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Michael Douglas’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Diandra Douglas wife Born c. 1957; met Douglas in Washington, DC, the night before Jimmy Carter's inauguration; married March 20, 1977; produced art history documentaries for PBS, "Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days" (1991) and "Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada" (1993); formed a NYC-based production company named Wild Wolf Productions; separated in 1995; divorced in 2000; later romantically involved with painter Sacha Newley
Catherine Zeta-Jones wife Began dating in spring 1999; announced engagement in January 2000; married Nov. 18, 2000 at the Plaza Hotel in NYC
Cameron Douglas son Born Dec. 12, 1978; mother, Diandra Douglas; reportedly spent time in rehab for alcohol problems c. 1997; arrested in 1999 for possession of cocaine and again in 2009 for a methamphetamine-dealing charge
Carys Zeta Douglas daughter Born April 20, 2003; mother Catherine Zeta Jones
Dylan Michael Douglas son Born Aug. 8, 2000; mother, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Anne Douglas step-mother
Kirk Douglas father 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
Diana Douglas mother Married to Douglas' father from 1943 to 1950; later married William Darrid c. 1956
William Darrid step-father Married Douglas' mother c. 1956, until his death in July 1992
Eric Douglas half-brother Had highly publicized battles with addictions; died July 6, 2004
Joel Douglas brother Born Jan. 23, 1947; head of Victorine Studios in Nice, France
Peter Douglas half-brother

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Also known as

AKA : Michael Kirk Douglas

Born

September, 25 1944 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Education

  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT: Attended for three summers during the 1960s; while attending he appeared in a stage production of Ron Cowen's "Summertree" before acting in the 1971 film version
  • The Neighborhood Playhouse, New York, NY: Studied acting with Sanford Meisner
  • Choate School, Wallingford, CT: School name later changed to Choate Rosemary Hall after 1974 merger with another school
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA: Named school's best actor in 1967; was the Honorary President of the UCSB Alumni Association
  • American Place Theatre, New York, NY: Studied acting with Wynn Handman

Professions

actor, producer, gas station attendant