Michael John Douglas was born on September 5th, 1951. He was born in Pennsylvania and lived there for much of his young life before moving out of college. Growing up as a kid he was the youngest of seven children in his family. As a kid in school he was very interested in acting groups such as musicals and plays and other sorts of drama practices. This was considered his first training to the successful actor that he was, and still is.
He went to high school and when he was in it he also was involved with the schools acting projects. It was a big passion for him. A character trait that Michael had was that he was a very funny person and this helped him for his young life and also his career. After high school he went to Kent State which is a college in Pennsylvania and attended there for two years before he had to drop out due to financial reasons and he couldn't afford it.
After Michael dropped out of his college, his first career job came from just working at local businesses and public places. This didn't last long. Soon he quit these and started to try his own stand up comedy. This became unsuccessful, he didn't have enough business to continue with it even though it was something he loved. When he quit doing that he got a job working at a TV station in Pittsburgh. The station is called WQED and it was a local channel on the air in Pittsburgh. For a few months he worked here before moving out to Los Angeles.
When he got to LA, his career began to finally take off. He auditioned for a multitude of different TV parts on shows. He moved from a comedy role to a actual actor in movies and TV shows. His first show that he actually acted in was called Maude and he had a role in it.
It was at this time that he decided that he needed to change his name from Michael John Douglas to a different name. The reason for this was because at the time there was a showtime host who was named Michael Douglas and so he changed his name to Michael Keaton in order not to confuse his fans.
After this he began to be a actor for movies which is definitely a big step from working on TV shows. His first major film that he stared in was called night shifts which had him as the co-star and showcased his funny and numerous abilities with it. This was a really good way to get noticed and made him some notability with working on it.
A few movies later he found himself in his biggest role of his life. He starred as Bruce Wayne in the famous movie Batman. This was a original hit and sent a lot of fans and fame Michaels way. This was definitely the biggest role of his life. This made him a very famous man because of it and it was got him the popularity that he has today.
What I have learned and gained from learning about Michael is that things are not going to come right away. He really worked for what he finally got and he didn't quit along the way. What this tells me is that you cannot quit if you want to make something better for yourself. That is the main point that learning about Michael has taught me.
He went to high school and when he was in it he also was involved with the schools acting projects. It was a big passion for him. A character trait that Michael had was that he was a very funny person and this helped him for his young life and also his career. After high school he went to Kent State which is a college in Pennsylvania and attended there for two years before he had to drop out due to financial reasons and he couldn't afford it.
After Michael dropped out of his college, his first career job came from just working at local businesses and public places. This didn't last long. Soon he quit these and started to try his own stand up comedy. This became unsuccessful, he didn't have enough business to continue with it even though it was something he loved. When he quit doing that he got a job working at a TV station in Pittsburgh. The station is called WQED and it was a local channel on the air in Pittsburgh. For a few months he worked here before moving out to Los Angeles.
When he got to LA, his career began to finally take off. He auditioned for a multitude of different TV parts on shows. He moved from a comedy role to a actual actor in movies and TV shows. His first show that he actually acted in was called Maude and he had a role in it.
It was at this time that he decided that he needed to change his name from Michael John Douglas to a different name. The reason for this was because at the time there was a showtime host who was named Michael Douglas and so he changed his name to Michael Keaton in order not to confuse his fans.
After this he began to be a actor for movies which is definitely a big step from working on TV shows. His first major film that he stared in was called night shifts which had him as the co-star and showcased his funny and numerous abilities with it. This was a really good way to get noticed and made him some notability with working on it.
A few movies later he found himself in his biggest role of his life. He starred as Bruce Wayne in the famous movie Batman. This was a original hit and sent a lot of fans and fame Michaels way. This was definitely the biggest role of his life. This made him a very famous man because of it and it was got him the popularity that he has today.
What I have learned and gained from learning about Michael is that things are not going to come right away. He really worked for what he finally got and he didn't quit along the way. What this tells me is that you cannot quit if you want to make something better for yourself. That is the main point that learning about Michael has taught me.