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Michael Douglas’s Milestones
| Created and executive produced "Starman" for ABC-TV, based on the 1984 feature | |
| Roomed with Danny De Vito when first starting out as an actor in NYC | |
| 1960 | Was a gofer on the set of "Spartacus" starring his father, Kirk Douglas |
| 1962 | Worked as assistant film editor on "Lonely Are the Brave" starring his father |
| 1969 | First significant film role as the well-scrubbed hippie lead in "Hail, Hero!" |
| 1969 | TV acting debut, "The Experiment" ("CBS Playhouse") |
| 1971 | Played young music student clashing with his parents over the Vietnam War in "Summertree" |
| 1972 - 1975 | Co-starred with Karl Malden in the ABC series, "The Streets of San Francisco"; also directed some episodes; earned three Emmy nominations for his role |
| 1975 | First film as producer, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"; earned Oscar for Best Picture; De Vito had small role in film |
| 1979 | Produced the award-winning film, "The China Syndrome"; also acted in the film, but was overshadowed by Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda, who both received Oscar nominations |
| 1980 | Acted opposite Jill Clayburgh in "It's My Turn" |
| 1980 | Injured in a skiing accident and spent three years off screen |
| 1984 | Executive produced John Carpenter's "Starman," starring Jeff Bridges |
| 1984 | Produced and starred in "Romancing the Stone" with Kathleen Turner and Danny De Vito |
| 1985 | Reunited with Turner and De Vito for the "Romancing" sequel "The Jewel of the Nile"; again produced |
| 1987 | Earned Best Actor Oscar for his ruthless portrayal of Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street" |
| 1987 | Starred opposite Glenn Close in Adrian Lyne's "Fatal Attraction" |
| 1988 | Formed Stonebridge Entertainment |
| 1989 | Starred as a street-worn NYC cop in Ridley Scott's "Black Rain" |
| 1989 | Third film with Turner and De Vito, "The War of the Roses"; film directed by De Vito |
| 1990 | Produced Joel Schumacher's "Flatliners" |
| 1992 | Executive produced Richard Donner's "Radio Flyers" |
| 1992 | Was again fatally attracted, this time to Sharon Stone, in Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct" |
| 1993 | Produced (with others) the Off-Broadway production "The Best of Friends" |
| 1993 | Reteamed with Schumacher as star of "Falling Down" |
| 1994 | Dissolved Stonebridge Entertainment and formed Douglas/Reuther Productions (formerly Constellation Films), a production company with producing partner Steve Reuther |
| 1994 | Is Sexually Harassed by Demi Moore in Barry Levinson's "Disclosure" |
| 1994 | Signed a deal with Paramount to produce 12-14 features over four years |
| 1995 | Played US President Andrew Shepherd in "The American President" |
| 1997 | Executive produced "John Grisham's The Rainmaker," directed by Francis Ford Coppola and featuring De Vito |
| 1997 | Starred as the bored billionaire in the thriller, "The Game" |
| 1998 | Co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow in the thriller, "A Perfect Murder," loosely based on the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film "Dial M for Murder" |
| 2000 | Played a Drug Czar in Steven Soderbergh's ensemble film, "Traffic" |
| 2000 | Played a writer-professor in Curtis Hanson's "Wonder Boys" |
| 2001 | Featured in the ensemble black comedy "One Night at McCool's"; also produced |
| 2002 | Made rare TV guest appearance on an episode of "Will & Grace" (NBC), as a gay cop attracted to Will Truman (Eric McCormack); earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor |
| 2003 | Starred alongside father Kirk and son Cameron in "It Runs in the Family" |
| 2006 | Appeared opposite Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson in the comedy "You, Me and Dupree" |
| 2007 | Played Evan Rachel Wood's manic depressive father in "The King of California" |
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