Award-winning actor Michael Douglas has been in the spotlight for much of his life. Take a look at his life and career. 
His father, actor Kirk Douglas, sits with his brother, Joel and Michael, at then-Idlewild Airport, in 1955. Michael is the eldest son. 
Douglass takes a break in the production of director David Miller's film, "Hail, Hero!" The 1969 movie was Douglas's first starring role. 
From 1972 to 1976, Douglas starred in the television series, "Streets of San Francisco." Here, he is on set with co-star Karl Malden. 
Douglas peers out of the window of a car as Inspector Steve Keller on "Streets of San Francisco." 
From left, producer Michael Douglas, director Milos Forman, actress Louise Fletcher, actor Jack Nicholson and producer Saul Zaentz, hold Oscars at the 43th Academy Awards for the 1975 film, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Douglas has been nominated for and won two Academy Awards. 
Douglas attends the 32nd Cannes Film Festival in May 1979. 
A year after winning best actor for his role in "Wall Street," Douglas attends the 1989 Swifty Lazar Oscar Party at Spago in West Hollywood, California. 
Douglas attends a ceremony for Jack Nicholson's American Film Institute 1994 Life Achievement Award at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. 
In 1997, the famed actor adds his handprints and footprints to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. 
Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones attend an anniversary party for "Saturday Night Live" in 1999. On November 18, 2000, the couple married. 
At the premiere of "It Runs In The Family," in April 2003, Douglas and his father, actor Kirk Douglas, left, embrace at the Bruin Theater in Los Angeles. 
A poster of the actor is pictured on the opening day of the 2004 International Cannes Film Festival in France. 
A bearded Douglas presents the award for Outstanding Film - Wide Release at the 2006 GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. In August 2010, he was diagnosed with throat cancer and began eight weeks of chemotherapy and radiation to treat a Stage 4 cancerous tumor. 
British-born actress Zeta-Jones, right, arrives with Douglas and their children Dylan, left, and Carys in 2011 at Buckingham Palace in London. In January, Douglas announced in a "Today Show" interview that his cancerous tumor is gone. 
Actors Matt Damon, left, and Michael Douglas attend the "Behind The Candelabra" premiere during the 2013 Annual Cannes Film Festival in France. Douglas starred as Liberace in the Steven Soderbergh-directed TV movie, which is based on Scott Thorson's 1988 autobiographical novel, "Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace." 
The film is Douglas' first role since announcing he "beat" throat cancer in January 2011. As he told EW, "It was great to get back. It gave me a new appreciation for what I do, taking advantage of it." 
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- CNN Radio podcast features CNN Opinion contributors on top three stories
- Dean Obeidallah, John Avlon and Margaret Hoover on IRS, heckling and Michael Douglas
- Guest LZ Granderson argues that heckling has value as a political tool
Editor's note: Margaret Hoover is the author of "American Individualism: How a New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party."
(CNN) -- Riddle: What is less popular than herpes, self-inflicted stupidity at its worst, and a gift to the GOP's tax reform agenda?
Answer: The IRS' $4.1 million 2010 Anaheim Conference, where an on-stage artist was paid $17,000 to demonstrate "painting as a learning tool."
Note to the IRS: Dean Obeidallah will paint your next conference for $400, plus room and board, if John Avlon fails to convince President Obama to shut you down. (We have heightened confidence, in light of NSA's cell phone record-collecting, that the White House is indeed listening to The Big Three podcast).
Rarely do we kick off a Big Three podcast with unanimous outrage. The IRS, our least beloved federal agency, has managed to unite us. In my view, while waste, fraud and abuse is rampant in the federal government, this episode will prove especially helpful to the House Republicans' agenda to pass radical tax simplification measures before the 2014 Congressional elections.
Next in the discussion: Is heckling an effective political tactic? Increasingly, some LGBT activists believe heckling is responsible for advancing their political agenda and LZ Granderson (@locs_and_laughs) chimes in on its value. In his CNN Opinion article in response to Mrs. Obama's incident at a D.C. fundraiser this week, LZ makes the case that heckling heightens attention to LGBT issues, suggesting that every major progressive step for the LGBT community during President Obama's administration has occurred in response to a public heckling incident.
For Dean, heckling is personal, and he offers constructive advice to the heckled. First, never give up control of the spotlight to a disruptive audience member. Second, have a prepared zinger to quip back, like, "I don't heckle you at work, I just come to McDonald's and order a big mac and fries." Or, in the case of the first lady, Dean suggests she respond: "Do you really want to heckle a person with access to drones?" He offers other knee slappers, too.
Finally, "humble brag" alert on Michael Douglas. The actor stoops to new lows while discussing his cancer and industrious sex life, but still manages to elevate the important health issue -- widespread HPV (human papilloma virus). While the details of his own cancer and comments appear confusing at best, it turns out Texas Gov. Rick Perry was right and Michele Bachmann was wrong. The HPV virus is linked to cervical cancer and some types of head and neck cancer, which the HPV vaccine can eliminate if administered to children and young adults.
Perry as a GOP presidential candidate argued in favor of the availability and administration of this vaccine, while Bachmann, in our view, ridiculously suggested it would lead to increased sexual activity for children (which studies have disproved).
Not quite the Angelina Jolie class act that brought the breast cancer gene into the public consciousness by sharing her choice to undergo a proactive double mastectomy, but Michael Douglas' disgusting bravado has still managed to contribute to public understanding of HPV ... ahh celebrity.
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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Margaret Hoover.
