Chapter 623 [Catherine's Marriage]
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on September 25, 1969, and Michael Douglas was also born on September 25, but twenty-five years earlier, that is, he is twenty-five years older than Catherine Zeta-Jones, and it is estimated that he may be older than Catherine Zeta-Jones's father. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Although he was twenty-five years older than Catherine Zeta-Jones, he fell deeply in love with this woman, and in that life, in order to marry Catherine Zeta-Jones, he did not hesitate to divorce his original wife who had lived together for 22 years, and Michael Douglas divorced his ex-wife for more than 44 million pounds in order to marry Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In that life, 56-year-old Michael Douglas was bent on marrying Catherine Zeta-Jones as his wife, but he did not dare to be careless before marriage, he was also worried about any accidents on the way, afraid that Catherine would rob him of his property, so he first the villain and then the gentleman, and repeatedly sent his own lawyer to negotiate with Catherine's lawyer on property and other issues, and after many contacts, the two parties reached a legally binding agreement on property issues. In view of the fact that Douglas has been suspected of cheating many times before, and has been caught and raped in bed by his ex-wife, and he is a third party, Catherine Zeta-Jones solemnly included the issue of the affair in the clause, and the two parties agreed that if Catherine caught Michael Douglas cheating on extramarital sex with another woman**, he would be fined 3.4 million pounds!
The prenuptial agreement also stipulated that as long as Michael put a wedding ring on Catherine on November 18, she would immediately receive one-tenth of Douglas's entire assets, £15 million, and if they were too late to maintain their marriage and need to break up, Catherine would also receive £1 million a year in alimony depending on the number of years they had been married. However, for the "** fine", Catherine also made a slight regression, that is, she must not reveal the details of their married life, and any wedding gifts worth more than 12,000 pounds will belong to her husband Douglas.
In fact, outsiders can see that although Michael Douglas's old house is on fire and loves Catherine so much, he still keeps an eye on it, and the marriage between the two of them is not so much the sublimation of love as the transaction of interests.
Catherine Zeta-Jones married this old man who was twenty-five years older than herself, and her fancy may be that his Douglas family's status in Hollywood can give her the opportunity to establish herself successfully in Hollywood.
Michael Douglas's father, Kirk Douglas, played a vigorous boxer in the film "Winning the Championship" in 1949, and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor, and was a famous tough guy superstar in the 50s and 60s, with a wide range of actors, and was nominated for the Academy Awards again in 1953 "The Strange Girl" and "Van Gogh's Biography" in 1956, and established his own production company in the late 50s, and started filming "The Road to Glory" and "Invincible" and other masterpieces. His 4 sons have also followed in his footsteps into the film industry, the eldest son Michael? Douglas fulfilled his father's greatest wish in his life by bringing "Madhouse Flight" to the screen and winning an Oscar for "Wall Street".
Katherine Zeta-Jones made that decision because she had failed in Hollywood before, and she didn't want to make a second foray into Hollywood and fail again.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born in the coastal city of Swansea, Wales, England, in a working-class residential area. He began to learn dance at the age of 5, and at the age of 10, he was accepted into the amateur performance troupe of the local Catholic Church and became a singer. But then, Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was affected by her sick vocal cords, could no longer sing, turned to dance, dropped out of school, and went to London alone to receive professional dance training. At the age of 11, Catherine Zeta-Jones played the main role in the popular musical stage play Annie. In 1984, at the age of 15, Catherine Zeta-Jones received her first membership card in the Screen Actors Guild, becoming a true cabaret and being called "the most promising newcomer" by London's drama critics. After that, Catherine settled in London and began her acting career full-time. During this time, she also practiced classical ballet and tap dancing diligently, winning the "All England Tap Dance Championship".
In 1987, Catherine Zeta-Jones rose to prominence by starring in the revue "42nd Street."
In 1990, after the performance of "42nd Street", Catherine Zeta-Jones went on vacation to France and was selected by French director Philippe de Prauga to shoot her screen debut "Beauty Lamp".
In 1991, Catherine Zeta-Jones returned to the UK and played the eldest daughter of a farmer's family in the TV series "May Flowers" based on Bates's novel.
In 1992, Catherine Zeta-Jones made her first foray into Hollywood because she met American producer Jean Peters, and starred in ABC's "Indiana? The Adventures of Jones series and the adventure film Conquest of the Seas, however, were not well received. To this end, Zeta-Jones returned to London and starred in the stage play "Street View".
In 1995, Catherine? Zeta-Jones broke into Hollywood for the second time, starring in the comedy film "Blue Juice" and the mini-series "Catherine the Great", but they did not make a splash. In 1996, Catherine? Zeta-Jones starred in the TV series "Titanic", and although it still didn't cause a hit, her acting skills in this film caught the attention of Steven Spielberg.
In 1998, on the recommendation of Steven Spielberg, Catherine Zeta-Jones starred in the action-adventure film "The Mask of Zorro" directed by Martin Campbell, in which Catherine played the heroine - Zorro's wife Elena, opposite Antonio Banderas and Antonio Hopkins. After the film was released, it was well received, so that she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 1999 "Western Film Festival", and since then she has become famous and gradually become a Hollywood first-line actress.
She seized the opportunity to marry Michael Douglas and successfully entered the circle of fame and fortune in Hollywood, and since then, blockbuster opportunities have come one after another, stabilizing the status of Hollywood's first-line actress.
In 1999, Catherine Zeta-Jones teamed up with Sean Connery to star in the romantic thriller "Sky Trap", in which Catherine played the adventurous heroine Virginia and won the Best Actress Award at the 12th European Film Awards.
In 2000, Catherine Zeta-Jones partnered with Michael Douglas and Benicio del Toro to star in the crime film "Drug Network" directed by Steven Soderbergh, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 58th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for her role as "Helena Ayala", who exonerated her drug lord husband in the film.
In 2002, he starred in the musical song and dance film "Chicago" directed by Rob Marshall with Renee Zellweger and John Reilly, playing the poor woman "Vilma" who killed her husband in anger because her husband and sister were cheating, and won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 75th Academy Awards.
On June 18, 2004, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Hanks, Stanley Tudge and other stars, directed by Steven Spielberg, the romantic movie "Happiness Terminal" was released. On December 8, the crime movie "Ocean's Twelve" starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Andy Garcia was released, and Catherine Zeta-Jones played the role of senior detective "Isabel" in the film.