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August 18, 2008: "Catherine Zeta-Jones And Michael Douglas' 8-Year-Old Son Claims His Acting Abilities Are Genetic"
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas' son claims his acting abilities are genetic. Eight-year-old Dylan Douglas told his drama teacher he will have no trouble learning to be a thespian because of his talented parents. Catherine said: "My son went to his first drama lesson and he turned to his teacher and said, 'Don't worry. I'm a good actor. It's in my genes.'" The youngster can also draw inspiration from grandfather Kirk Douglas, who has appeared in several classic Hollywood films including "Spartacus" and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral." "The Legend of Zorro" actress Catherine has recently said she wished she could talk to her dead grandmother after meeting a clairvoyant on the set of her latest film "Death Defying Acts." She said: "I was fascinated by the psychic. I wanted to know what it felt like when you're channeling or doing whatever it takes to get to that state of mind, so he changed my perspective on it." "I would love to be able to contact people on the other side." "If I could speak to my grandmother tonight, I'd be doing it. So I do believe." *** August 15, 2008: "Catherine Zeta-Jones' Grandmother Dies In Her Sleep" Catherine Zeta-Jones' grandmother has died. The "Legend of Zorro" actress has been left devastated by the death of her beloved grandma, Zeta Jones, who died on Wednesday morning. Catherine and her husband Michael Douglas are expected to fly back to her native Wales in time for the funeral, which will be held next week. Zeta, 91, had been ill for several days and died in her sleep at her daughter Valerie's house in Swansea, Wales. A family friend told website WalesOnline: "Zeta had been unwell for a short while and unfortunately had to miss a family birthday party recently." "The family have been hit very hard by it because she was so loved by them all." Zeta's next door neighbor Mike Thomas added: "I've known Mrs. Jones since I was born. She was a real duchess." "She was extremely popular around here, always talking to people, very proud to talk about Catherine, but never going on about it too much." "She had been very fit up to the past few weeks." Zeta was the mother of Catherine's father Dai. She got her exotic name from a merchant ship called The Zeta which used to bring copper into Swansea Docks. Catherine was known to be very close to her grandmother. Last February, she flew all the way from Bermuda to Wales to bring her flowers for her birthday. *** July 15, 2008: "Catherine Zeta-Jones' LA Hate" Catherine Zeta-Jones hates Los Angeles. The 38-year-old actress - who has two children with husband Michael Douglas - has various properties worldwide, but could never live in the US city. She said: "I hate Los Angeles with a passion. I felt that way even when I was single and knocking on doors trying to get a job. "We go there, work hard, have our meetings and then get the hell out again. I don't know how people live there, especially with kids." *** Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones picture(s)/pic, wallpaper and photo gallery. Birth name: Catherine Jones. Born: September 25, 1969 Treboeth, Swansea, Wales, UK. Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m). Measurements: 34C-25-36. Spouse(s): -Michael Douglas (18 November 2000 - present) they have two children. --> NEW CATHERINE ZETA JONES pictures at the 2007 National Board Of Review Awards, Cipriani 42nd Street January 15,2008 <-- Catherine Zeta-Jones biography (bio): Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of television films and small roles in films, she came to prominence with roles in films such as The Phantom, The Mask of Zorro, and Entrapment in the late 1990s. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Velma Kelly in the 2002 film adaptation of Chicago. Zeta-Jones is married to Michael Douglas, with whom she starred in the 2000 film Traffic. Early life: Zeta-Jones, the middle of three children, was born Catherine Zeta Jones in Treboeth, a working-class area of Swansea, West Glamorgan in South Wales. Her father, David "Dai" Jones, is Welsh and a former sweets factory owner, and her mother, Patricia (Fair), is Irish and a seamstress. Her father's cousin is married to singer Bonnie Tyler, who is also from Swansea. Her uncle owns Swansea's Škoda car dealership as well as Llanelli A.F.C. football club. Her name stems from those of her grandmothers — her maternal grandmother, Katherine Fair, and her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones. Zeta-Jones was raised Catholic. After her parents won £100,000 at bingo in the 1980s, they moved to St. Andrews Drive in Mayals, an upper class area of Swansea. Zeta-Jones attended the moderately-priced private school, Dumbarton House in Swansea where she was apparently an average student. Comedian and actor Rob Brydon also went there. She left school early to further her acting ambitions without obtaining O levels and went on to attend The Arts Educational Schools in Chiswick for a full-time three year course in musical theatre. Career: Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. She often performed at friends and family functions when she was younger. She was a part of a Catholic congregation's performing troupe before she was 10. She also starred in a London production of Annie, as well as a version of Bugsy Malone. By 1987 she was starring in 42nd Street as Peggy Sawyer in the West