A Nepo baby who became an A-list movie star in his own right is unrecognizable in photos from his old high school yearbook.
She was born to one of Old Hollywood’s reigning icons, an actor known for his stunning looks and fiery performances.
The son, meanwhile, became one of the most recognizable celluloid faces of the 1980s and 1990s, starring in two erotic thrillers that helped define the genre.
In real life, he inspired widespread ridicule for marrying a much younger actress, but their union has proven to be a rare and lasting marriage in show business.
Even the most die-hard fans of this actor would have a hard time guessing his name just by looking at his 1963 high school yearbook photos.
Can you find out who it is?
A nepo baby who became an A-list movie star in his own right is unrecognizable in his old high school yearbook photos
The actor in question is Michael Douglas, pictured in his senior photo at Choate High School in Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1963.
Several photographs in his yearbook show him as part of the football team, sitting at his desk and participating in the car club.
She is also pictured with a group of her classmates apparently attending a dance, as all the male students were wearing suits with corsages.
Michael is a descendant of Old Hollywood royalty, as the son of Spartacus and Paths Of Glory star Kirk Douglas and his wife, actress Diana Dill.
Early in his film career, Michael was a successful producer, helping to bring The China Syndrome and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest to the screen.
The peak of her stardom came in the 1980s and 1990s, when she starred in two of the most memorable erotic thrillers of the time.
First came the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, directed by him and Glenn Close, and then, in 1992, came Basic Instinct, which cast him opposite Sharon Stone.
The 1980s were when Michael gave his most memorable performance: his Oscar-winning portrayal of the ruthless Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street.
The actor in question is Michael Douglas, photographed as a senior at Choate Preparatory School in Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1963.
Michael, 80, and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55, are pictured last month attending the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He appears in the photo on the right, wearing glasses and sitting at his desk.
She is also pictured with a group of her classmates apparently attending a dance, as all the male students were wearing suits with corsages; Michael is in the middle of the front row.
Michael is in the back row, third from the left, at a school car club meeting.
Michael appears in the middle of the front row as part of the football team.
The peak of her stardom came in the 1980s and 1990s, when she starred in two of the best-known erotic thrillers of the era, beginning with Fatal Attraction, with Glenn Close (pictured).
His other best-known erotic thriller is the 1992 hit Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring him and Sharon Stone (pictured).
The 1980s were when Michael delivered his most memorable performance: his Oscar-winning role as the ruthless Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street.
Longtime fans also remember him in films such as the adventure film Romancing The Stone and the dark divorce comedy The War Of The Roses, both of which starred him alongside Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito.
Highlights of her later career include her acclaimed performance as Liberace in the HBO biopic Behind The Candelabra, with Matt Damon as her lover.
Michael, 80, has been married since 2000 to Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55, with whom he shares his son Dylan, 24, and daughter Carys, 21.
Since their romance came to light in the 1990s, the couple has attracted attention due to their enormous age difference of a quarter of a century.
But despite the detractors, they have overcome personal crises to emerge as one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting couples.
The marriage was not without its difficult times, particularly in the early 2010s, when Michael battled throat cancer and Catherine was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder.
They briefly split in 2013, but quickly hugged again later that year, with Michael explaining that he and Catherine were “fixing things.”
A few years later, Catherine commented: ‘I feel very blessed. I have a husband who listens to me and I am a wife who listens to him. So, even though every marriage goes through ups and downs, we’ve gotten to a place where we couldn’t be better.’