#Kirk Douglas was born on December 9th in New York. He is known as a legend in the movie industry. Kirk got his first Oscar nominee from the movie "Champion" where he played a role as a boxer. He kept the cameras rolling for his next Oscar nominee for the movie "Lust for Life" as he played the tortured painter #Vincent Van Gogh. He also portrayed a modern cowboy in the movie the "Lonely Are the Brave." He played many different roles as a gangster, a French army officer.