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Keaton at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013
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Michael John Douglas September 5, 1951 Coraopolis, Pennsylvania U.S. |
Residence | Big Timber environs, Sweet Grass County, Montana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Kent State University |
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Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse(s) | Caroline McWilliams (m. 1982; div. 1990) |
Children | Sean Maxwell Douglas |
Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, comedian and director. Keaton first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984) and Beetlejuice (1988), and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).
Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films; such as Clean and Sober (1988), The Dream Team (1989), Pacific Heights (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), My Life (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), The Other Guys (2010), Need for Speed (2014), RoboCop (2014), Spotlight (2015) and The Founder (2016), and he has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Minions (2015).