Title: Kirk Douglas
Content: "I was dying to get out. In a sense, it lit a fire under me." In high school, after acting in plays, he then knew he wanted to become a professional actor. Unable to afford the tuition, Douglas talked his way into the dean's office at St. Lawrence University and showed him a list of his high school honors. He received a loan which he paid back by working part-time as a gardener and a janitor. He was a standout on the wrestling team and wrestled one summer in a carnival to make money. Douglas's acting talents were noticed at

Title: Kirk Douglas
Content: Romano, another sports film historian, described Douglas's acting as "alarmingly authentic": Douglas received his first Academy Award nomination and the film earned six nominations in all. "Variety" magazine called it "a stark, realistic study of the boxing rackets." From that film on, he decided that to succeed as a star, he needed to ramp up his intensity, overcome his natural shyness, and choose stronger roles. He later stated, "I don't think I'd be much of an actor without vanity. And I'm not interested in being a 'modest actor'". Early in his Hollywood career, he demonstrated his independent streak and broke

Title: Kirk Douglas
Content: my hometown and through college is part of the makeup that I utilize in my work. It's a constant fight, and it's tough." His demands on others, however, were an expression of the demands he placed on himself, rooted in his youth. "It took me years to concentrate on being a human being—I was too busy scrounging for money and food, and struggling to better myself." Actress Lee Grant, who acted with him and later filmed a documentary about him and his family, notes that even after he achieved worldwide stardom, his father would not acknowledge his success. He said

Title: Kirk Douglas
Content: Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, December 9, 1916) is an American actor, filmmaker, author and centenarian. He is one of the last surviving stars of the film industry's Golden Age. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he had his film debut in "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war movies. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 movies. Douglas is known for his explosive acting style. Douglas became an

Title: Kirk Douglas filmography
Content: the greatest male screen legends in American film history, making him the highest-ranked living person on the list. In 1996, he received the Academy Honorary Award "for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community". Kirk Douglas filmography The following is the filmography of American film and stage actor, film producer and author Kirk Douglas. His popular films include "Out of the Past" (1947), "Champion" (1949), "Ace in the Hole" (1951), "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), "Lust for Life" (1956), "Paths of Glory" (1957), "Gunfight at the O.K.

Question: Kirk Douglas supplemented his acting earnings in his early years as what type of professional sportsman?
Answer: Wrestler