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  Michael Keaton | Ados.fr
Un Michael Douglas qui devient Keaton c'est plutôt sympa mais la carrière du principal intéressé l'est beaucoup moins.
Keaton démarre dans les années 70 mais n'obtient que des seconds rôles peu marquants.
Puis Keaton va sombrer dans la série B classique ce qui est fâcheux.
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  The Tim Burton Collective - Michael Keaton
Keaton came in and improvised much of his role, changing the tone of the film from a morbid ghost story to a surreal comedy.
Keaton led an all star cast in a film about a day in the life of a newspaper office that deftly mixed comedy and drama.
The film was a routine thriller, but Keaton was charismatic and menacing in the role of a psychotic killer needed alive by a cop for a lifesaving operation for his son.
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 Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton was born the youngest of seven children in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
When Keaton was cast as the caped crusader in Tim Burton¹s remake of Batman in 1989, no one thought he could play the part seriously, but critics were proved wrong when the film became the number one film of the year.
Keaton's next film was not until Christmas 1995, where he starred along with Geena Davis in Speechless, in which the two portrayed speech writers for competing political parties.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=2779   (697 words)

  
 Michael Keaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Keaton (born Michael John Douglas on September 5, 1951) is an American actor.
Keaton was born to a Mexican-Irish family in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh), and studied speech for two years at Kent State, before dropping out and moving to Pittsburgh.
Keaton's career was given another major boost when in 1989 he was again cast by Burton, this time as billionaire playboy and crime-fighter Bruce Wayne in the big budget film Batman.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Keaton   (1169 words)

  
 Michael Keaton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
'''Michael Keaton''', (born September 9 or September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania) is an American actor.
Keaton was born in an Irish Catholic family of 7 children.
Keaton's real name is Michael John Douglas, but he could not use his real last name professionally because the Screen Actors Guild prohibits two actors from using the same name, and his name would have conflicted with those of Mike Douglas or Michael Douglas.
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 What would Alex P. Keaton do? - CNN.com
Michael J. Fox, who played the conservative teen on the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties," says that if the right-wing, tie-wearing Keaton were a real person, Alex would disagree with the Republican stance against increased embryonic stem cell research.
Keaton was never shy about incorporating his politics into everyday life, becoming a true spin doctor years before that term entered the lexicon.
Whatever Keaton might have thought about stem cell research, his hero's widow, former first lady Nancy Reagan, shifted her views in favor of it, as the former president was dying of Alzheimer's disease.
www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/11/01/alexpkeaton/index.html   (673 words)

  
 Michael Keaton News - Page 2
Actor Michael Keaton made a stir this week when, after throwing out the first pitch at the Pirates' home opener, he held an impromptu news conference to complain about the way the Pittsburgh franchise is being...
Michael Keaton back in Batman, this is what Tim Burton's Batman & Batman 2 fans would love to here, but watch out, 'cause keaton wont be in the fl suit, this time he would play the Joker.
Keaton and Cast Work Cheaply in 'Game 6' March 13, 2006 By Ransdell Pierson By REUTERS Find a movie director with a great script and "Batman" star Michael Keaton is willing to work for $100 a day.
www.topix.net /who/michael-keaton/page2   (891 words)

  
 Biography for Michael Keaton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 5th, 1951 in Corapolis, Pennsylvannia and studied speech for two years at Kent State, before dropping out and moving to Pittsburgh.
Keaton's career was given another major boost when in 1989 he was cast by Tim Burton as millionaire playboy / crime-fighter Bruce Wayne in the big budget remake of Batman (1989).
However, their fears were proved wrong when Keaton turned in a sensational performance, and he was an equal on screen opponent to the skillful Jack Nicholson playing the lunatic villain, "The Joker".
www.imdb.com /name/nm0000474/bio   (1318 words)

  
 Michael Keaton - MovieActors.com
Michael Keaton was born on September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.
Michael decided he couldn't keep his name when he began acting because there was already a Michael Douglas in movies and a Mike Douglas in Broadcasting.
Michael Keaton is also the only actor to reprise the role of Batman in the major, live action films BATMAN and in BATMAN RETURNS.
www.movieactors.com /actors/michaelkeaton.htm   (178 words)

