| 1 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michaeldouglas.png]] |
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| 3 | ->''"There was a certain malleability to his persona: With that anxious downturn to his mouth, that too sharp chin, and those hungry, watchful eyes, he could express just about anything with a minimum of effort. He could be convincingly cocky, confident, brilliant, ordinary, awkward, lost, pathetic, silly, extreme, mild, or idiotic, all while essentially remaining himself."'' |
| 4 | -->-- '''Bilge Ebiri''', ''[[https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/why-was-michael-douglas-in-so-many-erotic-thrillers.html Vulture]]'' |
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| 6 | Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American actor and producer, and the most famous son of Hollywood legend Creator/KirkDouglas. |
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| 8 | His first major role was alongside Creator/KarlMalden in the TV series ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco''. He has since had a long and successful career on the big screen, including two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, the first as producer of ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', the other for his role as Gordon Gekko in ''Film/WallStreet''. Other popular films on his resume include ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome'', ''Film/RomancingTheStone'', ''Film/BasicInstinct'', ''Film/FallingDown'', ''Film/WonderBoys'', and ''Film/Traffic2000''. More recently, he has been part of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as ComicBook/AntMan. He has also won an MediaNotes/EmmyAward and a UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} for his role as Music/{{Liberace}} in ''Film/BehindTheCandelabra'', along with a second Golden Globe for ''Series/TheKominskyMethod''. |
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| 10 | He was previously married to Diandra Luker, with whom he has one son, and since 2000 has been married to Creator/CatherineZetaJones, with whom he has another son and a daughter. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2010, but appears to have gotten past it. |
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| 12 | He is also the reason why Creator/MichaelKeaton goes by that name, as the latter's real name is also "Michael Douglas". |
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| 15 | !!Notable for: |
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| 18 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 19 | * ''Literature/{{Coma}}'' (1978) -- Dr. Mark Bellows |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome'' (1979) -- Richard Adams |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheStarChamber'' (1983) -- Stephen Hardin |
| 22 | * ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' (1984) -- Jack Colton |
| 23 | * ''Film/AChorusLine'' (1985) -- Zach |
| 24 | * ''Film/FatalAttraction'' (1987) -- Dan Gallagher |
| 25 | * ''Film/WallStreet'' (1987) -- Gordon Gekko |
| 26 | * ''Film/BlackRain'' (1989) -- Nick Conklin |
| 27 | * ''Film/TheWarOfTheRoses'' (1989) -- Oliver Rose |
| 28 | * ''Film/BasicInstinct'' (1992) -- Nick Curran |
| 29 | * ''Film/FallingDown'' (1993) -- William "D-Fens" Foster |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{Disclosure}}'' (1994) -- Tom Sanders |
| 31 | * ''Film/TheAmericanPresident'' (1995) -- Andrew Shepherd |
| 32 | * ''Film/{{The Game|1997}}'' (1997) -- Nicholas Van Orton |
| 33 | * ''Film/APerfectMurder'' (1998) -- Steven Taylor |
| 34 | * ''Film/OneDayInSeptember'' (1999) -- documentary; narrator |
| 35 | * ''Film/{{Traffic|2000}}'' (2000) -- Robert Wakefield |
| 36 | * ''Film/WonderBoys'' (2000) -- Grady Tripp |
| 37 | * ''Film/DontSayAWord'' (2001) -- Dr. Nathan R. Conrad |
| 38 | * ''Film/TheSentinel2006'' -- Peter 'Pete' Garrison |
| 39 | * ''Film/WallStreetMoneyNeverSleeps'' (2010) -- Gordon Gekko |
| 40 | * ''Film/{{Haywire}}'' (2011) -- Coblenz |
| 41 | * ''Film/BehindTheCandelabra'' (2013) -- Music/{{Liberace}} |
| 42 | * ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' as Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym[=/=]ComicBook/AntMan |
| 43 | ** ''Film/AntMan1'' (2015) |
| 44 | ** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'' (2018) |
| 45 | ** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019) |
| 46 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2 episodes, 2021–23) (voice) |
| 47 | ** ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' (2023) |
| 48 | * ''Animal World'' [[note]]Chinese live-action adaptation of Manga/{{Kaiji}}[[/note]] (2018) -- Anderson |
| 49 | [[/folder]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 52 | * ''Series/TheFBI'' (1 episode, 1971) -- Jerry Williams |
| 53 | * ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' (98 episodes, 1972–76) -- Inspector Steve Keller |
| 54 | * ''Series/WillAndGrace'' (1 episode, 2002) -- Detective Gavin Hatch |
| 55 | * ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids'' (2 episodes, 2002) -- Patrick Henry (voice) |
| 56 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (1 episode, 2011) -- Waylon (voice) |
| 57 | * ''Series/TheKominskyMethod'' (22 episodes, 2018–21) -- Sandy Kominsky |
| 58 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Green Eggs and Ham|2019}}'' (23 episodes, 2019–22) -- Guy-Am-I (voice) |
| 59 | * ''Series/{{Franklin|2024}}'' (2024) -- Creator/BenjaminFranklin |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
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