Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) is an American actor.
Early life and family
Douglas is the elder son of actor
Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AF ...
and Diandra Morrell Douglas (née Luker), and grandson of actor
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...
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Diana Dill. His parents divorced in 1995.
Through his father's second marriage to
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (; born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. Known for her versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was appointed C ...
, 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
''National Lampoon's Adam & Eve'', also known simply as ''Adam & Eve'', is a 2005 American comedy film, released as part of the ongoing series of '' National Lampoon'' films. The film is directed by Jeff Kanew and stars Cameron Douglas, Emmanuel ...
'' (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.
Legal troubles
Drug dealing and conviction
Douglas has been arrested for drug offenses at least three times. In 1999, he was found with
cocaine
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in
Manhattan
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and was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. 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 of
methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamph ...
. Due to the large amount of the drug seized, Douglas was charged with intent to distribute. The charge carries a minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life.
On January 27, 2010, Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and
heroin
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a potent opioid mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medical grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt. Various white and brow ...
possession after his girlfriend had smuggled heroin hidden inside an electric toothbrush and passed it on to him while he was under house arrest. 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. 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."
In October 2011, Douglas pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison. On December 21, 2011, he was sentenced to an additional 4 years in prison for this charge. In December 2012, his leg was broken by another inmate. In January 2013, Douglas was again found to have drugs in his system while in prison in
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Loretto is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census it had a population of 1,302. Like the rest of Cambria County, it is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropoli ...
. He failed a urinalysis and was sent to segregated housing. On April 15, 2013, his extended prison sentence was affirmed by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court denied his final appeal on January 13, 2014.
Release from prison
On August 1, 2016, Douglas was released early from prison and transferred to a
halfway house
A halfway house is an institute for people with criminal backgrounds or substance use disorder problems to learn (or relearn) the necessary skills to re-integrate into society and better support and care for themselves.
As well as serving as a ...
in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
after seven years behind bars, with two of the seven years in segregated housing.
Personal life
His book, ''Long Way Home'', is about his experiences after being convicted on drug charges. He has set up an account on
Instagram
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, where his first post was an image of the phrase "Be the energy you want to attract."
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).
Filmography
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American drug traffickers
Dill family
American prisoners and detainees
Douglas family
American people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
American people of Belgian descent
American people of Bermudian descent
Male actors from Santa Barbara, California
Place of birth missing (living people)
Prisoners and detainees of New York (state)