  
 Michael Keaton
Michael John Douglas began his acting career in the 70s...just slightly too late to use his birth name.
Once that was settled, Michael was free to focus on building a career.
Michael's performance made the comedy about a man who takes care of the household while his wife goes off to work, but it wasn't enough to make it a blockbuster.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/4732/62013   (418 words)

  
 Michael Keaton
Diane Keaton was starring in Annie Hall at the time, and he liked the sound of her last name, so he became Michael Keaton.
Keaton then landed a small role in the first of his several quickly-canceled sitcoms, All's Fair, with Richard Crenna and Bernadette Peters.
Keaton bulked up, though, and turned in a pretty gritty performance, even holding his own against Jack Nicholson as The Joker.
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 Michael Keaton biography
Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas on September 5th, 1952 in Coraopolis Pennsylvania.
Keaton joined the LA chapter of the Second City comedy troupe and found regular work writing for and acting on TV.
Keaton would continue to reveal his depth as he took on smaller parts in gems like Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997) and Steven Soderberg's Out of Sight (1998) would continue to attest to Keaton's acting chops.
www.amctv.com /article?CID=1402-1--0-9-PST   (473 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Batman: DVD: Michael Keaton,Jack Nicholson,Kim Basinger,Robert Wuhl,Pat Hingle,Billy Dee Williams,Michael ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Michael Keaton strikes just the right mood as the brooding "Dark Knight" of Gotham City; Kim Basinger plays Gotham's intrepid reporter Vicki Vale; and Jack Nicholson goes wild as the maniacal and scene-stealing Joker, who plots a takeover of the city with his lethal Smilex gas.
Michael Keaton was perfect as Batman, if you think about it Bruce Wayne is not the most tightly wrapped guy out there, he dresses up as a giant flying rodent and runs around at night in Gotham City beating up on criminals, and Keaton captured this essence perfectly.
Michael Keaton brings an understated disaffection in the role of the billionaire with a disturbed soul and dual personality.
www.amazon.com /Batman-Michael-Keaton/dp/0790729652   (2088 words)

  
 Michael Keaton: Mr. Mom - Movie
Keaton has the best ability to take simple chores and create disastrous, yet completely laughable, moments.
Keaton steals the show and proves that he is more than just a regular "Joe" in Hollywood!
Michael Keaton stars as Jack Butler who falls victim to layoffs at the company he works for.
www.superiorpics.com /michael_keaton/movie/1983_mr__mom.html   (1592 words)

  
 Michael Keaton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The youngest of seven children, Keaton was born Michael Douglas in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania on September 9, 1951.
Beetlejuice proved Keaton's comeback: one of the year's most popular films, it allowed him to do some of his best work in years as the ghoulish, revolting title character.
Initially thought to be a risky casting choice for the title role, Keaton was ultimately embraced by audiences and critics alike, many of whom felt that his slightly skewed everyman appearance and capacity for dark humor made him perfect for the part.
www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P+37277   (612 words)

  
 MICHAEL KEATON, PENNSYLVANIA BIOGRAPHIES
Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 9, 1951 in Coraopolis, PA. He changed his name when becoming an actor because there was already an actor named Michael Douglas.
Another role that stretched Keaton's performances was a multiple role as four people in Multiplicity in 1996, not to Mention playing a snowman in 1998's Jack Frost.
In addition to his acting roles, Keaton keeps his ties to his hometown and also gives his time to non-profit organizations such as the Parental Stress Center and American Rivers.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/4547/keaton.html   (353 words)

  
 Mardi Gras: New Orleans Beads, Pictures, BourboCAM, webcam and parades and Mardi Gras Highlights: MardiGras.com and ...
Actor Michael Keaton, who was filming a movie in New Orleans and evacuated the day before Hurricane Katrina struck, will return next year to reign as Bacchus XXXVII, the krewe announced.
Keaton returned after the storm, and in encounters with New Orleans friends who are members of Bacchus, asked what he could do to help.
Keaton reportedly has agreed to use his participation in the parade to direct national attention to the city's continuing struggle to recover, the krewe spokeswoman said.
www.nola.com /mardigras/?content/tpstories/20051117bacchuskeaton.html   (320 words)

