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WASHINGTON, D.C. —AARP announced today that actor, producer and Academy Award winner
Michael Douglas will receive the 2015
Movies For Grownups® Career Achievement Award. The
Movies For Grownups® multimedia franchise honors standout filmmakers, actors, actresses and movies that resonate with the 50-plus audience.
Douglas will receive Movies for Grownups’ highest honor on Monday,
February 8, 2016, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. AARP The
Magazine will host the 15
th annual Movies for Grownups Gala
awards program, where 16 other awards, including best actor, best
actress and best director will also be presented. Chase Card Services
will be the Premier sponsor of the event.
“With a career spanning more than 50 years, Michael Douglas is one of
the most talented and respected actors and producers of our time,” said
Robert Love, Editor In Chief of AARP The Magazine. “From his producing
roles on
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and
China Syndrome, to starring acting roles in
Romancing The Stone,
Fatal Attraction, Wall Street, The American President, Basic Instinct, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra and most recently Marvel’s
Ant Man,
Douglas has entertained and endeared himself to generations of
moviegoers, which is a remarkable testament to his incredible
versatility and staying power in Hollywood.”
In 2016 audiences can look forward to seeing Douglas in the upcoming CIA spy thriller “Unlocked”.
Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the eldest of four children of actor Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas launched his film career 50 years ago with
Cast a Giant Shadow. His breakout role came on television in the 1970s hit series
The Streets of San Francisco. He returned to film as both an actor in such iconic features as
The China Syndrome and
Wall Street and producer of works such as
Romancing the Stone and
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,
for which he won an Oscar. As an actor, Douglas’ work across an array
of genres has garnered many awards including an Oscar, 3 Golden Globes,
an Emmy and 2 SAG Awards. Off-screen, Michael Douglas has also been a
United Nations Messenger of Peace since 1998.
Douglas joins a prestigious list of previous AARP Movies for Grownups
Career Achievement honorees, including Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon,
Sharon Stone, Robert Redford, and Robert DeNiro.
About AARP The Magazine’s Movies For Grownups® Gala
The annual Movies For Grownups Gala raises funds for AARP Foundation,
AARP’s affiliated charity, which works in communities nationwide to
address the needs of older Americans by investing in innovative
solutions that tackle the causes of the challenges they face: the need
for functional and affordable housing, adequate and nutritious food,
steady income, and strong and sustaining social bonds. With support from
Chase Card Services, this year’s Gala will support the Foundation’s
work to end older adult hunger.
The Movies for Grownups editorial franchise which includes talent
interviews, weekly online reviews and previews, film festivals, free
movie screenings and year-round coverage in print and online, was
created in 2002 by the editors of AARP The Magazine. The February/March
issue of AARP The Magazine, available February 1, will feature the best
of 2015 movies and awards. For more information about Movies for
Grownups, visit www. aarp.org/movies.
About AARP The Magazine
With more than 35.2 million readers, AARP The Magazine is the world's
largest circulation magazine and the definitive lifestyle publication
for Americans 50+. AARP The Magazine delivers comprehensive content
through health and fitness features, financial guidance, consumer
interest information and tips, celebrity interviews, and book and movie
reviews. AARP The Magazine was founded in 1958 and is published
bimonthly in print and continually online. Learn more at aarp.org/magazine.
About AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a
membership of nearly 38 million, that helps people turn their goals and
dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities and fights for
the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare, employment
and income security, retirement planning, affordable utilities and
protection from financial abuse. We advocate for individuals in the
marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value
to carry the AARP name as well as help our members obtain discounts on a
wide range of products, travel, and services. A trusted source for
lifestyle tips, news and educational information, AARP produces AARP The
Magazine, the world's largest circulation magazine; AARP Bulletin; www.aarp.org;
AARP TV & Radio; AARP Books; and AARP en Español, a
Spanish-language website addressing the interests and needs of
Hispanics. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make
contributions to political campaigns or candidates. The AARP Foundation
is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and
empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of
volunteers, donors, and sponsors. AARP has staffed offices in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Learn more at www.aarp.org.
