Eric Anthony Douglas Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Eric Anthony Douglas (June 21, 1958 – July 6, 2004) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Douglas was the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas and his second wife Anne Buydens. One of his half-siblings was Academy Award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas.Douglas pursued a career in show business but did not attain the same level of success as his father and siblings. His career was typically overshadowed by his numerous run-ins with the law and problems with alcohol and drugs. In 2004, he died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 46.
My three brothers and I all bear a striking resemblance to each other, as well as our dad, which guarantees we weren't just brought there by the milkman.
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The pressures of being the youngest son in a famous family sometimes got to me. I used to feel I had to compare myself to them.
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Childhood friend of Jamie Lee Curtis, whom he once tried to kiss while both were sitting in a tree. Young Jamie Lee pushed young Eric out of the tree; he fell to the ground, which resulted in a hernia that had to be operated on.
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Studied at Claremont College, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Having had a lengthy history of problems with drug and alcohol abuse, he was found dead inside his Manhattan apartment on July 6, 2004.
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Performed on the standup comedy stage for many years with much of his self-deprecating material coming from his status as the 'black sheep' and least successful of the Douglas dynasty.
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Made his film debut with his father Kirk Douglas in the 1971 western A Gunfight (1971). Later co-starred again with his father in a stand-out episode of Tales from the Crypt (1989) entitled "Yellow" in 1991.
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Buried at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.
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