Douglas is a string theorist, best known for his part in the development of matrix models, and for his work on noncommutative geometry in string theory, on Dirichlet branes and their relation to derived categories, and on the statistical approach to string phenomenology.
The son of Kirk and Diana Douglas, Michael was born in New Jersey. After receiving his B.A. degree in 1968 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Douglas moved to New York City to continue his dramatic training, studying at the American Place Theatre and the Neighborhood Playhouse.
Michael's paternal grandparents were emigrants from Chavusy in the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus). His mother was from Devonshire Parish, Bermuda, and had English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French, Belgian, and Dutch ancestry.
Diana Love Webster (née Dill; formerly Douglas and Darrid; January 22, 1923 – July 3, 2015), known professionally as Diana Douglas, was a Bermudan-American actress who was married to actor Kirk Douglas from 1943 until their divorce in 1951. She was the mother of Michael and Joel Douglas.
A few months after he arrived in New York, Douglas got his first big break, when he was cast in the pivotal role of the free-spirited scientist who compromises his liberal views to accept a lucrative job with a high-tech chemical corporation in the CBS Playhouse production of Ellen M.
Douglas was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma back in 2010 and successfully beat the cancer one year later. The human papillomavirus, the sexually transmitted disease also known as HPV, causes a large number of head and neck cancers, about 70%, and you can contract HPV from having oral sex.
August 2013: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones split
A source told PEOPLE that the stress —between Douglas' cancer battle and Zeta-Jones' struggles with her bipolar II disorder — had taken a toll on their marriage. "They're taking a break," the source added.
Douglas apparently did not need the potentially disfiguring surgery. He told Jackson he was instead treated with an aggressive form of radiation and chemotherapy. The treatment, he said, lasted five months.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Michael Douglas has a net worth of $350 million in 2023. He has earned this money through his work as an actor, voice actor and film producer—but of course coming from inherited wealth doesn't hurt either!
For Hollywood's royal couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have moved into the same palace as the Princess Royal. Anne's main home is Gatcombe House in Gloucestershire, a mansion on the Cotswold country estate where her children and grandchildren also live.
In addition to his movie-star status, Douglas was well known as a film producer, garnering a Best Picture Oscar for his first outing, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), and maintaining his reputation with films including "The China Syndrome" (1979) and "The Rainmaker" (1997).
Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen are not related. Michael Douglas is the son of Kirk Douglas (real name Issur Danielovich Demsky). Charlie Sheen's real name is Carlos Estevez. He is the son of Martin Sheen (real name Ramon Estevez) and brother of Emilio Estevez.
Her father is Welsh and her mother is of Irish Catholic descent. She was named after her grandmothers, Zeta Jones (derived from the name of a ship that her great-grandfather sailed on) and Catherine Fair.
Fox: The Back to the Future star stunned Hollywood when in 1998 he announced he had early-onset Parkinson's disease and had been keeping it under wraps since his diagnosis in 1990.
The actor described his seven weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. The actor admits his battle was not with throat cancer, and why he hid the truth. — -- In 2010, Michael Douglas was devastated to learn that he had stage four cancer.
Do Michael Douglas and his wife have the same birthday?
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones had a lot to celebrate on Monday. The Hollywood couple, who share the same birthday of Sept. 25, marked the occasion with some heartfelt tributes on social media.
Catherine-Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas are celebrating 23 years as husband and wife! The actress, 54, shared a heartfelt message on Instagram over the weekend, which featured throwback photos from the pair's 2000 wedding and other relationship highlights from over the years.
I had been given a choice of having a feeding tube put in my stomach, which would have had consequences for swallowing and taste later on or refusing that and dealing with that as best I could, which is what I did. And I did lose 40 pounds as a result.
