Actor Michael Keaton, known for roles in Beetlejuice and Batman, reveals his desire to credit himself as Michael Keaton Douglas, stemming from the Screen Actors Guild's rule preventing actors with identical professional names.
Michael Keaton , the actor celebrated for his roles in Beetlejuice and Batman, has shared that he couldn't use his real name professionally due to it already being taken by another star. The Screen Actors Guild , which prevents actors from using the same professional names, requested Michael adopt a new one since his birth name , Michael John Douglas, was a no-go with the presence of Michael Douglas, famed for Basic Instinct, in their ranks.
Despite a stellar career spanning over 50 years, Michael now wishes to merge his stage name with his birth name. Although he planned to be credited as Michael Keaton Douglas in his latest directorial endeavour, Knox Goes Away, the pressures of directing made him inadvertently omit the change. Despite this, he's still billed as Michael Keaton in his latest hit, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the much-anticipated follow-up to the 1988 iconic film. But it's not just Michael who yearns for their birth name.
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