[27], His next big break was working alongside Jim Belushi in the short-lived comedy series Working Stiffs, which showcased his comedic talent and led to a co-starring role in the comedy Night Shift directed by Ron Howard. This series is the trial that should have happened, said Danny Strong (Empire), who created and oversaw the show, which debuted Wednesday. Were all really close, Meghan Scichilone tells The Independent. Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. Keaton starred as a political candidate's speechwriter in 1994's Speechless. [19] (In 2003, after Fred Rogers' death, Keaton hosted a PBS memorial tribute, Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor;[20] in 2018, he hosted a 50th anniversary special of the series for PBS, Mister Rogers: It's You I Like. I was always afraid that the fun would go away. I was going to ask if you could use one to describe where you are in your career now. And then if you can live in that without sounding like Im saying something that makes me want to go outside and vomit you kind of raise your consciousness. I said, Look, if this wasnt well written or if they were saying youve got to kind of work for free, Im not going to lie to you and say I would have done it, but, that said, the No. Its doable. When someone overdoses from fentanyl, breathing slows and their skin often turns a bluish hue. It also meant being sure to include certain details to help clarify the record, like Richard Sacklers well-documented directive in a 2001 email to hammer on abusers and portray them as culprits. [23], Keaton left Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles to begin auditioning for various TV parts. Earlier in his speech, which began comically but quickly turned serious, Mr Keaton said he felt honoured to have a profession capable of sparking thought, conversation and actual change. And Andy was right about a lot of stuff that Id thought: I dont know if you should do that with this guy. Trust me. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. So anyway, that was traumatic. I wanted to live life. Then, after a period in the wilderness in the 2000s, he made a welcome comeback, kicked off by his detailed and widely praised character work in Birdman (2014). Keaton said he may not experience the worst impacts of climate change, but he cannot say the same for his son and grandchildren - one reason hes eager to act. Im looking forward to a time when my work becomes other work, frankly. We do not have time. You kinda go, Am I a bullshitter right now? But you say, Hey, man, Im fortunate enough to have a gig. And I pass up a lot of work. What accounts for that change? [13][14][15] Keaton attended Montour High School in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. Seriously? he asked. Sitting on your couch, remote in hand, you could select a drama about a bullying, obscenely affluent family that is riven by internal strife but revels in asserting its wealth and power, even if people die. ), Strong decided early to make the U.S. attorneys investigation the narrative spine of the series, he said. Do the thing. Its [expletive]. So when you asked yourself what you really wanted, what did you come up with? Then, that wasnt it. I dont know that Ive thought about that specifically. Oh, sorry, I was joking. He was such a sports guy.. Unlike that HBO show, Hulus new eight-part series Dopesick doesnt offer laughs at the outlandish behavior of its titans of industry. So I say, OK, lets do it. Then everybody was saying, Oh, my God, the worlds going to end. I thought, Really? She continues: He was a really, really great uncle. What takes the story to a profound place is that it is about the dark side of American capitalism, where you have the collusion of government and industry., Dopesick stands apart from a growing list of high-profile books and documentaries about the crisis including a recent four-hour HBO documentary, The Crime of the Century, by Alex Gibney, based partly on leaks from a 120-page Justice Department report from 2006 that was kept confidential as the department pushed to settle with Purdue in 2007. From the late 90s through the 00s, Oxycontin addiction ravaged entire communities, turning them into the epicenter of an opioid crisis that is still raging today. I thought, Hey, man, embrace it. No, its funny, I was doing this little meditation today, and I was thinking about some version of that. Let me hear myself say it. Keaton took home the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a TV movie. [76] Despite his political outspokenness during the 2020 election, Keaton later stated that it's better for celebrities not to speak about politics. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, In Dopesick, Keaton plays a rural doctor sucked into the opioid epidemic. WebKeaton revealed that Michael battled an addiction to fentanyl and heroin, which resulted in his death in Pennsylvania in 2016. Guys who just said: [Expletive] you. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 1 reason Im doing this is for Michael and you and for everyone out there, because its important. Then what happens is once you get going youre locked in. The new series, which counts Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man) among its directors, picks up, in a sense, where that documentary leaves off; using the freedom of scripted television, it ventures inside the four-year investigation behind that report as led by a group of federal prosecutors (played by John Hoogenakker, Jake McDorman and Peter Sarsgaard) and a frustrated Drug Enforcement Administration agent (Rosario Dawson). What people dont know is, I never left; I was always picking up a little gig here and there. Maybe its that nothing was coming around that made me interested. I dont think I believe that I have a responsibility exactly, but you wouldnt want to leave the world going: I could have been a mensch. Theres fair and theres unfair. Hes refreshingly way more normal than people I dont know if normal is the right word but you know what I mean. [35], According to Les Daniels's reference book Batman: The Complete History, Keaton initially believed the film would be similar in tone to the 1960s TV series starring Adam West but he understood the darker, brooding side of Batman the film was going for after reading Frank Miller's comic book miniseries, The Dark Knight Returns, which he portrayed to much fan approval. agent who in the 1990s begins to notice a troubling pattern of addiction to prescription opioids in rural areas.. Most notable is a former FDA director,Curtis Wright,who reportedly took a $400,000 employment deal at Purduea year after he oversaw the approval of OxyContin. There just is. [2] He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. Were sitting around telling these stories, how fly fishermen do, and I said, Most of my fishing stories, theyre seldom about catching fish. However, probably the best fish I ever caught was a steelhead up in British Columbia with a broken rod that I had to hold together in two pieces. Huey was there. [73], Keaton supported Barack Obama in 2008,[74] Hillary Clinton for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election,[75] and Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Mr Keatons nephew was extremely loyal and a really good friend. Ramseyer, who has not seen Dopesick, would not say what impact he thought the series might have. Then I went, But what is he talking about? Fentanyl is a potent and fast-acting drug, two qualities that also make it highly addictive. Much of the money raised, through events like an annual Kick it for Mike cornhole competition and t-shirt sales, is donated to increase addiction awareness (and, of course, support sports and kids, two of Michaels greatest loves.). 