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Cameron Douglas
Born
Cameron Morrell Douglas

(1978-12-13) December 13, 1978 (age 45)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Partner(s)Viviane Thibes
(2016–present)
Children2
Parents
Relatives

Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978)[1] is an American actor.

Early life and family

Douglas is the elder son of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell Douglas (née Luker), and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudan actress Diana Dill. His parents divorced in 1995.[2]

Through his father's second marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas has two paternal half-siblings.

Career

He has appeared in four films: Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy (1997), It Runs in the Family (2003), National Lampoon's Adam & Eve (2005) and Loaded (2008). In It Runs in the Family he appeared together with his father, Michael Douglas, grandfather, Kirk Douglas, and grandmother, Diana Dill.

Drug dealing and conviction

Douglas has been arrested for drug offenses at least three times. In 1999, he was found with cocaine in Manhattan and was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.[3] The charge was dropped after he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of disorderly conduct. In 2007, he was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after police officers found a syringe with liquid cocaine in a car he was in. On July 28, 2009, Douglas was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration for possession of 0.5 lb (0.23 kg) of methamphetamine. Due to the large amount of the drug seized, Douglas was charged with intent to distribute.[4] The charge carries a minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life.[5]

On January 27, 2010, Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and heroin possession after his girlfriend had smuggled heroin hidden inside an electric toothbrush and passed it on to him while he was under house arrest.[6] On April 20, 2010, Douglas was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing heroin and dealing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine out of a New York hotel room.[7][8] Michael Douglas publicly assumed blame for "being a bad father" but said that without prison intervention, Cameron "was going to be dead or somebody was gonna kill him. I think he has a chance to start a new life, and he knows that."[9]

In October 2011, Douglas pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison.[10] On December 21, 2011, he was sentenced to an additional 41⁄2 years in prison for this charge.[11] In December 2012, his leg was broken by another inmate.[12] In January 2013, Douglas was again found to have drugs in his system while in prison in Loretto, Pennsylvania. He failed a urinalysis and was sent to segregated housing.[13] On April 15, 2013, his extended prison sentence was affirmed by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.[14][15][16] The Supreme Court denied his final appeal on January 13, 2014.[17]

Release from prison

On August 1, 2016, Douglas was released early from prison and transferred to a halfway house in New York City[18][19][20] after seven years behind bars,[21] with two of the seven years in segregated housing.[22]

Personal life

His book, Long Way Home, is about his experiences after being convicted on drug charges.[23] He has set up an account on Instagram, where his first post was an image of the phrase "Be the energy you want to attract."[24]

Douglas is in a longtime relationship with Viviane Thibes. The couple have two children, a daughter named Lua Izzy (born 2017) and a son named Ryder (born 2020).[25]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Mr. Nice Guy Giancarlo's Man Film Debut[26]
2003 It Runs in the Family Asher Gromberg [27]
2005 National Lampoon's Adam & Eve Adam
2008 Loaded Rick
2009 The Perfect Beat DJ Mojo Short film
2019 Dead Layer Danny Engel Short film
2021 The Runner Detective Wall
2022 Wire Room Mike Axum [28]
TBA Valet Henry Short film

References

  1. ^ Dougan, Andy (2003). Michael Douglas: Out of the Shadows: The Unauthorised Biography. Robson Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-8610-5347-3.
  2. ^ 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces. Forbes. 12 April 2007. (May 22, 2002). Retrieved on May 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Bill (1999-10-28). "Michael Douglas' Son in Coke Arrest". New York Post.
  4. ^ Liddy, Tom (2009-08-03). "Michael Douglas' Son Arrested for Meth". New York Post.
  5. ^ "Douglas son to face drugs trial". BBC News. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  6. ^ Tom, Hays (January 27, 2010). "Michael Douglas' son pleads guilty to drug trafficking". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  7. ^ Marikar, Sheila (April 20, 2010). "Michael Douglas' son Cameron sentenced to five years in jail". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  8. ^ "Michael Douglas's son sentenced to 5 years". Yahoo! News. Reuters. April 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "Michael Douglas and Blame Game for Son Cameron's Jail Sentence". National Ledger. May 4, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "Cameron Douglas pleads guilty to possessing drugs in prison". CNN. October 21, 2011.
  11. ^ Golding, Bruce (December 21, 2011). "Douglas sentenced to another 4 1/2 years for drug possession". New York Post. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  12. ^ "Michael Douglas' son Cameron badly injured in prison, report say". CBS News. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  13. ^ Hamilton, Brad. "Michael Douglas' son Cameron busted again". New York Post. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  14. ^ "Cameron Douglas, son of actor Michael Douglas, loses appeal to reduce prison sentence, report says". CBS News.
  15. ^ Finn, Natalie (April 15, 2013). "Michael Douglas' Son, Cameron Douglas, Loses Appeal to Lighten Prison Sentence". E! News. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  16. ^ "Cameron Douglas' Sentence is Upheld in NY Court" (PDF). Drug Policy Alliance. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ Cameron Douglas, Petitioner v. United States, 571 United States Reports 1132 (U.S. January 13, 2014).
  18. ^ "Michael Douglas' Son Cameron Released From Jail After Nearly Seven Years". Us Weekly. August 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  19. ^ Valentine, Leonica; Golding, Bruce (August 1, 2016). "Jail did wonders for Michael Douglas' son's buff body". Page Six. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  20. ^ "Reports: Michael Douglas' son Cameron released from prison". USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  21. ^ Rutter, Claire (August 2, 2016). "Michael Douglas' son Cameron released from prison after seven years behind bars". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  22. ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (August 1, 2016). "Cameron Douglas, Michael Douglas' son, released from prison after nearly seven years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  23. ^ Douglas, Cameron (2019). Long Way Home. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-525-52084-9.
  24. ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (4 August 2016). "Fresh from prison, Cameron Douglas is now a ripped and tatted version of Kirk Douglas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  25. ^ Fernández, Alexia (December 22, 2020). "Cameron Douglas Welcomes a Baby Boy with Girlfriend Viviane Thibes". People. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  26. ^ "Mr. Nice Guy". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  27. ^ Ebert, Roger (25 April 2003). "It Runs in the Family". Chicago Sun-Times – via rogerebert.com.
  28. ^ Billington, Alex (August 17, 2022). "Bruce Willis in High Tech Action Thriller 'Wire Room' Official Trailer". FirstShowing. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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