Michael Keaton is a solid, fun actor who has produced a great body of work. His version of Batman was extremely well done and a real departure for a guy who had been primarily a comic actor.
His comic movies have some classics and cult hits. Beetle Juice was fantastically dark and ridiculous. Mr. Mom was a surprise hit and Johnny Dangerously was a surprisingly good, low-brow farce. Night Shift was also a big hit in the 80s.
A huge star in the 80s who has shown staying power as a character actor and mid-level star in the 90s and 2000s. An impressive career.moreless
Michael Keaton
Born
9/9/1951, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USABirth Name
Michael John DouglasGender
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Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. He has not legally changed his name to his stage name, which was created after seeing Diane Keaton. He started out as a stand-up comedian, went to work as a cable TV cameraman, and…more
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American Dad!
Emperor Zing
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Lost in Space
5/5/13
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Lost in Space
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Hawaiian Vacation
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Toy Story 3
Voice of Ken2010
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The Other Guys
Captain Gene Mauch2010
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Post Grad
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The Merry Gentleman
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The Company
James Jesus Angleton
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Hours 5 & 6
8/19/07
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Hours 3 & 4
8/12/07
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Hours 1 & 2
8/5/07
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The Company
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The Last Time
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Cars
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Game 6
Nicky Rogan2005
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White Noise
Jonathan Rivers2005
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Herbie: Fully Loaded
Ray Peyton Sr.2005
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First Daughter
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Quicksand
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Out of Sight
Ray Nicolette1998
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Desperate Measures
Peter McCabe1998
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Jack Frost
Jack Frost1998
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Jackie Brown
Ray Nicolette1997
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Multiplicity
Doug Kinney1996
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The Paper
Henry Hackett1994
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Speechless
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My Life
Bob Jones1993
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Much Ado About Nothing
Dogberry1993
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Batman Returns
Batman / Bruce Wayne1992
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One Good Cop
Artie Lewis1991
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Pacific Heights
Carter Hayes1990
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Batman
Batman/Bruce Wayne1989
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The Dream Team
Billy Caufield1989
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Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice1988
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Clean and Sober
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The Squeeze
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Touch And Go
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Gung Ho
Hunt Stevenson1986
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Johnny Dangerously
Johnny Kelly/Johnny Dangerously1984
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Mr. Mom
Jack1983
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Report to Murphy
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Papillon
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Baker vs. Murphy
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High Noon
4/26/82
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Charlie Goes Awry
4/19/82
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The Girl Most Likely
4/12/82
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Papillon
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An Evening at the Improv
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Night Shift
Bill Blazejowski1982
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Working Stiffs
Mike O'Rourke
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Pal Joey
10/20/79
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My Boys Are Having a Baby.
10/6/79
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The Bank Robbery
9/29/79
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The Preview Presentation
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Pal Joey
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The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
Kenneth Christy
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Guest Paul Williams
5/13/79
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Guest Star Nancy Walker
5/6/79
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Guest Star Linda Lavin
4/29/79
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Guest Star Hal Linden
4/22/79
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Guest Star Ken Howard
4/15/79
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Guest Paul Williams
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Mary (1978)
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Show #0001
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Show #0001
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All's Fair
Lanny Wolf
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The Jailbirds (2)
4/30/77
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The Jailbirds (1)
4/23/77
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The Dick and Vanessa Show
3/28/77
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Remembrance
3/14/77
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President Requests (2)
2/21/77
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American Dad!
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Late Show with David Letterman
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4/24/09
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6/9/06
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6/22/05
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1/28/98
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Late Night With David Letterman
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6/19/92
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6/22/89
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6/23/87
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5/14/92
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Show #4337
4/30/91
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TMZ on TV
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December 11, 1998
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GMTV Today
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Coming Attractions
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Herbie: Fully Loaded; Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo; The Amityville Horror
3/18/05
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Coach Carter; White Noise; Million Dollar Baby; Elektra
12/17/04
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White Noise; Shaun of the Dead; Finding Neverland; Christmas With the Kranks
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Golden Globes 2005
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12/16/04
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11/25/03
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10/3/02
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Ron Howard
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Wheels of Fortune
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Saturday Night Live
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Dennis Miller Live
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Overworking
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Overworking
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The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards
1/1/95
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The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards
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Saturday Night Live
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Michael Keaton/Morrissey
11/14/92
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Michael Keaton/The New Joe Jackson Band
10/30/82
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Michael Keaton/Morrissey
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The 56th Annual Academy Awards
4/9/84
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The 55th Annual Academy Awards
4/11/83
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The 56th Annual Academy Awards
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June 30, 1980
6/30/80
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June 30, 1980
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Himself
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March 26, 1980
3/26/80
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June 28, 1979
6/28/79
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Week of March 5, 1979
3/5/79
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January 17, 1979
1/17/79
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March 26, 1980
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March 6, 1980
3/6/80
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December 11, 1979
12/11/79
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September 27, 1979
9/27/79
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September 7, 1979
9/7/79
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March 6, 1980
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Dinah!
