Kirk Douglas Bio and Personal Information
Birth Name | Issur Danielovitch Demsky |
Nickname | Izzy, Isador |
Birthday | December 9, 1916 |
Birthplace | Amsterdam, New York |
Hometown | Amsterdam, New York |
Age | 103(died) |
Profession | Retired actor, producer, and author |
Years active | 1946 – 2008 |
Nationality | American |
Religion | NA |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Race/ethnicity | Russian-Jewish |
Kirk Douglas Profession and Net Worth
Profession | Actor, writer, producer, and author |
Past works | US Navy (1941- 1944) |
Business | Production Company named Bryna |
Known for | Hollywood actor and producer |
Net worth | $60 million |
Salary | NA |
Cars | NA |
House | Palm Springs, California |
Brand Endorsement | NA |
Kirk Douglas Relationship
Marital status | Married |
Sexuality | Straight |
Ex-affairs/Ex-girlfriends | Betty Kelly, Gene Tierney, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawfrod, Ann Southern, Marilyn Maxwell |
Ex-wife | Diana Dill (1943 – 1951) |
Present Wife | Anne Buydens |
Wedding Date | May 1954 |
Current Relationship | Anna Buydens |
Kirk Douglas Family
Children | 4 |
Sons | Joel and Michael (From Diana Dill), Eric(died) and Peter (From Anne Buydens) |
Daughters | – |
Grandchildren | Cameron Morrell, Lua Izzy, Dylan Michael, Carys Zeta, Kelsey, Tyler, Ryan, Jason |
Great-granddaughter | Lua Izzy |
Father | Herschel Danielovitch |
Mother | Bertha |
Brothers | – |
Sisters | 6 |
Education
School | NA |
College/University | St. Lawrence University |
Education Qualification | Bachelor’s degree at St. Lawrence University |
Acting class | American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York |
Body Measurements & Physical Appearance
Height | 5 feet 9 inch/ 176 cm |
Weight | 69 KG / 152 lbs |
Dress size | NA |
Shoe size | NA |
Body measurement(chest-waist-hip) | NA |
Tattoo | No |
Hair color | Grey |
Eye Color | Blue |
Kirk Douglas Career
Debue Film | The Strange Lover of Martha Ivers (1946) |
Hit Films | Spartacus, The Vkings, Paths of Glory, Lust for Life, The War Wagon, The final Countdown, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, The Man from Snowy River, Last Train from Gun Hill, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Ulysses, Greedy, It runs in the Family |
Theatre show | Floor Show |
Books | Last Tango in Brooklyn (1994), Climbing the Mountains (1997), The Ragman’s Son (1988), My Stroke of Luck (2002), Let’s Face It (2007), Life could be Verse ( 2014), Kirk and Anne (2017) |
Awards and Achievements
Awards won | AFI life Achievement Award, Honoree 1994, Lifetime Achievement Award 1999, Honorary Cesar Award 1980 |
Nominations | Best Actor 1956 for Lust for Life role, Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Touched by an Angel, Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series for Tales from the Crypt role, Emmay Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries for Amos |
Hobbies/Interests
Favorite | |
Hobbies | Writing blog posts, writing |
Kirk Douglas Social Media Pages
Wikipedia |
Some facts about Kirk Douglas
Once a helicopter where Kirk Douglas was with his friends crashed. His friends died, but he survived with deadly injuries.
Kirk Douglas produced Spartacus (1960)v which was the most expensive movie at the time as its production cost stood a whooping 12 million USD. Kirk Douglas charged 50,000 USD for playing in a coffee ad where he spoke a single word – COFFEE!
Kirk Douglas once got a heart stroke and lost his speaking ability. But, the therapy slowly brought his speaking ability again.
Kirk Douglas once went to jail because he had no place to spend the cold night.