A nepo baby who became an A-list movie star in his own right is unrecognizable in his old high school yearbook photos. He was born to one of the reigning icons of Old Hollywood, an actor known for his ravishing looks and smoldering performances. The son, meanwhile, became one of the most recognizable celluloid faces of the 1980s and 1990s, starring in two erotic thrillers that helped define the genre.
![[The actor in question is Michael Douglas, pictured in his senior year photo at The Choate Preparatory School in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1963]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/17/94353933-14309647-image-a-22_1737479995914.jpg)
In real life he inspired widespread mockery for tying the knot with a much younger actress, but their union has proven to be a rare long-lasting showbiz marriage. Even diehard fans of this actor would be hard-pressed to guess his name just by looking at his high school yearbook pictures from 1963.
![[Michael, 80, and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55, are pictured last month attending the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/17/92856901-14309647-Michael_80_and_his_wife_Catherine_Zeta_Jones_55_are_pictured_las-m-25_1737480162501.jpg)
Can you figure out who he is?. A nepo baby who became an A-list movie star in his own right is unrecognizable in his old high school yearbook photos. The actor in question is Michael Douglas, pictured in his senior year photo at The Choate Preparatory School in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1963.
![[He is pictured on the right, wearing glasses whilst sitting at his desk]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/17/94353945-14309647-image-a-18_1737479893826.jpg)
Various pictures from his yearbook show him as part of the football team, sitting at his desk and taking part in the automobile club. He is also pictured with a group of his classmates apparently attending a dance, given all the male students were wearing suits with corsages.
![[He is also pictured with a group of his classmates apparently attending a dance, given all the male students were wearing suits with corsages; Michael is in the middle of the front row]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/17/94353927-14309647-image-a-19_1737479928436.jpg)
Michael is a scion of Old Hollywood royalty, as the son of Spartacus and Paths Of Glory star Kirk Douglas and his actress wife Diana Dill. Early in his own movie career, Michael was a successful producer, helping bring The China Syndrome and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest to the screen.
![[Michael is in the back row, third from left, in a meeting of the school's automobile club]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/17/94353939-14309647-image-a-20_1737479951833.jpg)
