Michael Douglas is a highly acclaimed American actor and producer recognized for his extensive career and contributions to the film industry. He has received prestigious awards, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. His influence is further solidified by honors like the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the AFI Life Achievement Award, marking him as a significant figure in the entertainment world.
In 1910, Thomas Newbold Dill, Michael Douglas's great-grandfather, passed away. He was a merchant, politician, and mayor of the City of Hamilton.
In 1923, Diana Dill, Michael Douglas's mother, was born.
On September 25, 1944, Michael Kirk Douglas was born. He is an American actor and film producer who has received numerous accolades.
In 1947, Joel Douglas, Michael Douglas's younger brother, was born.
In 1955, Peter Douglas, one of Michael Douglas's paternal half-brothers, was born.
In 1958, Eric Douglas, one of Michael Douglas's paternal half-brothers, was born.
In February 1962, Bryna Productions purchased the rights to the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
In 1968, Michael Douglas received his B.A. in dramatic art from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
On November 24, 1969, Michael Douglas formed his first independent film production company, Bigstick Productions, Limited.
In late 1971, Michael Douglas received the rights to the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" from his father, Kirk Douglas.
From 1972 to 1976, Michael Douglas starred alongside Karl Malden in the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco".
In 1975, Michael Douglas produced "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", after acquiring the rights to the novel.
In December 1976, Michael Douglas and his brother Peter became head of their father's film production company, The Bryna Company.
From 1972 to 1976, Michael Douglas starred alongside Karl Malden in the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco".
By 1978, Michael Douglas departed from The Bryna Company to focus exclusively on producing through his own Bigstick Productions.
In 1978, after leaving "The Streets of San Francisco", Michael Douglas played a hospital doctor in the medical thriller "Coma".
In June 1979, Michael Douglas appointed Jack Brodsky Executive Vice-president of Bigstick Productions.
In 1979, Michael Douglas starred in "The China Syndrome", a film about a nuclear power plant accident.
In 1984, Michael Douglas starred in "Romancing the Stone".
In 1985, Michael Douglas starred in "The Jewel of the Nile".
In 1986, Bigstick Productions partnered with Mercury Entertainment, a company backed by producer Michael Phillips, to produce independently financed features.
In 1987, Michael Douglas starred in the thriller "Fatal Attraction" and played Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street", for which he received an Academy Award.
In 1987, Michael Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street".
In 1989, Michael Douglas starred in "The War of the Roses", also starring Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, and "Black Rain", filmed in Osaka, Japan.
In 1992, Michael Douglas founded Third Stone Records, a short-lived label distributed by Atlantic Records.
In 1992, Michael Douglas starred in "Basic Instinct".
In 1993, Michael Douglas starred in "Falling Down".
In March 1994, Michael Douglas announced that he had formed a new film production company, Douglas/Reuther Productions, in partnership with Steven Reuther.
In 1995, Michael Douglas starred in "The American President".
On November 19, 1997, Michael Douglas formed his fourth film production company, Furthur Films.
In 1997, Michael Douglas starred in "The Game".
In 1998, Michael Douglas received the Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
In 1998, Michael Douglas was appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
In 2000, Michael Douglas married actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In 2000, Michael Douglas starred in "Traffic" and "Wonder Boys".
In 2001, Michael Douglas starred in "Don't Say a Word", filmed shortly before his marriage to Zeta-Jones.
In 2003, Michael Douglas starred in "It Runs in the Family", which featured three generations of his family, and "The In-Laws".
In 2004, Eric Douglas, one of Michael Douglas's paternal half-brothers, passed away.
In 2004, Michael Douglas presented Karl Malden with the Monte Cristo Award of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2004, Michael Douglas was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes.
In 2006, Michael Douglas starred in and produced the action-thriller "The Sentinel".
In 2006, Michael Douglas was Mr. Thompson in "You, Me, and Dupree".
On July 1, 2009, Karl Malden, Michael Douglas's mentor, passed away.
In 2009, Michael Douglas starred in "Solitary Man".
In 2009, Michael Douglas was honored with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award and the David O. Selznick Achievement Award.
In 2010, Michael Douglas reprised his role as Gordon Gekko in the sequel "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", also directed by Oliver Stone.
In 2011, Michael Douglas voiced Waylon on Disney Channel's cartoon Phineas and Ferb and starred in the dramatic thriller Haywire. He was also honored by the French Minister of Culture.
In 2012, Michael Douglas was honored with the Monte Cristo Award for Lifetime Achievement.
In May 2013, Nicholas Dill, a cousin of Michael Douglas, was installed as the Bishop of Bermuda.
In 2013, Michael Douglas starred in "Behind the Candelabra", playing Liberace, and "Last Vegas".
In 2013, Michael Douglas won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for portraying Liberace in the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra".
In 2014, Michael Douglas starred in "And So It Goes" alongside Diane Keaton and he produced and starred in "Beyond the Reach".
In 2015, Diana Dill, Michael Douglas's mother, passed away.
In 2015, Michael Douglas portrayed Hank Pym in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with "Ant-Man".
From 2018 to 2021, Michael Douglas played an aging acting coach in the Netflix comedy series "The Kominsky Method", and earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
From 2018 to 2021, Michael Douglas played an aging acting coach in the Netflix comedy series "The Kominsky Method", and earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
In 2024, Michael Douglas portrayed Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+ miniseries "Franklin".