Douglas Kidd

Douglas Kidd, born Douglas James Miller in Vancouver, Canada, made quite a splash when he came into the world. Weighing nearly 10 pounds at birth, he was the biggest baby in the Vancouver General Hospital. Kidd has Austrian, Irish, Scottish, Finnish and Norwegian ancestry. An all-around athlete growing up, Kidd excelled in football, wrestling, track & field, soccer and ice hockey, and was named Athlete of the Year in his senior year of high school. He always loved movies, but he never imagined acting in them until he watched Sylvester Stallone play Rocky (1976). That movie had a lasting impact on Kidd, as did the sequels Rocky II (1979) and Rocky III (1982). Rocky was a beacon of inspiration to Kidd while he trained for and competed in his sports, especially wrestling, and Stallone's performance led Kidd to study the work of other actors, including Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford and Robert De Niro. After graduating from high school, Kidd accepted a wrestling scholarship at