Michael Keaton (b. September 5, 1951) is an American actor.

Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951, to a Scots-Irish family in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh), and studied speech for two years at Kent State, before dropping out and moving to Pittsburgh. An unsuccessful attempt at stand-up comedy led Keaton to working as a TV cameraman in a cable station, and he came to realize he wanted to work in front of the cameras.

Keaton left Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles to begin auditioning for various TV parts. He first appeared on TV in several episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1975), and cropped up in other popular TV shows including Maude (1977) and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979). Around this time Keaton decided to use an alternative surname to remove confusion with well known actor Michael Douglas, and after reading an article on actress Diane Keaton, he decided on "Michael Keaton". His next key break was scoring a co-lead alongside James Belushi in the short lived comedy series Working Stiffs (1979), which showcased his comedic talent and got him into the casting for the co-lead in 'Night Shift' (1982). His role as the hilariously fast-talking schemer Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski alongside nerdish morgue attendant Henry Winkler earned Keaton some critical acclaim, and he scored leads in the subsequent comedy hits Mr. Mom (1982) , Johnny Dangerously, and Gung Ho (1986). His role as the title character in the 1988 Tim Burton horror-comedy Beetlejuice, which starred Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Winona Ryder, earned Keaton widespread acclaim and boosted him to the A-list.

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starting to feel like Michael Keaton in Multiplicity -- I need 4-5 clones and hope they don't get worse with each copy....
mrforklift (Matt Cross) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:31:25 -0000
starting to feel like Michael Keaton in Multiplicity -- I need 4-5 clones and hope they don't get worse with each copy....
Hear me now. Bradley Cooper is one bad Batman role away from becoming Michael Keaton.
manningtheship (Sarah Manning) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:37 -0000
Hear me now. Bradley Cooper is one bad Batman role away from becoming Michael Keaton.
#MiscFact 23 #StevenSpates was invited to interview Michael Keaton whilst at PNC BallPark http://bit.ly/8sHNdz ~ fab clip! (15:34)
SteveNGab (Steven Spates & Gab) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:35:09 -0000
#MiscFact 23 #StevenSpates was invited to interview Michael Keaton whilst at PNC BallPark http://bit.ly/8sHNdz ~ fab clip! (15:34)
#soiwentintothevideoshop I want a Michael Keaton film and something to drink / Beetlejuice? / I'd prefer Pepsi, if you have it...
parrais (Matt Lewis) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:12:47 -0000
#soiwentintothevideoshop I want a Michael Keaton film and something to drink / Beetlejuice? / I'd prefer Pepsi, if you have it...
Friend loaned me "Merry Gentleman" w/ Michael Keaton on DVD. Expected light-hearted holiday fare but this film is really creepy.
dlabar (David LaBar) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:55:19 -0000
Friend loaned me "Merry Gentleman" w/ Michael Keaton on DVD. Expected light-hearted holiday fare but this film is really creepy.
@leeroymyers You should totally do XBIZ: A XXX Parody. Think of it as a porn version of The Paper. I'll be Michael Keaton. Congrats, BTW ;)
StevieJ102 (XBIZ Steve) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:25:04 -0000
@leeroymyers You should totally do XBIZ: A XXX Parody. Think of it as a porn version of The Paper. I'll be Michael Keaton. Congrats, BTW ;)

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