Michael Keaton

Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor who has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

Keaton gained early recognition for his comedic roles in *Night Shift* (1982), *Mr. Mom* (1983), and *Beetlejuice* (1988). He achieved wider stardom portraying the title superhero in *Batman* (1989) and *Batman Returns* (1992). He also appeared in *Clean and Sober* (1988), *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), *The Paper* (1994), *Multiplicity* (1996), *Jackie Brown* (1997), *Jack Frost* (1998), *Herbie: Fully Loaded* (2005), and *The Other Guys* (2010). He performed voice roles in the animated films *Cars* (2006), *Toy Story 3* (2010), and *Minions* (2015).

Keaton experienced a career resurgence after taking a starring role as a faded actor attempting a comeback in Alejandro González Iñárritu's *Birdman* (2014), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since acted in biographical dramas such as *Spotlight* (2015), *The Founder* (2016), *The Trial of the Chicago 7* (2020), and *Worth* (2021). He portrayed the Vulture in *Spider-Man: Homecoming* (2017), while also reprising his roles as Batman in *The Flash* (2023) and the title role in *Beetlejuice Beetlejuice* (2024).

Keaton starred as a journalist in the HBO film *Live from Baghdad* (2002). He portrayed a drug-addicted doctor in the Hulu limited series *Dopesick* (2021), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Keaton directed the films *The Merry Gentleman* (2008) and *Knox Goes Away* (2023), in which he also played the starring role.