American actor and producer, Academy Award winner for Best Actor for Wall Street and Best Picture as producer for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Background
Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to actors Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, he studied drama at the University of California, Santa Barbara, before pursuing film and television.
Career
He starred on ABC’s “The Streets of San Francisco,” then produced “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” with Saul Zaentz, which won Best Picture. He won Best Actor as Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street,” led “Fatal Attraction” and “Basic Instinct,” and joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Hank Pym in “Ant-Man” and its sequels.
Style
Douglas alternates between commercial thrillers and prestige drama and has continued in producing roles throughout his lead acting career.
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