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September 17, 1979
9/17/79
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July 25, 1979
7/25/79
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September 7, 1978
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January 20, 1978
1/20/78
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Tree Salesman
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Gifts
12/21/78
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Gifts
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Zeke
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Adios, Mr. Chips
3/4/78
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Eyes of the Law
2/11/78
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Adios, Mr. Chips
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Maude
Chip Winston
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Arthur's Crisis
2/7/77
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Arthur's Crisis
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30 Rock
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100, Part 2
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100, Part 1
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The Merry Gentleman
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Trivia
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Michael has brown hair and blue eyes.
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Michael stands at 5 feet, 9 inches.
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He has brown hair and blue eyes.
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Says that if he could make a sequel or follow-up to any movie of his, it would be "Beetlejuice."
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When it was announced that Michael Keaton was picked for the title in role "Batman" (1989), over 50,000 letters were written to Warner Bros. protesting his casting even before the film first-opened.
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Turned down such high-profile roles as Dr. Seth Brundle in the 1986 remake of "The Fly" as well as roles in the "Ghostbusters" movies.
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His documentary "Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor" was nominated for an Emmy in 2004 as Outstanding Nonfiction Special.
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He was nominated for a 2005 Teen Choice Award for "Choice Movie Scary Scene" for "White Noise."
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The National Society of Film Critics gave him their Best Actor Award in 1989 for both Beetle Juice and Clean and Sober.
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He worked as a cameraman at WQED in Pittsburgh.
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He is a big fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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In 2004 he produced a documentary about Mister Rogers titled Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor.
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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films nominated him for a Best Supporting Actor Saturn Award in 1990 for his performance in Beetle Juice.
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He appeared in several episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, before moving to Los Angeles to try to break into television.
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He was given a Best Supporting Actor Award by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle in 1983, for Night Shift.
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He has not legally changed his name to "Keaton".
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His breakthrough movie performance was in Night Shift along with Henry Winkler.
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He shared a MTV Movie Award Nomination for Best Kiss in 1993, with Michelle Pfieffer.
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His performance in Live from Baghdad earned him a Golden Globe Nomination in 2003 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
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He attended Montour High School in the Pittsburgh area.
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His starring performance in Beetlejuice earned acclaim, rave reviews and a lot of money moving him to Hollywood's "A-list".
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He attended Kent State University in Ohio.
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He changed his name because Michael Douglas and Mike Douglas were already registered with the actors guild.
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He was the smallest actor to play Batman and the fourth actor to portray the character.
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Michael:(on playing Batman
I'm gonna do four or five of these movies, and it's going to become my career. I'll have to keep expanding the bat suit, because I get fatter every year. I'll be bankrupt. I'll be out opening shopping malls, going from appearance to appearance in a cheesy van. -
Michael: (on directing a feature film) I probably could've done this earlier, if I was more ambitious.
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Michael: (on doing a villain role in a superhero film) I think it'd be fun because those are the roles where you get to chew it up.
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Michael: (asked if he regretted not returning as Batman in "Batman Forever") I was waiting in line for another movie and just kind of poked my head in... watched about 10 minutes. I saw enough to know that I made the right decision.
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Michael: (comparing working on "Batman Returns" to the first "Batman" film) In some ways, this one was harder, because I felt like I was doing an impersonation of myself. Which, aside from being nearly impossible, is really weird.
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Michael: (on his birth name being Michael Douglas) Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name. One of them is doing quite well from what I understand, the other is making cheap porn movies... (pause) like Basic Instinct.
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