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).
Chet Allen (actor, born 1928) construction in the early 1960s, Allen became a sought-after designer and builder of swimming pools in the Los Angeles area. A father of six, Allen died at the age of 82 on April 19, 2011 of lung cancer at his home in Topanga, California. Chet Allen (actor, born 1928) Chet Allen (August 17, 1928 – April 19, 2011) was an American actor. Allen was born in Chickasha, the seat of Grady County, Oklahoma on August 17, 1928. Allen was known for his supporting role as the 31-year-old "Slats" in the 1959-1960 NBC adventure/drama television series "The Troubleshooters" with costars Keenan