Nickname:	Kirk Douglas / Issur Danielovitch /
Known for:	Spartacus, Paths of Glory, Out of the Past
Birth name:	Issur Danielovitch Demsky
Birthday:	9 December 1916, Amsterdam, New York, USA
Height:	5' 9" (1.75 m)

Movie legend Kirk Douglas was forced to flee Montecito, California when wildfires threatened to engulf his family home.


Movie legend Kirk Douglas was forced to flee Montecito, California when wildfires threatened to engulf his family home.


Veteran actor KIRK DOUGLAS is hobbling around his Beverly Hills home after injuring his foot in a fall.The 92-year-old star recently took a tumble at his California mansion but refused to see a doctor until the following day.And, after consulting medics, Douglas discovered he had broken a bone in his foot.The elderly actor has now
An ice-cream cone MICHAEL DOUGLAS presented to his father KIRK at the close of the final night of his one-man show brought the movie veteran to tears on Sunday night (15Mar09).The gift may have seemed odd when the Wall Street star hit the stage at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City, California, but it
AP - Kirk Douglas emerges from behind a black curtain and walks purposefully, if a bit unsteadily, to center stage.
Reuters - For more than 60 years, Kirk Douglas portrayed death-defying tough guys and conquering heroes in the movies, and at age 92 he's not giving up.
AP - It was a starry night at the California Science Center as Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler celebrated Kirk Douglas and a foundation to preserve the memories of the Holocaust.
Reuters - For a dozen years during the Cold War, accused members and former members of the American Communist Party were barred from working in the movie industry.
Hollywood star Michael Douglas is to be honored with the American Film Institute (AFI)'s lifetime achievement award next summer - 18 years after his actor father Kirk Douglas was presented with the same accolade.


Hollywood veteran KIRK DOUGLAS is winning his battle to get African-Americans an official political apology for the institution of slavery.The Spartacus star has been campaigning for a formal apology for years, urging Congress and presidential candidates to support his fight.And his efforts appear to have paid off - America’s House of Representatives has passed a
Filed under: Nurse! A visibly excited (and by that we mean terrified) Kirk Douglas used his own power to conquer a slide at a L.A. park on Wednesday. Women and children first!Born Issur Danielovitch, the 91-year-old living legend -- who has donated millions to parks --...
Veteran actor Kirk Douglas and his wife have unveiled their 400th school playground - concluding their decade-long effort to provide a safe place for Californian kids to play.


AP - Kirk Douglas and his wife have dedicated their 400th school playground — completing a decade-long effort to give Los Angeles kids a place to frolic.
AFP - Hollywood action men Kirk Douglas and Harrison Ford donned aprons and grabbed serving spoons to help dish out Thanksgiving dinners to Los Angeles' homeless here Wednesday.
Filed under: Hook-Ups, Movies Heterosexual A-list Scientologist smoocher John Travolta was up to his old tricks again -- this time greeting Kirk Douglas with a wet, non-sexual, man-on-man kiss! Face/Off!After Kirk, 90, presented John with an award at the Santa Barbara Film...
Kirk Douglas and former Happy Days star Henry Winkler will be among the stars serving up meals to the poor and homeless in Los Angeles this Thanksgiving. The actors will join Camryn Manheim, Daryl Hannah and High School Musical star Zac Efron at the Los Angeles Mission, where they'll dish up turkey and trimmings for the less fortunate.


Movie icon KIRK DOUGLAS and his wife ANNE make a weekly visit to their late son ERIC’s grave - in a bid to seek closure about his drug overdose death.The Spartacus star, 90, and his wife have never come to terms with the 46-year-old’s death in 2004.Eric was found dead on the floor of his
AP - Warren Beatty leaned down to chat face-to-face with Kirk Douglas. Sylvester Stallone chomped on pineapple and glanced across the bar at Clint Eastwood. Angela Lansbury gawked at Jack Nicholson. Julie Andrews laughed with Billy Crystal.
Kirk Douglas became confused during a recent TV screening of what he thought was one of his movies - when he realized he wasn't watching himself, but his son Michael.


Veteran actor KIRK DOUGLAS became confused during a recent TV screening of what he thought was one of his movies - when he realised he wasn’t watching himself, but his son MICHAEL.Like many others, the 90-year-old thinks father and son look alike.Michael Douglas says, "About a month ago, I was talking to Dad, and he

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