Though he began his career in stand-up comedy, intense actor Michael Keaton blossomed into a multi-talented... (Learn more)
Top Projects: Live From Baghdad, Batman Returns, Batman (View All)
- Watch on Fancast
- 0Full Length Videos
- 1Full Length Videos 1Full Length Videos
- 0Clips & Other Videos
Michael Keaton’s Milestones
| Acted in regional theater while supporting himself driving a cab and working in production | |
| Became member of improvisation troupe Jerry Vale | |
| Began acting and writing comedy material during university study | |
| Raised in Robinson Township, PA | |
| Was a member of the Flying Zucchini Brothers comedy troupe | |
| Wrote material and appeared in TV series, "All's Fair" (1977), "Working Stiffs" (1979) and "Report to Murphy" (1982) | |
| 1975 | First appeared on TV in several episodes of the Pittsburgh-based public television program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" |
| 1982 | Feature film debut in "Night Shift" |
| 1983 | Co-starred with Teri Garr in the comedy hit "Mr. Mom" |
| 1984 | Played an honest, goodhearted man who is forced to turn to a life of crime in the comedy spoof "Johnny Dangerously" |
| 1988 | Played the title character in the Tim Burton horror-comedy "Beetlejuice" |
| 1989 | Cast by Burton, as billionaire playboy and crime-fighter Bruce Wayne in the big budget film "Batman" |
| 1992 | Reprised the role of the cape crusader in "Batman Returns"; again directed by Tim Burton |
| 1994 | Announced his exit from the Batman series; replaced by Val Kilmer |
| 1994 | Starred in the Ron Howard comedy "The Paper" |
| 1996 | Played many different versions of himself in the comedy feature "Multiplicity |
| 1997 | Portrayed Agent Ray Nicolete in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" |
| 1998 | Appeared as Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend in Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" |
| 2002 | Portrayed CNN on-location producer Robert Wiener in the HBO movie, "Live from Baghdad"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie |
| 2004 | Played the US President and father of Katie Holmes in "First Daughter" |
| 2005 | Played Lindsay Lohan's father in the Disney feature "Herbie: Fully Loaded" |
| 2005 | Starred in the supernatural thriller "White Noise" |
| 2006 | Played a playwright who skips opening night to watch Game 6 of the historic 1986 World Series in "Game 6" |
| 2007 | Portrayed real-life CIA counter-intelligence specialist Jesus Angelton in the TNT miniseries, "The Company"; earned a SAG nomination for Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries |
Latest Projects
Something wrong with our information? LET US KNOW
