Who is Catherine Zeta-Jones husband Michael Douglas, children, net worth?

The highly talented Welsh-born actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has established herself as a leading actress in Hollywood with roles in hit films such as The Mask of Zorro (1998), The Trap (1999) and Traffic (2000) . The Hollywood screen diva had a 2000 Oscar-winning performance in the 2000 musical film Chicago followed by roles in Ocean Twelve (2004) and also, in the 2009 Broadway production A Little Night Music for which she won a Tony Award.

In addition to her stellar career as a screen and stage actress, Zeta-Jones is also one half of a Hollywood couple, the other half being two-time actor and producer Michael Douglas.

Ethnicity, Early Childhood, and Glory to Glory

Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on September 25, 1969, in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. She is of Welsh and Irish Catholic descent from her father and mother respectively. Her mother, Patricia (née Fair), worked as a seamstress and her father, David Jones, worked in manufacturing. Catherine’s name is derived from those of her grandmothers Zeta-Jones and Catherine Fair.

Raised in the Welsh seaside town of Mumbles alongside two siblings – an older brother, David, and a younger brother, Lyndon; theirs was originally a middle-class family. However, their fortunes changed when they won £100,000 in a bingo competition.

Growing up, Zeta-Jones was rather hyperactive, which is how her mother enrolled her in the Hazel Johnson School of Dance when she was 4 years old. She also studied at Dumbarton House School. From an early age, Zeta-Jones showed signs that she was destined to become a star via top performances in school plays. The youngster was brought into the limelight in her locality when she won a Junior Star Trail talent competition for her recital of a song by famous Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. As a young teenager, Zeta-Jones received much more media attention when she won a national tap dance competition.

In 1981 she played the title character in a theatrical production of the musical Annie at Swansea Grand Theatre. The talented actress also played the lead in a 1983 production of the musical Bugsy Malone staged at the West End Theatre. A rather brave teenager, Zeta-Jones had yet to finish high school when she left school at the age of 15 and moved to London to pursue a full-time career in acting. While her acting career was flourishing, Zeta-Jones enrolled in a three-year musical theater course at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London.

After proving herself on stage, Catherine Zeta-Jones made her film debut in the 1990 Franco-Italian fantasy film 1001 Nights, however the film received very little success. The talented actress had better luck on the small screen when she featured in the British comedy-drama series The Darling Buds of Mayfrom 1991 to 1993. The series had the best television ratings in the country at that time and thus raised the actress to a higher level of visibility. Unfortunately, with the roles given to her, the actress quickly established herself as a sex symbol and uneasy, she moved from London to Los Angeles in hopes of a fresh start. This relocation would likely be one of the best decisions Zeta-Jones has ever made to change the trajectory of his career.

Catherine Zeta-Jones made her Hollywood debut in the 1996 superhero film The Ghost followed by a role as Isabelle Paradine in the television miniseries Titanic (1996). Her role in the latter earned her the attention of iconic Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who then suggested her to Martin Campbell, director of the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro. As a result, the highly acclaimed Zeta-Jones‘s lead role as Elena Montero, the female character of the box office hit – The Mask of Zorro – was all she needed to shoot stardom in Hollywood and as they say, the rest is history.

From blockbuster to blockbuster, the talented actress has proven to be a box office star in her illustrious, long-running acting career. Along with an Oscar, a BAFTA, 3 SAG Awards and a Tony Award, Catherine Zeta-Jones was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 2010.

Net value

Over the years, Catherine Zeta-Jones has proven to be one of the most profitable women in Hollywood. The hugely talented actress has had her share of blockbuster movies and also enjoyed some of the most lucrative endorsement deals in Hollywood history.

Zeta-Jones was named the highest-earning celebrity endorser of 2002, thanks to his multimillion-dollar deals with Elizabeth Arden Inc. and T-Mobile. She also launched into entrepreneurship in 2017 with the launch of her own collection of decorative products. All of these businesses and several more bring in an estimated fortune of $45 million.

Who is Catherine Zeta-Jones husband – Michael Douglas?

Catherine Zeta-Jones is married to actor, producer and compatriot Michael Douglas. Despite the 25-year age gap between them, this Hollywood couple remains a prime example. The duo met in August 1998 through a mutual friend at the Deauville Film Festival in France. Their romance progressed quite quickly when they got engaged in December 1999 and ended up getting married on November 18, 2000.

They attended a lavish wedding ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, which had an estimated budget of £1.5million. It was declared ‘wedding of the year’ by the BBC.

Their children

Catherine Zeta-Jones has 2 children with herhusband Michael Douglas. The couple welcomed their first child on August 8, 2000; a son they named Dylan Michael Douglas. Their second child, Carys Zeta Douglas, was born on April 20, 2003.

Born to two Hollywood stars, the children of Catherine Douglas are well and truly Hollywood royalty. However, they have been shielded from the media as much as possible. They were raised in the British territory of Bermuda until 2009 when the family moved to New York.

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