Kirk Douglas him to only say "Thank you", and leave the stage. Douglas agreed. But when standing in front of the audience, he had second thoughts: "I intended to just say 'thank you,' but I saw 1,000 people, and felt I had to say something more, and I did." Valenti remembers that after Douglas held up the Oscar, addressed his sons, and told his wife how much he loved her, everyone was astonished at his voice's improvement: Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, December 9, 1916) is an American actor, filmmaker, author and centenarian. He is one of the last
David James (actor, born 1967) David James (actor, born 1967) David James (born 1967) is an Australian television and film actor based in Melbourne. James is best known for his long-running role as a presenter on ABC TV's children's program "Play School", a role he started in 1994 and worked in until l 2000. James also had minor roles in such Australian TV series as "City Homicide", "Very Small Business", "All Saints", "Water Rats", "G.P.", and "Police Rescue" over an extended period. In 2008 James gained a leading support role in Working Dog Productions satirical political television series "The Hollowmen", where he played the part