This page will contain discussion groups about Michael Keaton, as they become available.Michael KeatonMichael 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 kids. Keaton's real name is Michael John Douglas, but he could not use his real last name professionally because the actors' union doesn't allow two people to use the same name. So he couldn't use Mike Douglas or Michael Douglas (the son of Kirk Douglas). He picked "Keaton" after Buster Keaton, the silent-film star. Keaton is known for his work in films such as Batman, Beetlejuice, and Multiplicity. Trivia
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Keaton is known for his work in films such as Batman, Beetlejuice, and Multiplicity. Truth being stranger than fiction sometimes, Bela Lugosi was buried in his full Dracula costume, as per the request in his will, in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. He picked "Keaton" after Buster Keaton, the silent-film star. He was also the subject of a song by gothic rock band Bauhaus entitled "Bela Lugosi's Dead". So he couldn't use Mike Douglas or Michael Douglas (the son of Kirk Douglas). Instead he was listed as a guest-star, below Tor Johnson, Vampira and Kenne Duncan. Keaton's real name is Michael John Douglas, but he could not use his real last name professionally because the actors' union doesn't allow two people to use the same name. Contrary to Burton's Ed Wood, Lugosi did not receive top billing for Plan 9. Keaton was born in an Irish Catholic family of 7 kids. Wood hired his wife's chiropractor to double for Lugosi, who is easily spotted by the fact that. Michael Keaton, (born September 9 or September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. However, Lugosi died three years before the funding came through (from the Baptist Church of Beverly Hills, no less). Night Shift (1982). Wood had had great difficulty in financing the project, and was only able to shoot short, silent scenes that he planned to incorporate into the whole of the film once he had found the remainder of his funding. Mom (1983). Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space featured footage of Lugosi interspersed with a double who looked nothing like him. Mr. One of Lugosi's most infamous roles was in a movie that was released after he was dead. Johnny Dangerously (1984). (The role was later given to Kenne Duncan, and the shots of that production made their way into Wood's Night of the Ghouls, a sequel of sorts to Wood's previous Lugosi films.). Gung Ho (1986). The script for Final Curtain, written by Ed Wood, was in his lap. Beetlejuice (1988). He died of a heart attack, aged 73, in Los Angeles, California, while sitting in a chair. Clean and Sober (1988). Because Lugosi appeared in B-Movies, he was featured in several episodes of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, most notably, Bride of the Monster. Batman (1989). The biographical film Ed Wood, by Tim Burton, portrayed Wood's relationship with Lugosi, who was played by Martin Landau. Pacific Heights (1990). Ed Wood, a long-time fan of Lugosi's, offered him numerous roles in his films, always playing some variant of a mad scientist/vampire type, even in movies — such as Glen or Glenda — in which such a role made no sense. One Good Cop (1991). Late in his life, he again got to star in movies, albeit lousy ones. Batman Returns (1992). Later on, the acting jobs dried up and he became addicted to morphine, though he did get to recreate the role of Dracula one last time for the film Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein in 1948. Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Lugosi's attitude towards Karloff is the subject of contradictory reports, some claiming he was openly resentful of Karloff's long-term success and ability to get good roles beyond the horror arena, while others suggested the two actors were - for a time at least - good friends. My Life (1993). Several films, such as The Black Cat and the aforementioned Son of Frankenstein paired Lugosi with his chief rival in the realm of horror movies, Boris Karloff. Multiplicity (1996). He also had a small role in the comedy classic Ninotchka opposite Greta Garbo. Jackie Brown (1997). He declined an offer to appear as The Monster in Frankenstein but made an impression as the insane Ygor in two sequels, Son of Frankenstein and Ghost of Frankenstein before finally consenting to play the creature in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Jack Frost (1998). The film was a success, but Lugosi was typecast as a horror heavy with such movies as White Zombie and Scared to Death. First Daughter (2004). He was most famous for his title role in Tod Browning's Dracula (1931) (building on the stage role). White Noise (2005). He left from his native Hungary for Germany in 1919 after persecution following his complicity in the forming of an actor's union, and emigrated to the United States in 1921. He had a long relationship with American actress Courteney Cox. During World War I he served as an infantry lieutenant for the Central Powers. He however, became most notably known for his portrayal of Dracula in a stage production of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story. Lugosi started his acting career on the stage in Europe in several Shakespearean plays. He was born in Lugos, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania), the youngest of four children of a banker. Béla Lugosi was the stage name of actor Blaskó Béla Ferenc Dezső (October 20, 1882–August 16, 1956). He covers his face with his cape in every shot. He looks nothing like Lugosi. |