Michael Keaton

Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was named Officer of 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 gained wider stardom portraying the title superhero in ''Batman'' (1989) and ''Batman Returns'' (1992). He took roles 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 also 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 a nomination 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 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Keaton directed the films ''The Merry Gentleman'' (2009) and ''Knox Goes Away'' (2023), in which he also played the starring role. Provided by Wikipedia