07/09/2026
HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY TO MICHAEL KEATON – the legendary actor behind Batman, Beetlejuice, Birdman, The Founder, Spotlight and so many unforgettable performances! 🥳🎬🦇
Born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951, in Pennsylvania, Keaton began his career working in television before breaking through in Hollywood during the early 1980s. Night Shift (1982) and Mr. Mom (1983) established his gift for comedy, but his career soon proved he could move effortlessly between comedy, drama, thrillers, action and superhero cinema. Keaton’s film career includes Night Shift (1982) as Bill Blazejowski, Mr. Mom (1983) as Jack Butler, Johnny Dangerously (1984) as Johnny Kelly / Johnny Dangerously, Gung Ho (1986) as Hunt Stevenson, Touch and Go (1986) as Bobby Barbato, The Squeeze (1987) as Harry Berg, Beetlejuice (1988) as Betelgeuse, Clean and Sober (1988) as Daryl Poynter, The Dream Team (1989) as Billy Caufield, Batman (1989) as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Pacific Heights (1990) as Carter Hayes, One Good Cop (1991) as Artie Lewis, Batman Returns (1992) as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Dogberry, My Life (1993) as Bob Jones, The Paper (1994) as Henry Hackett, Speechless (1994) as Kevin Vallick, Multiplicity (1996) as Doug Kinney and his clones, Jackie Brown (1997) as Ray Nicolette, Desperate Measures (1998) as Peter McCabe, Out of Sight (1998) as Ray Nicolette and Jack Frost (1998) as Jack Frost.
His later work includes First Daughter (2004) as President John MacKenzie, White Noise (2005) as Jonathan Rivers, Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) as Ray Peyton Sr., Cars (2006) as the voice of Chick Hicks, The Last Time (2006) as Ted Riker, The Merry Gentleman (2008) as Frank Logan, Post Grad (2009) as Walter Malby, Toy Story 3 (2010) as the voice of Ken, The Other Guys (2010) as Captain Gene Mauch, RoboCop (2014) as Raymond Sellars, Need for Speed (2014) as Monarch, Birdman (2014) as Riggan Thomson, Spotlight (2015) as Walter “Robby” Robinson, The Founder (2016) as Ray Kroc, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Adrian Toomes / Vulture, American Assassin (2017) as Stan Hurley, Dumbo (2019) as V.A. Vandevere, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) as Ramsey Clark, The Protégé (2021) as Rembrandt, Morbius (2022) as Adrian Toomes, The Flash (2023) as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Knox Goes Away (2023) as John Knox, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) as Beetlejuice and Goodrich (2024) as Andy Goodrich.
Across those films, Keaton has created several characters that became part of pop-culture history. His wonderfully chaotic performance in Beetlejuice helped make the 1988 film a classic, while his darker interpretation of Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) helped redefine the superhero movie decades before he finally put the cape and cowl back on for The Flash (2023). He also returned to one of his most famous roles after 36 years in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). His dramatic career has been just as impressive. Birdman earned Keaton an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe win, while Spotlight became another major chapter in his career. On television, his performance as Dr. Samuel Finnix in Dopesick (2021) earned him the 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
From Beetlejuice and Batman to Birdman, The Founder, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Dopesick and his triumphant return in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton has spent more than four decades proving he can do just about anything on screen.
