Michael Douglas

Roomed with actor Danny DeVito in New York City before landing his first big-screen starring role in 1969 drama  Hail, Hero! Took ownership of the motion-picture rights for the novel  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest after his father, Kirk, tried unsuccessfully for more than a decade to get the movie made; the film went on to win the Oscar for best picture. Was injured in a skiing accident in 1980 that left him unable to work for three years. Named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 1998,… Show more with a mandate to focus worldwide attention on nuclear disarmament and human rights. Met his second wife, actor Catherine Zeta-Jones, at the 1998 Deauville Film Festival in France, where she was promoting her first major movie, The Mask of Zorro .  Took over as the announcer of NBC Nightly News in 2007. Underwent successful treatment for throat cancer in 2010. ~ Rovi

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