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Michael Keaton Wants To Start Using His Real Name Michael Douglas


After 50 years and more than 90 credits as Michael Keaton, the actor plans to start using a version of his birth name, Michael Douglas.

After 50 years, Michael Keaton is outgrowing his stage name and returning to his roots. The Birdman star explained that he plans to combine to two names in future credits as Michael Keaton Douglas, which he intended to do as star and director of last year’s Knox Goes Away. “I said, ‘Hey, just as a warning, my credit is going to be Michael Keaton Douglas.’ And it totally got away from me.

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