Michael Douglas reveals heartbreaking exit from acting
After nearly 60 years in the entertainment industry, Michael Douglas has announced that he is slowing down and may step away from acting altogether to avoid “dropping dead on set.” Now 80, Douglas began his career in the early 1970s and first gained major recognition as a producer, winning his first Oscar for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1976—a project he shepherded with the support of his father, Kirk Douglas.
Over the decades, Douglas became one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, known for complex roles in films like Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, and Basic Instinct. More recently, he reached a new audience with his role in Marvel’s Ant-Man series. Balancing acting with running his production company, Further Films, became overwhelming, and in 2022 he chose to take a break.
At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Douglas explained that after working so hard for decades, he wanted to rest…
