Studied speech at Kent State University before dropping out
Worked as a stagehand on Mr
Rogers' Neighborhood from 1972 to '74; later hosted and produced the Emmy-nominated special Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor (2003)
Was a member of the Flying Zucchini Brothers comedy troupe
Couldn't use his birth name, Michael Douglas, when he went into acting because of the famous actor of the same name; took his stage surname from actor Diane Keaton
Made his big-screen debut in the 1982 comedy Night Shift
Wrote a column for ESPN
com on the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013
Awards
2022Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie:winner
2020Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:winner