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My Take
Michael Keaton is my favorite kind of actor: the one nobody saw coming, twice. A comedy guy from small-town Pennsylvania got handed Batman and silenced the doubters; decades later, when Hollywood had quietly filed him away, he returned with the kind of late-career run, capped by an Emmy, that most actors never get even once. What I read in that arc is patience and a total lack of vanity; he never seemed to chase stardom, only interesting work, which is probably why the work stayed interesting. Even his stage name, adopted because his real one was taken, tells you he travels light.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Keaton
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・キートン
- Reading
- まいける・きーとん
- Born
- September 5, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / singer / film director / character actor
2. Background
- High school
- Montour High School
- University
- Kent State University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Officer of Arts and Letters
- 2014 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Keaton born?
Born September 5, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Michael Keaton from?
Michael Keaton is from Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Michael Keaton do?
Michael Keaton works as film actor, actor, singer, film director, character actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.