Kirk Douglas he has focused on renewing his spiritual and religious life. He lives with his second wife (of years), Anne Buydens, a producer. Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky () in Amsterdam, New York, the son of Bryna "Bertha" (née Sanglel; 1884–1958) and Herschel "Harry" Danielovitch (c. 1884–1950; citations regarding his exact year of birth differ). His parents were Jewish emigrants from Chavusy, Mogilev Region, in the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus), and the family spoke Yiddish at home. His father's brother, who emigrated earlier, used the surname Demsky, which Douglas's family adopted in the United States. Douglas grew up as Izzy
Star Trek (film) for portraying Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", was brought in, through urging by Greg Grunberg, to voice several of the other Romulans in the film. "Star Trek" fan and Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch cameoed as a "Kelvin" crew member, and has a line of dialogue. Majel Barrett, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, reprised her role as the voice of "Enterprise"s computer, which she completed two weeks before her death on December 18, 2008. Orci and Kurtzman wrote a scene for Shatner, in which old Spock gives his younger self a recorded message