I’ve always loved watching Michael Douglas act – Wall Street and The Game are my favorite movies with that legendary performer.
But today, the aging 78-year-old has changed noticeably, with his latest public appearances turning some heads.I grew up during Michael Douglas’ heyday, and it felt like it was universally acknowledged that he was one of the most handsome and charismatic actors.
At the time of his Hollywood breakthrough, he was kind of the ideal American male. During his five decades in the industry, the veteran actor has shown that he can master many different roles and characters.
But the Academy Award winner is perhaps best known for starring as the sleazy Gordon Gekko (Wall Street) and depressed millionaire Nicholas Van Orton (The Game).
“For some people, there’s security and safety in having an image and nurturing it and cultivating it,” Douglas told Today. “But…I’ve never had to worry about the dark, slick character aspect of some of my parts.”
“The best compliment I get is, ‘when I see your name, I don’t know what the movie’s going to be about, but I know it’s going to be good.’”
In 2023, Michael Douglas will turn 79, and he can definitely look back on a fantastic cinematic career with multiple iconic movies under his belt.
Michael got a feel for the acting business at an early age. He used to spend summers together with his father, Kirk Douglas, who was more often than not shooting films. He hung out with his father on movie sets, and in his teens, he knew he wanted to be an actor, asking his father to find him some roles of his own.
Michael Douglas made his debut in Cast a Giant Shadow – in which his father also starred – where he played the role of an uncredited driver. Before his first role in a film, Michael Douglas had a brief part in the television show The F.B.I. Producer Quinn Martin was impressed, and Douglas then got a part in the new police series The Streets of San Francisco. The show premiered in 1972, and would turn out to be Douglas’s big breakthrough role.
In 1975, Michael produced the classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a movie that put him among some of the greatest. The film earned several Academy Awards – Douglas himself won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Michael would go on to become a major Hollywood star following his performances as Gordon Gecko in Wall Street (1987), Falling Down (1993), and The Game (1997). When asked if he could pick his favorite movie, the Hollywood star couldn’t decide...CONTINUE READING