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Michael Douglas
said
People have this idea that I'm part of show business royalty. I cherish the relationship I had with my father, and I'd love to fulfill the fantasy.
— As quoted in "Michael Douglas Will Never Stop Working" in AARP (25 March 2021)
Michael Douglas
American actor, producer and activist (born 1944)
- Fame67.2
- Momentum0.7
- Global rank#249
Source-basedFalling
- Fame67.2
- Momentum0.7
- Global rank#249
- United States rank#189
- Actors rank#205
- Wikipedia296K
Born 1944 · age 82United States
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Updated 2026-06-08
He made Gordon Gekko's "greed is good" a cultural shorthand, then spent decades as Hollywood's go-to for men unraveling — morally, sexually, psychologically — in roles that doubled as mirror and warning.
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Born September 25, 1944, the elder son of Kirk Douglas, he earned his drama degree from UC Santa Barbara and cut his teeth on three Emmy-nominated seasons as a homicide inspector in The Streets of San Francisco. His first producer credit became One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — rights he'd wrested from his father — and won him the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1975. The Best Actor Oscar followed in 1987 for Wall Street, where his Gordon Gekko became the slicked-back id of an era. What followed was a run through the nerve-endings of American masculinity: The China Syndrome, Fatal Attraction…
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Michael Douglas
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A work ethic. Courtesy to your fellow human beings. And kindness. Which are traits you have to work at and rehearse.
— On what he wants from his children and grandchildren to learn from him in "Michael Douglas Will Never Stop Working" in AARP (25 March 2021)
Michael Douglas
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This year, 2020, is the worst year of my life. I was born in 1944, so I took no part in the Second World War. But this is one of the worst things I can imagine.
— As quoted in "The Big Interview" in Majorca Daily Bulletin (20 September 2020)
Michael Douglas
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I read the script, and I think, 'That's a good movie, and that's a really good movie, moves me, makes me laugh, this and that.' I don't worry about the part.
— As quoted in "'I Don't Worry About The Part': Michael Douglas Reflects On 50 Years Of Making Movies" in WBUR (3 December 2018)
Michael Douglas
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I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.
— As quoted in "Tree's 'Trap Genius' Is Here: Let's Party with the Hardest Working Man in Hip-Hop" in VICE (24 February 2015)
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- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- New Jersey Hall of Fame
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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Historical34.7
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Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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