Michael John Douglas

Michael Keaton is a famous American actor, producer and director. His track record includes more than 50 roles that have gone down in the history of world cinema. He played in Batman, Beetlejuice, Birdman and other notable films that have left an indelible mark on the hearts of viewers.

Michael John Douglas (real name of the actor) was born on September 5, 1951 in the town of Coraopolis, located near Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania (USA). The future actor grew up in a large family (Michael is the youngest of seven children) and a family of Scotch-Irish descent far from creativity.

His father, George A. Douglas, was the sole breadwinner and worked as a civil engineer and surveyor, while Leon's mother, Elizabeth, from McKeys Rocks, ran the household and raised the children according to strict Catholic traditions. But, despite this, Michael was a disorderly child, and at school, due to a lack of diligence and attentiveness, the boy did not achieve much success.

After leaving school, Douglas moved to the "horse chestnut state" - Ohio, where he studied the basics of rhetoric at the University of Kent. But two years later, Michael got bored with the philological discipline, so the young man, who went all out, left to conquer Pittsburgh. In the city of great opportunities, the young guy worked as a model, a security guard, and at one time prepared alcoholic cocktails at a bar. We can say that the dream of an acting future came to Douglas's head quite by accident, and he without hesitation went to local clubs, hoping to conquer the audience with the help of sparkling humor.

According to Michael's recollections, working in stand-up mode is the best training for a novice actor, because if in the cinema there is the right to make mistakes, then in a live performance in front of an audience there is no such right. And if the comedian does not win the audience's sympathy in a matter of minutes, then next night he will be left without bread. Therefore, such a practice in the life of Douglas only suited him. In addition, Douglas tried himself as a theater actor and cameraman, but Michael's career in Pittsburgh did not work out. Therefore, in 1975, the guy moved to Los Angeles - it was there that his creative biography began.

Michael began his career with small serial roles. When the young man got a job in the cinema, he was told that there was already an actor named Michael Douglas on TV screens, therefore, in order to avoid confusion, the guy was asked to come up with a creative pseudonym. Without thinking twice and listing all the familiar surnames alphabetically in his head, the aspiring filmmaker settled on Keaton. Thus, Michael chose his nickname, which became associated with the great actor, at random. Although some sources claim that in this way the young man paid tribute to the comedian Buster Keaton or the actress Diane Keaton.

Keaton made his full-length debut in 1982. It was a comedy film by renowned director Ron Howard, The Night Shift. It is noteworthy that in the film, Michael played far from the main character Billy Blayseski, however, despite this, the aspiring actor was noticed by the audience and was awarded the Kansas City Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 1983, Michael took part in the filming of the film "Mister Mom", the plot of which tells the story of a fired employee of a large company, Jack Butler. But by a happy coincidence, Jack's spouse (played by Teri Garr), unlike her lover, is climbing the career ladder, so the burdens of housekeeping and childcare fall on men's shoulders.

In 1984, Keaton starred in Amy Heckerling's comedy thriller Johnny Dangerous, and in 1986, he starred in The Enthusiast. In 1987, Michael was lucky enough to star in the cult action movie Bluff, directed by Roger Young. In this film, Keaton reincarnated as the unpretentious gambler Harry Berg, who, playing a detective, is trying to expose the lottery swindlers of New York.

In 1988, a short actor (Keaton's height is 175 cm) plays the eccentric "expert on exorcism of the living" Beetlejuice in the macabre film of the same name by Tim Burton. It is noteworthy that initially Michael refused the role of a mystical creature, since he could not understand what the master of phantasmagoria wanted. And Tim was not able to explain everything that was going on in his head. However, after the second meeting, Burton and Keaton found a common language, thanks to which the audience saw the cult film about extravagant ghosts.

By the way, the director used to say that the main criticism went to the "faceless" acting of the actors Alec Baldwin and Gina Davis. However, Keaton, whose screen time was just over 17 minutes, managed to make the picture vivid and unforgettable, for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award in the Best Supporting Actor category.

In 1989, Keaton (originally seen by Mel Gibson) is reincarnated as a superhero in Tim Burton's acclaimed gothic tale "Batman." The plot of this fantastic thriller is familiar to almost every movie fan and DC comics fan: as a boy, Bruce Wayne witnesses the murder of his parents and has since hated the underworld. Thus, when night falls, the "batman" cleanses the city of filth and saves the lives of innocent citizens. But, as a rule, any protagonist also has an antagonist, whose role went to the villain Joker (Jack Nicholson).

After the film "Batman Returns" (1992) in the career of an actor came a creative crisis. Some subsequent films were shot with varying success, so to rehabilitate himself, Michael starred in Quentin Tarantino's action movie Jackie Brown (1997). You can also highlight the notable films "Jack Frost" (1998), "The Price of Victory" (2000), "Live from Baghdad" (2002), etc.

A new stage in the acting life of Michael Keaton begins in 2013. He takes part in the filming of the film "Penthouse North Facing", where he plays the sadist and psychopath Hollander, and in 2014 starred in the remake of the film of the same name by Paul Verhoeven "Robocop".

In the same 2014, Keaton was waiting for a dizzying success, because the film "Birdman", where he played the main role of Riggan Thomson, brought the actor more than ten prestigious film awards, among which are the Golden Globe, Independent Spirit, Sputnik, etc. .d. In addition to Michael, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and other famous movie stars starred in this black tragicomedy.

In 1982, Michael married Caroline McWilliams, with whom the relationship lasted until 1990. From his first marriage, the actor had his first child, Sean Maxwell Douglas (1983). It is also known that at one time Keaton met with the famous actress of the TV series "Friends" Courtney Cox. According to rumors, the actor is close to his son. For example, in order to devote as much time as possible to Sean, Michael refused to participate in the filming of "Police Academy", "Fly" and the series "Lost".

It is noteworthy that Keaton does not pursue fame and money, but works for pleasure. For example, for the film "Batman 3" he was offered $ 15 million, but because of a stupid script (according to the actor), he refused to participate in this project.

In his free time from filming, Michael travels, goes on long walks with the dog, goes in for sports and is a fan of his favorite baseball team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is worth noting that Keaton uses the popular Instagram network, and also shares the news with fans on his Twitter.

In 2017, director John Watts will delight fans of the superhero saga about the adventures of Peter Parker with Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The film will feature the villain Adrian Tooms, nicknamed "The Vulture", whose role went to Michael Keaton.

The cast also included Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Gwyneth Paltrow and others.

"Night shift" (1982); Mister Mom (1983); Johnny Dangerous (1984); Bluff (1987); Beetlejuice (1988); Batman (1989); Batman Returns (1992); "King of the Hill" (TV series, 1997–2010); Jack Frost (1998); Live From Baghdad (2002); Crazy Races (2005); The Merry Master (2008); "Penthouse facing north" (2012); Robocop (2014); Birdman (2014).

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