Biography
Michael Keaton is an American actor. Born Michael John Douglas on 5 September 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, he studied speech at Kent State University before beginning his career in stand-up comedy and television.
He gained recognition in the 1980s for comedic roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983) and Beetlejuice (1988). He achieved wider fame as Batman in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). Other credits include Clean and Sober (1988), Jackie Brown (1997) and voice work in Cars (2006) and Toy Story 3 (2010).
Keaton experienced a resurgence with his performance in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014). He has since appeared in Spotlight (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Adrian Toomes, The Flash (2023) as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) reprising the title role.
