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Michael Keaton Talks Taking Career Risks, Partying with Jack Nicholson and Nearly Passing on Beetlejuice

In a wide-ranging interview, Michael Keaton tells PEOPLE about his career risks, partying with Jack Nicholson and nearly passing on the title role in 'Beetlejuice.'

Listening to his gut has served Keaton well over the past five decades as he’s built a formidable and varied career that includes comedy (like 1982’s Night Shift), action (1989’s Batman) and drama (the 2015 Best Picture Oscar winner Spotlight). Not long after Keaton connected with Burton, he felt similar good vibes from Jack Nicholson, his costar in Batman(the second Keaton-Burton collaboration). These days, Keaton, who won an Emmy in 2022 for his performance as a doctor at the center of the opioid crisis in the Hulu limited series Dopesick, still embraces a quieter life.

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