  
 The Michael Keaton Picture Pages
Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas on September 9, 1951, in Coraoplis, Pennsylvania, to Scottish-Irish parents.
After taking some time off, Keaton resurfaced on the silver screen with a hilarious turn in Multiplicity (1996), and in the next years, he was seen in the Quentin Tarantino adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel Jackie Brown (1997) as well as Steven Soderberg’s Out of Sight (1998).
Keaton returned to filmmaking by undertaking the role of the U.S. President and father of Katie Holmes in Forest Whitaker’s First Daughter (2004).
www.superiorpics.com /michael_keaton   (1178 words)

  
 Michael Keaton Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com
Although not related to Diane Keaton, he changed his last name to Keaton because he couldn't use the name Michael Douglas, and he liked the sound of her last name (according to Diane Keaton...
Tim Burton cast Keaton as Batman because he was the only actor Burton thought could believably portray someone who has the kind of darkly obsessive personality that the character has.
There was a great deal of comic fan anger over his selection, forcing the studio to release an advance trailer both to show that Keaton could do the role well and that the movie would not be a campy parody like the TV show.
www.celebritywonder.com /html/michaelkeaton.html   (568 words)

  
 Michael Keaton Movies : White Noise : Buy the DVD : Universal Studios Home Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Michael Keaton in White Noise plays Jonathan Rivers, a man whose wife dies suddenly.
The character of Michael Keaton in White Noise, is that of a man who is trying to come to grips with his wife's death and EVP.
Michael Keaton gained national attention in the hit comedy Night Shift, followed by starring roles in such Michael Keaton movies as Mr.
www.whitenoisemovie.com /michael-keaton-movies.html   (191 words)

  
 Michael Keaton News
WHITE NOISE 2: THE LIGHT This sequel to Michael Keaton flick White Noise, about the supposed phenomenon of EVP, focuses on near-death experiences.
Michael Keaton's first acting gig was as one of The Flying Zucchini Brothers on what series?
Michael Keaton will always be the best Batman.
www.topix.net /who/michael-keaton   (677 words)

  
 ABC News: Michael Keaton, the Bacchus King
Keaton, 54, was in New Orleans filming "The Last Time" last summer and evacuated a day before Hurricane Katrina devastated the area.
Keaton thought he would be back in New Orleans in a few days, but after the levees broke, it took much longer.
Keaton is currently promoting his new film, "Game Six," which will be released March 10.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/story?id=1666500&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (231 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Batman Returns: DVD: Michael Keaton,Danny DeVito,Michelle Pfeiffer,Christopher Walken,Michael Gough,Michael ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
As if that weren't enough, Batman (Michael Keaton) has his hands full with the vengeful Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), who turns out to be a lot more dangerous than a kitten with a whip.
Michael Gough is absolutely brilliant as Bruce Wayne's/Batman's caretaker and aide, Alfred and is the only one who I felt kept all of the talent of his acting intact throughout the entire movie series.
Keaton is solid just like the previous film, but there's still far too much reliance on gadgets, making Batman seem like a James Bond clone.
www.amazon.com /Batman-Returns-Michael-Keaton/dp/0790730960   (2299 words)

  
 Michael Keaton @ Filmbug
Michael Keaton gained national attention in the hit comedy Night Shift, followed by starring roles in such films as Mr.
Last year, Keaton starred as Robert Weiner in HBO's critically acclaimed Live From Baghdad, based on a true story of the CNN crew who reported from Baghdad during the Gulf War.
He has also completed Game 6 for director Michael Hoffman and is presently filming a starring role in Herbie: Fully Loaded with Lindsay Lohan.
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 Michael Keaton Trivia -- notstarring.com
Michael Keaton was considered for the role of Seth Brundle.
Michael Keaton was considered for the lead role of Andrew Beckett.
Michael Keaton was considered for the Capt. Jack Sparrow role.
www.notstarring.com /actors/keaton-michael   (296 words)

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