Basic Information About Mike Douglas
Category | Celebrities βΊ Actors |
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Professions | Talk show host, Actor, Singer, Presenter |
Net worth | $60,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1920-08-11 |
Place of birth | Chicago |
Date of death | 2006-08-11 (aged 86) |
Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | 6 April - Genevieve Purnell (Β 1943 - 11 AugustΒ 2006)Β (his death)Β (3 children) |
Gender | Male |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Mike Douglas win?
Oscar |
Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
Other |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Douglas roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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Gator | The Governor |
The Love Boat | Marv Mason 1 episode, 1983 |
The Carol Burnett Show | Self / ... 3 episodes, 1968-1971 |
Mike Douglas's Movie/Shows Salary
Movie / Series | Salary |
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The Mike Douglas ShowΒ (1961) | $400 /week |
Mike Douglas's Quotes
- "In the old days, I was often confused with Merv Griffin. We were the same height, the same weight and we were both Irish tenors".
Interesting Facts about Mike Douglas
- Had a hit recording with "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" in February 1966, reaching #6 on the U.S. charts.
- His hit syndicated talk show was taped in the Philiadelphia area for many years.
- Performed as vocalist with the Kay Kyser Orchestra, recording hits such as "Ole Buttermilk Sky" (1946).
- Father of 3 daughters, including twins.
- When Elvis Presley shot the TV in his room at the Las Vegas Hilton, he was watching The Mike Douglas Show (1961). Elvis later apologized to Douglas about the incident by saying he wasn't aiming for Douglas; he could not stand co-host Robert Goulet.
- Began his career as a singer while in his teens and moved to California in the late 1940s where he joined Kay Kyser's band. He was one of the singers on the musical quiz show Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge (1949).
- Once hosted a radio program called "Hi, Ladies."
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) originally began in Cleveland in 1961 before filming was moved to Philadelphia in 1965. It became the first syndicated TV show to win an Emmy Award.
- Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1990.
- Release of his book, "Mike Douglas: My Story". [1978]
- Release of his book, "I'll Be Right Back: Memories of TV's Greatest Talk Show". [1999]
- Passed away on his 86th birthday.