‘I Realized I Had to Stop’: Oscar-Winning Actor Retires After Nearly 60 Years
HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – Michael Douglas retires to prioritize personal life and film production after battling stage four throat cancer, with doctors giving him an 80% chance of recovery, he said.
- Michael Douglas, an 80-year-old two-time Oscar-winning Hollywood actor, announced he retired from acting and has not worked since 2022.
- His retirement followed a 2010 diagnosis of stage 4 throat cancer, which he treated with chemotherapy and radiation and has since recovered from.
- Douglas said he is not retired but would return if something special came up, while expressing happiness with taking time off and watching his wife work.
- He noted, “95% of the time, this kind of cancer doesn't come back,” and shared the experience of working hard for almost 60 years without wanting to drop dead on set.
- Douglas’s decision to pause acting suggests a focus on personal wellbeing and selective future projects, reflecting a shift in his longtime career perspective.
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It sounded like a sentence. Señor actor Michael Douglas gave a few statements last weekend in the framework of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The 80-year-old performer pointed out that he has no “real intentions” to re-act. “If anything special appears, he would come back. If not, I’m quite happy. I like to see my wife work [the actress Catherine Zeta-Jones].” And he added: “I have had a very busy career. Now…


Michael Douglas retires from acting after Oxford University appearance
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas has retired after making an appearance at Oxford University.
Present this weekend at the Karlovy Vary Festival, Michael Douglas surprised his fans by announcing that he was turning the movie page. The actor, marked by a long fight against cancer, said that he would only come back if an exceptional project appeared.
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