Michael Douglas accolades for his role, including Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Apart from his career in the film industry, Douglas has received notice for his humanitarian and political activism, as well as media attention for his marriage to Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. Douglas was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the first child of actors Kirk Douglas (born 1916) and Diana Dill (1923–2015). His parents met at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His father is Jewish, and was born Issur Danielovitch. Michael's paternal grandparents were emigrants from Chavusy (now in Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire).
Past Life (film) Past Life (film) Past Life (Hebrew: החטאים) is a 2016 Israeli drama film written and directed by Avi Nesher and starring Nelly Tagar and Joy Rieger. It is based on Baruch Milch's memoir "Can Heaven Be Void?" The film is the first of Nesher's planned trilogy. The film has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded "Past Life" three stars. Joseph Friar of "The Victoria Advocate" also gave "Past Life" three stars. Peter Goldberg of "Slant Magazine" gave "Past Life" two and a half stars out of four. Bruce Demara of the "Toronto Star" awarded the