You never know where you will meet your friends or how this will take place. That, in part, is one of life’s greatest and most cherished mysteries. Sometimes, you will accidentally run into them, courtesy of a swinging hotel door or a slippery floor. Maybe you served your soon-to-be friend at a restaurant where you worked or attended the same live performance. On the other hand, maybe you bonded over a marijuana cigarette. Does that sound strange to you? As bizarre at this may seem, this event was responsible for the friendship between actors Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito, two giants of the silver and small screen. So how did a literal joint venture bring them together? Let’s take a closer look at these circumstances and find out.
Best Buds in Life and Smoking
For about five decades, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito have been best friends. While you might assume that these two legends met due to their jobs (acting), the fact of the matter is that something much smaller and more potent drew these two guys together. At the time, the two young actors met due to an unanticipated moment surrounding a little green plant called marijuana.
In conversation with Cigar Aficionado, Douglas revealed that, while he was living on Long Island in New York City in the 1960s, he was approached by DeVito, who had an interesting proposition for him. While sitting on a beach, Douglas was approached by a then-long-haired DeVito (which Douglas added humorously), who asked him if he was “high.” Afterward, the two shared a pot joint, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Soft Spot for the Herb
A few years ago, DeVito confirmed that he and Douglas loved the herb back then. On the Johnathon Ross Show, DeVito recounted his experience asking his friend about using marijuana in the 60s and talked about their life as roommates in the big city. As he explained to Ross, DeVito said they were “herbalists.”
To this day, the two men are still best friends, further cemented when Douglas helped launch DeVito’s career with his appearance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Since that time, both actors have appeared in films like Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile.
Perhaps, in a rare turn of events, even marijuana can be a source of friendship.
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