164; Kelli Bender, "Michael Keaton Slams Bear Cub Selfie Photo-Ops in PSA: 'It's Simply a Question of Respect'", Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best ActorMotion Picture Musical or Comedy, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, List of awards and nominations received by Michael Keaton, "Hollywood Film Awards: Slowly Killing the Golden Goose", "Michael Keaton Gets France's Order of Arts and Letters Honor", "Actor Michael Keaton Discusses His New Role at the ETC", "Michael Keaton Golden Globe Acceptance Speech", "Interview: Michael Keaton Was Intimidated by Jack Nicholson on the Set of Batman", "Michael Keaton: I dropped my phone in surprise when I was offered the role of Barbie's Ken in Toy Story 3", "Film Review Michael Keaton and his fall from grace", "Information about Keaton's paternal family", "Michael Keaton: 'There was a lot of bad taste in the 90s and I contributed to that', "20 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Michael Keaton", "Michael Keaton off to fast start in 'working stiffs', "15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever", "Flashback: Michael Keaton Tries, and Mostly Fails, to do Stand-Up in 1980", Michael Keaton's Real Name Was Taken By Another Movie Star, "Explore Michael Keaton's Pittsburgh Roots", "The Essentials: The 10 Best Michael Keaton Performances", "Retro Reviews: 'Night Shift' a charming, forgotten '80s gem", "The Renaissance of Michael Keaton: Latest Role in 'Clean and Sober' Puts a New and Serious Spin on the Screen Image of an Actor Who's Best Known for Comedy", "Batman Sets Record And So Does Hollywood", "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards", "Keaton would do Beetlejuice 2 "in a heartbeat", "Michael Keaton REALLY Interested in Resurrecting Beetlejuice for a Sequel", "Michael Keaton Talks Robocop and Batman", "Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton to Star in 'Birdman' (Exclusive)", "Michael Keaton Joins 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' After All Is He The Vulture? On July 28, 2016, Keaton was honored with the 2,585th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to film. No, no. [5][9] Keaton was raised in a Catholic family. So at the time Cher if youre enough of an entertainment nerd youll probably remember there was this phase where Cher really wanted to be a rocker, and shes kind of not. [52] In 2020, Keaton played U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark in The Trial of the Chicago 7, a legal drama directed by Aaron Sorkin about seven anti-Vietnam protesters charged with inciting riots in 1968. On New Year's Day of 2004, he hosted the PBS TV special Mr. Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor. The kind of athletes Ive always liked are the grinders. Honest to God. Its not like people were writhing on the floor with laughter ever but I go, no, this works. We were all hanging the other day who was I talking to? It takes really great people down.. (His character, like several others, is an amalgam of several real-life people.) Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. His family are speaking out about how drugs killed his namesake nephew in 2016. Maybe I got bored with acting. Michael Keaton: You know, I have a long memory. In an excellent, charismatic turn, Rosario Dawson plays Bridget Meyer, a DEA investigator who finds the tentacles of Purdue Pharmas influence everywhere she turns. But I was living. Michael Keaton stars in Dopesick as a doctor who watches as the OxyContin he was manipulated into prescribing ravages his small Appalachian town. I hope the show opens hearts and minds about who the real criminals are.. He had a cameo in the Tenacious D short film Time Fixers, an iTunes exclusive. You keep going back to what you want and you go, Well, I have this, but, yeah, what do you want? Watching your Letterman appearances from the early 80s. Keaton, a longtime Pittsburgh resident and fan of its sports teams, negotiated a break in his Batman movie contract in case the Pittsburgh Pirates made the playoffs that year, although they ultimately did not. The influence of Michael Keatons starring role in director Tim Burtons 1989 big screen bonanza, Batman, remains powerful. I always felt like I disappointed Cher. Ive passed up so much work over the years because I was curious about other things. I love nature and being outside. Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. It was like, Whoa, wait a minute, this is big. But then what do you actually do after you ask yourself what you really want? Cocreators Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, plus star Dominique Fishback, get candid about the wild new series that is a sister to, increasingly popular prestige television crutch, a year after he oversaw the approval of OxyContin. [60] In August 2020, it was reported that Keaton would be reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman,[61][62] though Keaton disputed these claims on October 21 and again on March 22, 2021, stating that it was not confirmed. We didnt do this to ourselves, said Hampton, who was injured while hiking in 2003 and prescribed opioids. Finnix is persuaded by aggressive Purdue salespeople that OxyContin is a miracle drug a powerful, long-acting painkiller that they insist is addictive in less than 1 percent of people who take it as prescribed. The Bob Dylan book? Like what? Based largely on the 2018 book by Beth Macy, the show seeks to dramatize how members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, aided by lax regulations, pushed OxyContin onto the public starting in the 1990s. With that in mind, Strong said he made recovery and healing a major plotline in the last few episodes, in hopes of destigmatizing treatment for opioid use disorder. 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