Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct

Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct by Parker, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780755362554.

The life story of the Academy Award-winning actor, from Streets of San Francisco to cancer survivor Michael Douglas is a Hollywood son who waged a battle against the odds to achieve his fame and fortune, and has kept on fighting with every challenge he faces—here is his compelling and remarkable story. It details how, in the shadow of his father Kirks overpowering fame, Douglas forged a career for himself and became recognized in his own right as an award-winning actor and producer. The toll fame has taken on Michaels personal life is also discussed—his struggles with sexual addiction, his treatment for alcoholism and drug dependency, the breakup of his first marriage, and his eldest sons 2010 sentencing to five years in prison for drug dealing. Yet, despite a rocky road, Michael has found happiness later in life. His marriage to Catherine Zeta Jones is also discussed, a marriage that meant a second shot at fatherhood and gave him strength following a devastating diagnosis of advanced throat cancer at the age of 65.