Michael Stanley Dukakis Net Worth

Michael Stanley Dukakis Net Worth is
$1.9 Million

Michael Stanley Dukakis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Michael Stanley Dukakis (/d??k??k?s/; born November 3, 1933; Greek: ?????? ????????) served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991 respectively. He is the longest-serving Governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek American Governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew. In 1988, he was the Democratic nominee for President, but lost to the Republican candidate, then–Vice President, George H. W. Bush.

Full NameMichael Dukakis
Date Of BirthNovember 3, 1933
Place Of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Height5' 8" (1.73 m)
ProfessionActor
EducationHarvard Law School, Brookline High School, Swarthmore College, Harvard University
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKitty Dukakis
ChildrenJohn Dukakis, Andrea Dukakis, Kara Dukakis
ParentsEuterpe Dukakis, Panos Dukakis
SiblingsStelian Panos Dukakis
MoviesThe Junior Defenders, The Promise of Tomorow 1940-1960
TV ShowsThe Advocates
Star SignScorpio
#Quote
1"I'm opposed to the death penalty. I think everybody knows that. I'm also very tough on crime.
2I made a deliberate decision not to respond, and that was a colossal mistake. - on how the attack ads contributed to his loss in the 1988 presidential race
#Fact
1He is the cousin of Academy Award-wining actress Olympia Dukakis. When Olympia picked up her Oscar on TV during the Democratic Presidential primary season in 1988, she spoke to her cousin Michael on-camera, telling him it was time for him to win his contest.
2Had he been elected, he would have been the second US President, after Andrew Jackson, to have had two immigrant parents.
3"I'm voting for Dukakis" is the first line of dialog in the cult film Donnie Darko, and is often quoted by its fans. The phrase's use in the movie is a satirical take on Dukakis' unsuccessful campaign. (The movie takes place in 1988, but was filmed in 2001.)
4Married to Katherine D. (Kitty) Dukakis. Their children are John, Andrea and Kara. The Dukakises continue to reside in his boyhood home in Brookline, Massachusetts, but live in Los Angeles, California during the winter while Dukakis teaches at UCLA.
5He made a cameo appearance in the medical drama St. Elsewhere (Season 3, Episode 15, "Bye, George," January 9, 1985). He limps to the hospital desk and says that he has suffered a jogging injury, but Dr. Fiscus (played by Howie Mandel) refuses to believe that he is the governor of Massachusetts.
6His wife, Kitty Dukakis, was named after Kitty Carlisle, a friend of her father, conductor Harry Ellis Dickson
7Used Neil Diamond's immigrant song "America" as a theme song for his 1988 campaign.
8He is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
9Oscar-winning composer John Williams, who was then principal conductor of the Boston Pops orchestra, wrote "Fanfare for Michael Dukakis" in 1988 at the request of Dukakis' father-in-law Harry Ellis Dickson, then the associate conductor of the Boston Pops. The piece was premiered under the baton of Dickson at that year's Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.
10During his governorship, a convicted murderer named Willie Horton left a Massachusetts prison for a furlough and brutally attacked a Maryland couple. Although the Massachusetts prison furlough program was soon abolished, the furlough issue was used against him in the 1988 presidential race when George Bush accused him of being soft on crime, and criticized his support for prison furloughs with television ads, one of which featured a mugshot of Horton. Dukakis did not counterattack until late in the race when his campaign tried to accuse Bush of hypocrisy with an ad that displayed a photo of Angel Medrano, who killed a pregnant woman during a furlough from a federal prison (which was part of a program that existed during the Reagan/Bush administration). Ultimately, the furlough ads and Dukakis' initial decision not to respond to them were believed to have contributed to his election defeat.
11Portrayed by Jon Lovitz on Saturday Night Live.
12Now a University lecturer.
13Governor of Massachusetts 1974-1978, 1982-1990.
14Presidential candidate 1988.
15First cousin of Olympia Dukakis.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Groupies1997Cameo appearance (uncredited)
Cheers1991TV SeriesMike Dukakis

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Spenser: For Hire1985TV Series the producers wish to acknowledge the cooperation and support of - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Freedom Besieged2017Documentary filmingHimself
Back to Our FutureDocumentary filmingHimself
Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match2016TV Movie documentaryHimself - Presidential Candidate, 1988 (as Governor Michael Dukakis)
Almost President: The Agony of Defeat2016TV Movie documentaryHimself
Backfire: How to Destroy a Presidential Candidate2016Documentary shortHimself
Unforgotten: The Story of Paul Pender2016DocumentaryHimself
Tavis Smiley2008-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
Race for the White House2016TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Crack Capitalism2015Documentary shortHimself
Above the Fray: The Lessons of Dukakis '882014Documentary shortHimself
Olympia Dukakis: Undefined2013DocumentaryHimself
Ann Richards' Texas2012DocumentaryHimself
Follow the Leader2012DocumentaryHimself
The Mind of a Leader I Based on Niccolò Machiavelli's 'The Prince'2011TV Series documentary 2011
The Steve Katsos Show2011TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Death and Taxes2011ShortHimself
The Mind of a Leader II Based on Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'2011TV Series documentary
Voices from the Basement2010DocumentaryHimself
The Promise of Tomorrow 1940- 19602009DocumentaryHimself
'Hick' Town2009DocumentaryHimself
A Man Among Giants2008DocumentaryHimself
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story2008DocumentaryHimself - Democratic Nominee (as Gov. Mike Dukakis)
IFC News: 2008 Uncut2007-2008TV SeriesHimself
Sprawling from Grace2008DocumentaryHimself
The Situation Room2008TV SeriesHimself
The Junior Defenders2007VideoHimself
Tanner on Tanner2004TV SeriesHimself
Intimate Portrait1999TV Series documentaryHimself
UCLA & Los Angeles: A Legacy of Leadership1998ShortHimself
LateLine1998TV SeriesHimself
Old Warrior1994Documentary shortHimself
1988 Presidential Debates1988TV SeriesHimself
Weekend World1988TV SeriesHimself
St. Elsewhere1985TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Moyers & Company2013TV SeriesHimself
...So Goes the Nation2006DocumentaryHimself

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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