Michael Douglas Back to Acting for First Time Since Cancer Diagnosis

Actor Michael Douglas is back to acting...albeit a small part this time, for the first time since being diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. Douglas filmed a clip for an online video feature produced by the New York Times.

According to MSN, Michael Douglas may look a bit frail but his acting skills are strong in light of the difficult rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments he endured in an effort to beat his cancer. His treatments ended in October and this is Douglas' first foray back into the acting world. It was a one-minute clip that other actors, including Matt Damon and James Franco have filmed as well.

Michael Douglas has been battling an illness that many people don't beat. He has looked adversity in the eye and fought it full throttle since his diagnosis. The intense forms of chemo and radiation he has undergone have made him both sick and uncomfortable and the burning feeling in his throat from the radiation has got to have been awful. To step back out and film even a one-minute segment took guts and probably more physical strength than he has to expend. However that is what a fighter does, and it's clear to everyone watching that Michael Douglas is a fighter.

Even Michael Douglas' rep knows he's a fighter. He released the following statement to the press regarding Douglas' present condition.

"He's doing better. He keeps improving, but it's a slow process.

Michael Douglas has firm plans in place to return full time to acting in 2011, when he'll start filming his portrayal of Liberace.