Michael Douglas
- Born: 25 Sep, 1944
This eldest son of legendary Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas eventually developed into a legitimate double threat. His track record for selling movies is unrivaled by any of his actor-producer peers, but his early years gave little indication of the power he would one day wield within the industry. Introduced to filmmaking on the sets of his father's films, Michael Douglas came to acting reluctantly when forced to pick a major his junior year at UC Santa Barbara and began working painfully at it, prompting Kirk to say, "Michael was terrible" (Us, August 1998) after seeing him in a college production of "As You Like It". Still, the younger Douglas was handsome, and there was in his eyes, his jaw, his hairline and his voice something of his father, intangible, heroic qualiti...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- mother Diana Douglas: married to Douglas' father from 1943 to 1950; later married William Darrid in December 1956
- father Kirk Douglas: star of such films as "Champion" (1949), "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1952), "Lust for Life" (1956), "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962) and "Seven Days in May" (1964); married to Douglas' mother from 1943 to 1950; later married Anne Buydens
- step-father William Darrid: married to Douglas' mother until his death in July 1992
- step-mother Anne Douglas:
- brother Joel Douglas: born on January 23, 1947; head of Victorine Studios in Nice, France
- half-brother Peter Douglas:
- half-brother Eric Douglas: has had highly publicized battles with addictions
- son Cameron Douglas: born on December 12, 1978; mother, Diandra Douglas; reportedly spent some time in rehab for alcohol problems c. 1997; arrested in 1999 for possession of cocaine; engaged to Jennifer Gatien
- son Dylan Michael Douglas: born August 8, 2000; mother, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Brenda Vaccaro: met on set of "Summertree"; together c. 1970-76
- wife Diandra Douglas: born c. 1957; met Douglas in Washington, DC the night before Jimmy Carter's inauguration; married on March 20, 1977; has produced art history documentaries for PBS, "Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days" (1991) and "Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada" (1993); has a NYC-based production company named Wild Wolf Productions; separated in 1995; filed for divorce in 1997; divorced; later romantically involved with painter Sacha Newley
- Elizabeth Vargas: worked at NBC and ABC
- Maureen Dowd: writes op-ed pieces for The New York Times
- wife Catherine Zeta-Jones: began dating as of spring 1999; announced engagement in January 2000; mother of Douglas' son; married in NYC on November 18, 2000 at the Plaza Hotel
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