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Michael Douglas

Milestones

  • Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: September 25, 1944
  • 2007

    Played Evan Rachel Wood's manic depressive father in "The King of California"

  • 2006

    Appeared opposite Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson in the comedy "You, Me and Dupree"

  • 2003

    Starred alongside father Kirk and son Cameron in "It Runs in the Family"

  • 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

  • 2001

    Featured in the ensemble black comedy "One Night at McCool's"; also produced

  • 2000

    Played a Drug Czar in Steven Soderbergh's ensemble film, "Traffic"

  • 2000

    Played a writer-professor in Curtis Hanson's "Wonder Boys"

  • 1998

    Co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow in the thriller, "A Perfect Murder," loosely based on the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film "Dial M for Murder"

  • 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"

  • 1995

    Played US President Andrew Shepherd in "The American President"

  • 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

  • 1993

    Produced (with others) the Off-Broadway production "The Best of Friends"

  • 1993

    Reteamed with Schumacher as star of "Falling Down"

  • 1992

    Executive produced Richard Donner's "Radio Flyers"

  • 1992

    Was again fatally attracted, this time to Sharon Stone, in Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct"

  • 1990

    Produced Joel Schumacher's "Flatliners"

  • 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

  • 1988

    Formed Stonebridge Entertainment

  • 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"

  • 1985

    Reunited with Turner and De Vito for the "Romancing" sequel "The Jewel of the Nile"; again produced

  • 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

  • 1980

    Acted opposite Jill Clayburgh in "It's My Turn"

  • 1980

    Injured in a skiing accident and spent three years off screen

  • 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

  • 1975

    First film as producer, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"; earned Oscar for Best Picture; De Vito had small role in film

  • 1972 to 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

  • 1971

    Played young music student clashing with his parents over the Vietnam War in "Summertree"

  • 1969

    First significant film role as the well-scrubbed hippie lead in "Hail, Hero!"

  • 1969

    TV acting debut, "The Experiment" ("CBS Playhouse")

  • 1962

    Worked as assistant film editor on "Lonely Are the Brave" starring his father

  • 1960

    Was a gofer on the set of "Spartacus" starring his father, Kirk Douglas

  • 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

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