Cameron Douglas

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Cameron Douglas
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Douglas at the 2019 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Born
Cameron Morrell Douglas

(1978-12-13) December 13, 1978 (age 45)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
PartnerViviane Thibes (2016–present)
Children2
Parent
Relatives

Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) [1] is an American actor.

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Early life and family

Douglas is the only child of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell (née Luker), and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudian actress Diana Dill. His parents divorced in 2000. [2]

Through his father's second marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas has two paternal half-siblings.

Career

He has appeared in several films, among them Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice Guy (1997), It Runs in the Family (2003), National Lampoon's Adam & Eve (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.

Drug dealing and conviction

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 8 ounces of methamphetamine. 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. [3]

On January 27, 2010, Douglas pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and heroin possession after his girlfriend had smuggled heroin hidden inside an electric toothbrush and passed it on to him while he was under house arrest. [4] 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. [5] [6] 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." [7]

In October 2011, Douglas pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison. [8] In December 2012, his leg was broken by another inmate. [9] On April 15, 2013, his extended prison sentence was affirmed by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. [10] [11] [12] The Supreme Court denied his final appeal on January 13, 2014. [13]

Release from prison

On August 1, 2016, Douglas was released early from prison and transferred to a halfway house in New York City [14] [15] after seven years behind bars, [16] with two of the seven years in segregated housing. [17]

Personal life

His book, Long Way Home, is about his experiences after being convicted on drug charges. [18]

Douglas is in a longtime relationship with Viviane Thibes. The couple have two children, a daughter born in 2017 and a son born in 2020. [19]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Mr. Nice Guy Giancarlo's ManFilm debut [20]
2003 It Runs in the Family Asher Gromberg [21]
2005 National Lampoon's Adam & Eve Adam
2008 Loaded Rick
2009The Perfect BeatDJ MojoShort film
2019Dead LayerDanny EngelShort film
2021The RunnerDetective Wall
2022 Wire Room Mike Axum [22]
TBA Blood Knot TBAFilming
TBAValetHenryShort film

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  2. ↑ 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces Archived 2019-10-09 at the Wayback Machine . Forbes . 12 April 2007. (May 22, 2002). Retrieved on May 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Douglas son to face drugs trial". BBC News . 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  4. ↑ Tom, Hays (January 27, 2010). "Michael Douglas' son pleads guilty to drug trafficking". The Huffington Post . Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  5. ↑ Marikar, Sheila (April 20, 2010). "Michael Douglas' son Cameron sentenced to five years in jail". ABC News . Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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  8. ↑ "Cameron Douglas pleads guilty to possessing drugs in prison". CNN. October 21, 2011. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Michael Douglas' son Cameron badly injured in prison, report say". CBS News . Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  10. ↑ "Cameron Douglas, son of actor Michael Douglas, loses appeal to reduce prison sentence, report says". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
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  12. ↑ "Cameron Douglas' Sentence is Upheld in NY Court" (PDF). Drug Policy Alliance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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  19. ↑ Fernández, Alexia (December 22, 2020). "Cameron Douglas Welcomes a Baby Boy with Girlfriend Viviane Thibes". People . Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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