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Michael Douglas says he has no plans to act again


Veteran actor Michael Douglas, a two-time Oscar winner who starred in classic movies like "Wall Street" and "Fatal Attraction," says he has no plans to act again unless "something special came up."

"I have not worked since 2022 purposefully because I realized I had to stop," the 80-year-old told reporters on Sunday at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, where he was celebrating the 50th anniversary of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," which he co-produced. ""I have not worked since 2022 purposefully because I realized I had to stop," the 80-year-old told reporters on Sunday at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, where he was celebrating the 50th anniversary of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," which he co-produced. It began in 1966 when he had an uncredited role in "Cast a Giant Shadow," a movie packed with the biggest stars of the 60s, including his father, Kirk Douglas.His acting breakthrough came in 1972 when he appeared in the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco," before he picked up an Academy Award in 1976 for producing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

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