Hollywood's true masculine Figure-KIRK DOUGLAS

I've been getting obsessed with this notion of exploring the physique as well as the interesting lives of masculine figures, hence why I'm trying to get into caricatures.

But I think the most influential of all masculine figures and one that people want to emulate is none other than KIRK DOUGLAS.

I've dealt with masculine figures before but most of the ones I talk about are from the New Hollywood era with the exception of Orson Welles but Kirk actually has it all. The big meaty hands, the serious stare of his, His chiseled chin with his signature hole in it. It all screams MANLY!!!

He also makes for the perfect father figure too. How else would you describe feeding his hardships to his son Michael Douglas

I'll get more into Michael Douglas in the future but for now, let's all focus on his father since that's the main topic of this blogpost.

Like I said, Kirk has it all with that chin and chiseled features. He's been keeping it well maintained since his entrance to manhood many years ago

What were the hardships he face? Well Kirk's childhood was an unhappy one. His father was abusive and one hell of an alcoholic. Also, his family endured crippling poverty. 

And you got to understand that this was before the Great Depression. That wouldn't happen until Kirk was in his early teens.

As neat of an actor as Kirk is, he's also the most caricatured. It's also a bugger for some artists to get his facial features right when caricaturing him. 

I know, I've been there.

Looks like Kirk but I felt I've made his caricature a bit too elongated vertically. I definitely need improvement on this caricature that's for sure.

Oh well, thanks to the internet, I've search for other caricatures and they're 10 times better than my own attempt. Check them out.

Kirk’s likeness not only permeates the realm of caricatures  but also in the realm of animation and comics too.

Here’s Michelangelo in ANIMANIACS(1993)

Asterix creator ALBERT UDERZO is such a Kirk Douglas fan that he parodied his SPARTACUS character in the 1996 album ALL AT SEA.

John K. Is such a Kirk Douglas fan that he made a small cameo in the 1991 premiere episode STIMPYS BIG DAY.

Say what you will about Disney and Pixar but I think Pete Doctor agrees that Kirk is so manly, that he couldn't pass the opportunity to caricature Kirk with Charles Muntz

Can't find any screenshots of a really pissed off Muntz so I guess this will have to do.

Maybe that's why I'm seeing so many memes on Facebook, Instagram, etc. of men ranting about the state of Hollywood movies today. They all love KIRK DOUGLAS so much that the moment he died on February 5 2020, a part of their Hollywood died as well.

I was in college when I heard the devastating news of Kirk's Death but at least the man with the chin left an everlasting legacy for all us men out there. 

We desperately need a new KIRK DOUGLAS in our industry. 

NOT SOMEONE WHO TRIES TOO HARD TO BE LIKE KIRK BUT RATHER ONE WHO'S GOT THE HARDSHIPS AND EFFORT.

Fun Fact:

Kirk Douglas is not his actual birth name. His birthname was Issur Daneilovitch. 

Issur changed his name to Kirk Douglas when he enlisted in the U.S Navy during the WWII and he's stuck with that name ever since. 

Did I also mention Kirk was also the perfect father figure? Take a look at the photo below of Kirk giving important acting advice to his son Michael.

"Michael, you are to grow up a manly actor like me who doesn't take crap from those who domineer you with soft sentiments. I grew up with hardships via my father and the great depression so you should be grateful for all the knowledge I've fed you in childhood."