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Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Douglas Biography (1944–) )〕 is an American actor and producer. His career includes a diverse range of films in both independent and blockbuster genres, for which he has received a number of accolades both competitive and honorary; these include the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment" and the AFI Life Achievement Award which "honor() an individual whose career in motion pictures or television has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture". The eldest of four children of actor Kirk Douglas, he received his Bachelor of Arts in drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions; Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series ''The Streets of San Francisco'', for which Douglas received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In 1975, Douglas produced ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', having acquired the rights to the Ken Kesey novel from his father. The film received critical and popular acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, earning Douglas his first Oscar as one of the film's producers. After leaving ''The Streets of San Francisco'' in 1976, Douglas went on to produce films including ''The China Syndrome'' (1979) and ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984); he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for the latter, which he also starred in, reintroducing Douglas to audiences as a capable leading man. After reprising his ''Romancing the Stone'' role as Jack Colton in the 1985 sequel ''The Jewel of the Nile'' (which he also produced) and appearing in the musical ''A Chorus Line'' (1985) and the psychological thriller ''Fatal Attraction'' (1987), Douglas received widespread acclaim for his iconic portrayal of amoral corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the Oliver Stone-directed drama ''Wall Street'' for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in the sequel ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (2010). Douglas's subsequent notable film roles included ''The War of the Roses'' (1989); ''Basic Instinct'' (1992); ''The American President'' (1995); ''The Game'' (1997); ''Traffic'' and ''Wonder Boys'' (2000); and ''Solitary Man'' (2009). In 2013, Douglas's performance as Liberace in the HBO biopic ''Behind the Candelabra'' received universal critical acclaim and the actor won numerous accolades for his role, including Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Apart from his career in the film industry, Douglas has received notice for his humanitarian and political activism as well as media attention for his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones and tongue cancer diagnosis. == Early life and education == Douglas was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the first child of actors Kirk Douglas (1916–) and Diana Dill (1923–2015).〔 His parents met at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Chavusy (now in Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire), and his father was born "Issur Danielovitch". His mother was from Devonshire Parish, Bermuda, and had English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French, Belgian, and Dutch ancestry.〔''In the wings: a memoir'', 1999, by Diana Douglas Darrid, p. 17〕 Douglas's uncle was politician Nicholas Bayard Dill, and Douglas's maternal grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Melville Dill, served as Attorney General of Bermuda, as a Member of the Parliament of Bermuda (MCP), and as commanding officer of the Bermuda Militia Artillery. Douglas has a younger brother, Joel Douglas (born 1947), and two paternal half-brothers, Peter Douglas (born 1955) and Eric Douglas (1958–2004), from stepmother Anne Buydens. Douglas attended The Allen-Stevenson School in New York City, Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and The Choate Preparatory School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut. He received his B.A. in drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1968, where he was also the Honorary President of the UCSB Alumni Association. He studied acting with Wynn Handman at The American Place Theatre in New York City.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Douglas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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