LOS ANGELES – Even Michael Douglas had doubts about portraying Benjamin Franklin in the Oscar-winning actor's first period drama. Douglas, 79, who famously proclaimed "Greed is Good" in his ...

The 80-year-old Oscar winner last appeared as Benjamin Franklin in the 'Franklin' mini-seriesMichael Douglas says he's ...

"He was very proud," he said of Franklin and how he passed gas. "He wrote a whole book about it, so I decided the opening episode." Related: Michael Douglas Quips He's Playing 'Rascal' Benjamin ...

Michael Douglas is finding some common ground with ... interviewer referred to as his "third act" in life, to that of Benjamin Franklin, who became a Founding Father at 70 years old, leaving ...

At first, Michael didn't make quite the same ... In the series "Franklin" (streaming next month on Apple TV+), Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin during his eight-year tenure in Paris.

The Oscar winner returns to the small screen with the upcoming AppleTV+ series “Franklin,” based on the life of founding father Benjamin ... really only one: Michael Douglas.

The talk inevitably turned political at the press conference for Michael Douglas ... sort of knows about who Benjamin Franklin is,” said Jupe, who joined Douglas along with the rest of ...

He looks more like Michael Douglas than someone trying to imitate Benjamin Franklin. Rather than experiencing “eight hours of the full Ben Franklin covering up Michael,” Douglas says ...

The making of ‘Franklin’: Michael Douglas on his role as Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+ show. Michael Douglas, the two-time Oscar winner and veteran Hollywood actor, is taking on a new ...

The 78-year-old actor is portraying one of the Founding Fathers of the United States in an upcoming, historic limited series. Michael Douglas has truly transformed for his upcoming role as ...

I t might have been a surprise to many when Oscar and Emmy winner Michael Douglas signed on to play American founding father Benjamin Franklin.The Oscar and Emmy winner doesn’t look much like ...