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).
Star Trek (film) Abrams said that he had never seen "Star Trek: Nemesis" because he felt the franchise had "disconnected" from the original series. For him, he said, "Star Trek" was about Kirk and Spock, and the other series were like "separate space adventure[s] with the name "Star Trek"". He also acknowledged that as a child he had actually preferred the "Star Wars" movies. He noted that his general knowledge of "Star Trek" made him well suited to introduce the franchise to newcomers, and that, being an optimistic person, he would make "Star Trek" an optimistic film, which would be a refreshing contrast