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You recognize him as Michael Keaton, however the actor is planning to vary his identify in present enterprise.

Born Michael Douglas — identical to the two-time Wall Road Oscar winner — the Beetlejuice star opened up in a brand new interview about selecting his skilled moniker when beginning out within the ’70s as a result of Display Actors Guild rule that prohibits two members from having the identical identify.

Keaton advised Folks he doesn’t recall if he discovered his chosen identify in a cellphone e book just like the rumors recommend, however added, “I need to’ve gone, ‘I don’t know, let me consider one thing right here.’ And I went, ‘Oh, that sounds affordable.’”

Regardless of making a reputation for himself — fairly actually — all through his decadeslong profession, starring in films like Birdman and even taking part in Batman, the actor stated he’d wish to go by a mixture of his delivery identify and stage identify: Michael Keaton Douglas.

In reality, Keaton stated he supposed to be credited with the hybrid identify on Knox Goes Away, the movie he directed and starred in that was launched in theaters earlier this yr, however merely “forgot.”

“It completely bought away from me,” he stated. “And I forgot to present them sufficient time to place it in and create that. However it’s going to occur.”

“Michael Keaton” can subsequent be seen on the large display screen in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel coming greater than 35 years after the unique, out Friday.

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