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I've deleted a fact from trivia that I highly doubt is true:

• Had a small cameo in Batman Begins as one of Ra's Al Ghul's ninjas.

If it was, it would have been reported by Batman on Film or IMDB. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Twenty8 (talk • contribs) 03:04, 23 April 2006.

Contents 1 Subjectivity 2 Salary 3 Trivia 4 Pictures 5 marriage

[edit] Subjectivity

Their fears were proven "wrong"? This isn't very objective. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 144.138.223.116 (talk • contribs) 13:18, 10 September 2006.

[edit] Salary

I changed the bit about Warners may or not have refused his demands for pay in 1995. This is false, wrong details on a story not many remember. The A&E Biography special about Keaton reveals that after he initially turned down the third Batman film, WB tried to keep him by offering 35 million, but he still declined. He said on the special: "It was like they were saying, 'Here, Michael... here's 35 million in exchange for your soul.'" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.130.140.194 (talk • contribs) 04:54, 30 May 2006.

[edit] Trivia

Height should not be under both Trivia and the floating box up on the top right. Pick one. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.214.208.75 (talk • contribs) 13:58, 25 November 2006.

Being a Keaton buff, I've not seen evidence of certain pieces of "trivia," therefore, I'm removing them unless somebody wants to provide some sort of proof. He has never done anything to side with a particular political affiliation, lest of all publicly. If someone wants to keep the theory that he gave money to John Kerry's campaign, come up with some evidence.

The same goes for the "Lost", "Pirates" and "The Fly" rumors. Bring some proof. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.130.140.194 (talk • contribs) 00:29, 19 July 2006. "After the Keaton casting, Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans commenting that the comedic Keaton was the wrong choice for Gotham City's creature of the night. However, their fears were proven wrong when Keaton turned in a widely-acclaimed performance."

[edit] Pictures

Is there a reason that both of the pictures on this page are from Batman (Actually, to be fair, I'm pretty sure the top one is Batman Returns)? It was a good movie and all, but maybe there needs to be a change-up.Dlmccaslin 18:24, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

keaton was the best portrayal of batman

Has anyone seen the TV Mini Series "The Company"[1], with Michael Keaton playing a key role? My feelings are that it has to be one of Michael's greatest performances ever; Michael has been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Male Actor for this role. As far as it being his best performance ever, I leave that to a consensus, but it is certainly one of his most brilliant.

[edit] marriage

I believe Keaton was married only 3-4 years -- not eight. Ifnkovhg (talk) 01:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC)