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 series) original cast and those with the "Next Generation" cast, with the sixth focusing on the original cast and the seventh focusing on the "TNG" cast. The "Next Generation" cast made four films over a period of eight years, with the last two performing only moderately well ("Insurrection") and disappointingly ("Nemesis") at the box office. After the poor reception of "Star Trek: Nemesis" and the cancellation of the television series "", the franchise's executive producer Rick Berman and screenwriter Erik Jendresen began developing a new film, entitled "Star Trek: The Beginning", which would take place after "Enterprise" but before "The Original