Michael Keaton

Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his leading roles in a wide variety of genre films. 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), ''Gung Ho'' (1986), and ''Beetlejuice'' (1988). He gained wider stardom portraying the title superhero in ''Batman'' (1989) and ''Batman Returns'' (1992). His subsequent films include ''Pacific Heights'' (1990), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993), ''The Paper'' (1994), ''Jackie Brown'' (1997), ''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 since 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 the biographical films ''Spotlight'' (2015), ''The Founder'' (2016) and ''The Trial of the Chicago 7'' (2020). He also made a return to superhero films, portraying the Vulture in ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), as well as reprising his role as Batman in ''The Flash'' (2023).

On television, Keaton has 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 has also directed the films ''The Merry Gentleman'' (2009) and ''Knox Goes Away'' (2023). Provided by Wikipedia