Michael Keaton Wiki, Net Worth, Age, Height, Son, Wife, Movies and TV Shows

An icon of a generation, Birdman, Batman, and most recently, The Vulture – Michael Keaton needs no introduction to the movie-watching public. He’s a man beloved by fans and respected by all. One can be forgiven for missing a few of his movies and accomplishments because, with talent such as his, it becomes difficult to keep track of all he’s done. But for your convenience, here’s everything to know about Michael Keaton.

Michael Keaton’s Bio, Age

How about we tell you that the name with which the actor attained legendary status is not even his real name? Michael John Douglas, the youngest of seven children in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania was born on the 5th of September, 1951. He adopted the stage name ‘Michael Keaton’ when he started acting in order to satisfy the rules the Screen Actors Guild had in place to avoid confusion, as there was already an actor named Michael Douglas.

Michael is half Irish through his mother and was raised Catholic. He gave college a try for two years at Kent State University, where he appeared in plays but he eventually dropped out and returned to Pennsylvania.

Career – Movies and TV Shows

Michael Keaton is a well-known actor, producer, and director. His ascent to fame started on the CBS sitcoms All’s Fair and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. It’s pretty interesting that a man known for his dramatic chops started out in comedic roles. He took on more comedic roles in movies like Night Shift, Mr. Mom, and Johnny Dangerously. His status rose dramatically when he was cast in Tim Burton’s Batman. The man who improvised the famous catchphrase ‘I’m Batman’ would then go on to conquer Hollywood.

Whilst Michael Keaton started acting in the mid-70s, it was in the 90s that his career shot up and cemented his status as an A-list actor. His roles in Batman and Batman Returns earned him such fan adoration and critical acclaim that he was begged with $15 million to reprise the role in a third film after the previous director for the first two films was fired. He chose not to accept the offer out of loyalty to the former director and the fact that he did not like the script.

In the 2000s, Michael Keaton continued to appear in multiple films with mixed success. He, however, did not find the magic role that earned widespread success like Batman until his role in Disney’s Cars in 2006. In 2007, he starred in a miniseries called The Company that earned him a 2008 Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. His trend of success further continued with Toy Story 3 where he provided the voice of Ken.

In 2014, Michael Keaton reached the summit of the acting profession when he starred alongside Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Zach Galifianakis in Birdman, playing the role of Riggan Thomson, an actor famous for playing the iconic titular superhero who puts on a Broadway play based on a short story to regain his former glory. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. As a man whose dramatic chops is considered one of the best in the business, he has lent his talent to modern masterpieces like Spotlight in 2015 and The Founder in 2016.

He returned to comic book stories in 2017 when he played The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, a role he is set to reprise in the sequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home.

The Pennsylvania native has appeared in over 40 movies, over 20 TV shows, has been nominated for several awards, and has won more than a few of them for his work. Some of the awards include An Oscar, An Emmy, and a BAFTA nomination for Birdman and Fred Rogers, two Golden Globe awards from which he won one and four SAG awards nominations from which he won two.

In 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France and is currently a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University.

Net Worth

The most surprising part of Michael Keaton’s career is that he’s currently worth $15 million. It would be expected that an actor with his fame and popularity would be worth a whole lot more but it is understandable since there was a period his career stalled between 1995-2013. He does, however, own a ranch in Big Timber, Montana where he spends most of his time.

Wife and Kid

Michael Keaton was married to Caroline McWilliams from 1982 to 1990, a marriage which bore one son, Sean in 1983. The actor’s son, Sean Douglas, is an American Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum songwriter and producer.

After his divorce, Michael Keaton later had a relationship with Michelle Pfeiffer from 1988 to 1989 and Courteney Cox from 1989 to 1995. The handsome actor is currently single.

Height And Weight

Michael Keaton is certainly in good shape for his age. The actor stands tall at 5ft 10in and weighs 83kg. Considering the physically demanding nature of the roles he favors, it is understandable why he has to stay healthy and fit.