End. Once the show closed, Zeta-Jones travelled to France, where she received the lead role in French director Philippe de Broca's 1001 Nights (also known as Sheherazade), her feature film debut. Her exotic looks, along with her singing and dancing ability, suggested a promising future, but it was in a straight acting role, as Mariette in the successful television adaptation of H. E. Bates' The Darling Buds of May), that made her name. She briefly flirted with a musical career, beginning with a part in the 1992 album: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of Spartacus, from which the single "For All Time" was released in 1989. It failed to chart. She went on to release the singles "In the Arms of Love", "I Can't Help Myself", and a duet with David Essex, "True Love Ways". The Duet was her only chart single, reaching #38 in the UK singles chart in 1994. She also starred in an episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery. She continued to find moderate success with a number of television projects, including The Return of the Native (1994) and the mini-series Catherine the Great (1995). She also appeared in Splitting Heirs (1993), a comedy starring Eric Idle, Rick Moranis and John Cleese. In 1996, she was cast as the evil aviatrix "Sala" in the action film, The Phantom , based on the comic created by Lee Falk. Her character did her best to kill Billy Zane's Phantom, while assisting villain Xander Drax (Treat Williams) in taking over the world with a weapon of doom. The following year, she starred in the CBS mini-series Titanic, which also starred Tim Curry and Peter Gallagher. Steven Spielberg, who noted her performance in the mini-series, recommended her to Martin Campbell, the director of The Mask of Zorro. Zeta-Jones subsequently landed a lead role in the film, alongside Antonio Banderas. The following year she co-starred with Sean Connery in the film Entrapment, and alongside Liam Neeson and Lili Taylor in The Haunting. In 2000, she starred in Traffic with future husband Michael Douglas. In 2003, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Velma Kelly in the film Chicago. Chicago also won the Academy Award for Best Picture that year. On 22 October 2005, she referenced her award, as guest host on the television show Saturday Night Live, surrounded by four male dancers, mimicking the Bob Fosse-inspired Chicago-style dancing, suggesting in song that, no matter how bad she might be that night, "They Can't Take My Oscar Away". For her role in Chicago, she specifically requested a 1920s-style short bob haircut, so her face could be seen and fans wouldn't doubt she did all her dancing herself. In 2003 she voiced Marina in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, as well as starring in Intolerable Cruelty with George Clooney. In 2004 she was in The Terminal, as well as Ocean's Twelve, the sequel to Ocean's Eleven. In 2005 she reprised her role as Elena in The Legend of Zorro, the sequel to The Mask of Zorro. She stars in and produces the rugby-related comedy, Coming Out. The film is produced by her company Milkwood Films. Personal life: Zeta-Jones is married to actor Michael Douglas. She has the same birthday as her husband, although he is 25 years her senior. She claims that when they met, he used the line "I'd like to father your children". They were married at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on 18 November 2000. A traditional Welsh choir (Côr Cymraeg Rehoboth) sang at her wedding; her wedding ring includes a Celtic motif and was bought in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth. Their son, Dylan Michael Douglas, was born 8 August 2000. Their daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas, was born April 20, 2003. While pregnant with Carys, photos were published of Zeta-Jones smoking cigarettes on a private balcony; afterwards, she became the target of anti-smoking and child health and welfare groups due to her behaviour. Zeta-Jones has decided that her children will grow up aware of their Welsh heritage and has built a seaside home for her parents in her hometown of Swansea. She wants her children to know the Welsh language.[citation needed] Her elder brother, David A. Jones (also known as Cameron Jones), is Vice President of the film company, Initial Entertainment. He was an executive producer of Gangs of New York. Her younger brother, Lyndon Jones, is her personal manager and producer for Milkwood Films. Catherine's parents recently moved from their Mayals property to a £2 million home two miles away, paid for by their daughter. Apart from her acting career, Zeta-Jones is also an advertising spokeswoman. In 2003, she became spokeswoman for the mobile phone company T-Mobile. However, in September 2006, T-Mobile dropped Zeta-Jones for a more "man on the street" advertising campaign. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden. Zeta-Jones lives predominantly with her family in Bermuda. Zeta-Jones in popular culture: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders parodied Zeta-Jones as a vacuous über-celebrity named Catherine Spartacus-Zeta-Douglas-Jones on their show French & Saunders in the series Back With a Vengeance. Catherine Spartacus-Zeta-Douglas-Jones alternates between a strong Welsh accent and a strong American accent and uses Welsh-language phrases when she speaks. In the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office, Catherine Zeta-Jones is the name of Agent Michael Scarn's secretary/love interest in Michael Scott's screenplay "Threat Level: Midnight". |