from the page of her personal Instagram. In the joint photos, the spouses and their children looked happy. They celebrated the New Year on the island of Roatan in the Caribbean and then went to Cuba.

The main premiere of 2019 with the participation of Michael Douglas was the film "Avengers: Endgame". Blockbuster grossed more than $ 1.9 billion in a few months.

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Now the actor is working on the lead role in the drama about school memories "The God Four" and the image of Ronald Reagan in the biopic "Reykjavik", dedicated to the meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev and the beginning of nuclear disarmament of the two superpowers: the USSR and the USA.

1972-1976 - "Streets of San Francisco" 1979 - "Chinese Syndrome" 1984 - "Romance with a Stone" 1985 - "Corps de ballet" 1985 - "Pearl of the Nile" 1987 - "Fatal Attraction" 1987 - "Wall Street" 1992 - " Basic Instinct "1993 -" I've had enough "1997 -" The Game "2003 -" Family Values ​​"2010 -" Wall Street: Money Doesn't Sleep "2013 -" Behind the Chandeliers "2015 -" Ant-Man "2018 -" Planet of the Beasts "2018-2019 -" The Kominsky Method "2019 -" Avengers: Endgame "

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Michael Douglas Net Worth 2021

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1.1M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $653.1K - $1.5M.

Michael Douglas Net Worth 2020

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1.1M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $917.3K - $2M.

Michael Douglas Net Worth 2019

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $848K - $1.3M.

Michael Douglas Net Worth 2018

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1.1M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $727.3K - $1.2M.

Michael Douglas Net Worth 2017

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1.6M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $509.3K - $1.9M.

Michael Douglas Net Worth 2016

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1.7M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $570.6K - $1M.

Michael Douglas Net Worth 2015

Michael Douglas 's revenue is $1.7M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Michael Douglas and could vary in the range between $579.3K - $1.4M.

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