Actor Michael Douglas has said his screen icon father Kirk Douglas is "doing great" and "rocking" as he gears up for his 100th birthday next month.
In an interview to air on the Jonathan Ross Show on UTV Ireland on Saturday at 10pm, Michael Douglas says: "He is 100 on December 9 and I'm in charge of planning the party.
"He's doing great, he's doing absolutely great. He's got a walker with wheels. He tends to fly, he's at about a 45-degree angle at all times and moving great."
Douglas tells the host that the celebration is turning out to be bigger than he anticipated.
"I said, 'Let's maybe have an afternoon lunch', but then he doesn't like to watch people eat so we said, 'Let's do a tea', so we're down to a tea and we're just trying to get the details worked out, but it's turning out to be a major function."
Michael Douglas also reveals that his father and stepmother Anne are currently writing another book.
"They've been married and she's been my stepmother for 65 years," he says. "I've noticed they're working on a book together so he's quite content, quite satisfied. He's just an extraordinary guy.
"It's a real incredible rags to riches story: Russian immigrants came in 1914. He was born 1916 when he was here. His parents never really learned to read or write English. It's a wonderful immigrant story."
Looking back at his father's remarkable life, Douglas recounts: "He went to college in the back of a manure truck, he was a wrestling champion and then just graduated from there, became a tremendous success. Then, about 15 years ago, he proceeded to give away all this money he has made, so he's been very charitable and returned everything back.
"I'm super, super proud of him."
