The Big Picture: Michael Douglas Career & Biographical Notes: Is of Russian-Jewish descent; his father, Kirk Douglas, was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky Shares a birthday (September 25th) with his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones Has won two Oscars, although only one was as an actor; he was also the producer of the Oscar-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Likes to jump around corners and scare people by yelling 'I am Spartacus!'

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Michael Douglas Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• American President, The
• Ant-Man
• Game, The
• Haywire
• Romancing the Stone/The Jewel of the Nile
• Wall Street
• War of the Roses, The

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Upcoming Movies: Release Date Film No release date The Ride Down to Mt. Morgan

Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Haywire	1/20/12	N/A
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	9/24/10	N/A
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	5/1/09	N/A
King of California	9/14/07	N/A
You, Me and Dupree	7/14/06	PG-13	3131	21.53	72.89	Info
The Sentinel	4/21/06		2819	14.37	36.05	Info
The In-Laws	5/23/03	PG-13	2652	9.22	20.44	Info
It Runs in the Family	4/25/03	PG-13	1207	2.80	7.37	Info
Don't Say a Word	9/28/01	R	2802	18.00	55.00	Info

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Awards:

2000
Wonder Boys

• Win: Best Actor, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Actor - Drama, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Las Vegas Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Actor, Chicago Film Critics

1995
The American President

• Runner-Up: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes

1989
The War of the Roses

• Runner-Up: Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Globes

1987
Wall Street

• Win: Best Actor, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Actor - Drama, Golden Globes

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