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A groundbreaking portrait of one of Hollywoods most successful stars, from critically acclaimed and bestselling biographer Marc EliotThrough determination, inventiveness, and charisma, Michael Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movielegend father, Kirk Douglas, to become his own man and one of the film industrys most formidable players.Overcoming the curse of failure that haunts the sons and daughters of Hollywood celebrities, Michael became a sensation when he successfully brought One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, starring his friend Jack Nicholson, to the screen after numerous setbacks, including his fathers own failed attempts to make it happen. This 1975 boxoffice phenomenon won Michael his first Oscar (the film won five total, including Best Picture), an award Kirk hadnt won at the time, and solidified the turbulent, competitive fatherson relationship that would shape Michaels career and personal life.In the decades that followed, Michael established a reputation for taking chances on new talent and projects by producing and starring in the hugely successful Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile movies, while cultivating a multifaceted acting personaedgy, rebellious, and a little darkin such films as Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, and Disclosure.Yet as his career thrived, Michaels personal life floundered, with an unhappy and tumultuous first marriage, rumors of infidelity (especially with leading ladies such as Kathleen Turner), and a headlinegrabbing stint in rehab. Rocked by a series of tragedies, including Kirks strokes, his son Camerons incarceration, and his own fight against throat cancer, Michael has emerged triumphant, healthy, and happy in his marriage to Catherine ZetaJones, a Welsh actress twentyfive years his junior, and their new young family.In Michael Douglas, Marc Eliot brings into sharp focus this incredible career, complicated personal life, and legendary Hollywood family. Eliots fascinating portrait of the lows and remarkable highs in Michaels lifeincluding the thorny yet influential relationship with his fatherbreaks boundaries in understanding the life and work of a true American film star.
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