Diandra Luker
Diandra Luker is an American film producer, businesswoman and a former model who has worked in movies such as Broken Lines (2008), Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) and American Masters (1985). Among the public, she is particularly, famous for being the former wife of Academy Award-winning actor and producer, Michael Douglas. The couple who married in 1977 divorced after twenty-three years in 2000.
Who Is Diandra Luker?
Diandra Luker was born on November 30, 1955, on a small island in Majorca. Her mother was of Anglo-French descent, whereas her father was a former Swiss-American diplomat, who had a traveling job.
Regarding her nationality, Luker is an America nationality and belongs to the mixed ethnicity. She spent most of her early childhood days in a small island in Majorca.
Luker went to a boarding school in Switzerland. Later, Luker moved to the U.S for her higher education. She also joined the ‘Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service,’ in Georgetown.
Diandra Luker Is An Avid Philanthropist
Diandra Luker was active in charity work from her teen days. She enrolled in the ‘Red Cross'. She was hired by the Board of Directors of ‘Metropolitan Museum of Art,’ in order to produce doc u mentaries for their ‘Office of Film and Television.’
Luker also worked as a model for a short period of her career. She was hired by Forbes Models. After marrying Douglas, Luker started enrolling more on off-camera work, she used to make doc u mentaries for TV.
In 1991, Luker produced the PBS series, American Master's episode. She also produced the episode of Frederic Remington: The of Other Dogs.
Luker was also the co-producer in the 1993 doc u mentary, ‘Beatrice Woods: Mama of Dada,’ aired on the ‘PBS’ network. It was based on the life & work of the ‘Dada’ artist, Beatrice Wood. The doc u mentary was highly appreciated by the audience.
Similarly, in 1997, Luker produced the doc u mentary movie, ‘Off The Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s.’ In 2008, she made her film debut as a co-producer in Broken.
Diandra Luker’s Net Worth And Earnings
Diandra Luker acc u mulated an impressive amount of net worth, but the exact amount has not been disclosed yet. Apart from her successful career, she received hefty alimony after the divorce with husband of twenty-three years, Michael.
According to some sources, Douglas received staggering $45 million for the divorce settlement. Moreover, she even had a share of projects related to work Michael did when they were together.
Additionally, Diandra even demanded half of Michael's earning from Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. During that time, he was suffering from stage IV throat cancer and the public was angry about asking for money from a sick guy.
What is Her Ex-Spouse Michael Douglas' Net Worth In 2019?
As of 2019, Douglas has a net worth of $300 million, according to celebrity net worth. He has raked up the majority of his aforementioned net worth from his versatility in various fields.
He owns a house in Bermuda, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The house worth as of 2013 was $2.5 million. In the year 2013, the producer also bought the mansion for $5.25 million, in Bedford, Texas.
Douglas is a proud owner of the Toyota Pirus that worth is $36k.
Diandra Luker’s Personal Life: Husband, Marriage, And Divorce
Diandra Luker is possibly single at the time. Previously, she was married to American actor as well as a director, Michael Douglas in March 1977.
At the age of nineteen, she met Michael Douglas, a Hollywood star at the swearing-in ceremony of the US President, Jimmy Carter.
They began dating, and after two years of courtship, Douglas proposed to marry Luker. The former couple has a son, Cameron Douglas, born in 1978. After two decades of marriage, their personal differences started hitting their married life and the couple split apart in 1995, and their divorced was finalized in 2000.
Following their divorce, Diandra has yet to introduce anyone as her boyfriend. She has kept secret her personal stuff from the media. As of now, Luker is single.
But, Luker began dating businessman, Zach Hampton Bacon III. The pair gave birth to twin boys, Hudson, and Hawk via surrogacy.
However, the couple split apart shortly afterward. Later, she adopted a daughter, Imira, from Kazakhstan. She was also a godmother to late Casey Johnson.
Lucker's son Cameron was imprisoned for 5 years due to drug trafficking and she was highly criticized for her son’s behavior. Some newspapers claimed it was Lucker greed which caused her son to become a drug addict.
On the other hand, Micheal is married to the Welsh actress, Catherine Zeta-Jones. The duo is leading a blissful relationship despite the huge age gap.
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