Michael Douglas
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09/24/1944
New Brunswick, NJ |
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| Took ownership of the motion-picture rights for 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest after his father, Kirk Douglas, tried unsuccessfully for more than a decade to get the movie mad |
| Named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 1998 with a mandate to focus worldwide attention on nuclear disarmament and human rights. |
| Roomed with Danny DeVito in New York before making his film debut in 1969's Hail, Hero! |
| In 1980, he was injured in a skiing accident which left him unable to work for three years. |
