He always kind of treated them like they were small adults.. My attitude was make em throw you your pitch. Keaton first rose to fame for his The CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, known for its ticking stopwatch, devoted a good portion of its program Sunday night to discovering what makes Michael Keaton tick. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Jack Butler in Mr. The thought can sometimes lighten the reality, she says. Its just [expletive]. A couple of things go your way. They blamed the wrong people and got away with it, Macy said. He became addicted, abused OxyContin and eventually heroin, then lost his job and home before getting sober in 2015. This was about folks in boardrooms bringing death and destruction to our communities, he added. Even as doctors and investigators questioned the safety of the drug, it was so ubiquitous that they were being offered it for their own medical care. Im here. One unique advantage of doing a scripted series, said the shows creator, Danny Strong, was being able to go inside the room with Purdue executives. Name: Michael Keaton Birth Year: 1951 Birth date: September 5, 1951 Birth State: Pennsylvania Birth City: Coraopolis Birth Country: United States Gender: Male Picking that character up again 30-ish years later in The Flash, are you playing him as a continuation of that same guy or are you starting from scratch? Some of the most painful moments of the series come when people who know better are swept up by the pills incredibly addictive qualities anyway. Oh, people love architecture bits. Mr Scichilone, of Mt Lebonan, Pennsylvania, was a victim of the opioid epidemic who died in 2016; he was known for being great with children, especially his nephew, Cash, who is pictured, To support such families, in her brothers memory, Meghan and her family started the Michael Douglas Scichilone Foundation just months after his untimely death. There are things I did because I thought they had to be out there. 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. Richard Sackler is played by a brooding, nervy Michael Stuhlbarg, who leans into his roles villainy. Whats really interesting about you saying that is, man, do I miss it sounds egotistical being funny. Let me hear myself say it. I love nature and being outside. [17], Keaton first appeared on TV in the Pittsburgh public television programs Where the Heart Is and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1975). Go to work. He was just very knowledgeable with all those things. He later appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films, such as Clean and Sober (1988), Pacific Heights (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), The Other Guys (2010), RoboCop (2014), Need for Speed (2015), Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016), Dumbo (2019), Worth (2020), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). Only take pills that were prescribed by your doctor and came from a licensed pharmacy. Then, that wasnt it. The Hulu limited series offers an on-the-ground view of how Purdue Pharmas drug created the opioid crisis. No, no. You dont mean Huey Lewis? When I get involved like that creatively, I get excited again. 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. However, when Burton was dropped as director of the film, Keaton left the franchise as well. Theyre still eating, all you hear is silverware and people mumbling things like, Hey, I didnt order Thousand Island. Youre up there and they go: Who is this kid? But doing it again was in a way more fun than any other time. 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. At this point, thanks to my interest in Patrick Radden Keefes reporting on Purdue Pharma, Im somewhat aware of how Purdue Pharma sold out the health of millions of Americans for shareholder profit. Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony For A Ride In Hollywood. Heres the deal: Everything comes down to the question of what do you want? The show ran for six seasons, with the Shephard role continuing throughout. You know, I hadnt realized that you and Tim Burton were still pals, and now Im mentally stuck on the possibility of him all gothed out going fly-fishing with you in Montana. And especially young kids, who maybe cant articulate every issue that theyre having., The family foundation recently donated $50,000 to the center, and theyre giving us the naming rights for the occupational therapy, the gym, for the kids - because we thought that that would be the part of the building Michael would have loved, his sister tells The Independent. He was a huge sports fan and, like, knew every Steelers statistic inside and out starting in the Sixties, says his sister, 43. But no matter the part and I think this is essential to his appeal Keaton, who is 69, always exudes an intense (and intensely American) self-reliance, a defiant independence. Did you ever read Tarantula? For us, I think that Michael self-medicated in some capacity and so I think its so important for people to get the health care, the mental health [care] they need and deserve. He played the title character in Tim Burton's horror-comedy Beetlejuice, earning Keaton widespread acclaim and boosting him to Hollywood's A list. [50][51] In 2019, he played the villain in Disney's live-action adaptation of Dumbo directed by Tim Burton, co-starring with Colin Farrell and Eva Green. [56] He also briefly reprised his role as Vulture in the SSU film Morbius,[57] which released on April 1, 2022. Michael Keaton stars in Dopesick as a doctor who watches as the OxyContin he was manipulated into prescribing ravages his small Appalachian town. Hes refreshingly way more normal than people I dont know if normal is the right word but you know what I mean. Chronicle Books. 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Do some other things. 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. Then youll have to keep asking yourself, Yeah, but what is that? I lost my nephew Michael to drugs, and it hurts.. Ive been like that since I was a little kid. One can only imagine how Michael would have reacted to being name-checked by his uncle at the televised SAG Awards for millions to see in February. It was equally hard to watch its star, Michael Keaton, previously break down while accepting a Screen Actors Guild award, dedicating the trophy to his sister, Pam, and her son, Michael Douglas Scichilone who died in 2016 in Pennsylvania, a victim of the same epidemic chronicled in Mr Keatons show. No. When someone overdoses from fentanyl, breathing slows and their skin often turns a bluish hue. [49], In 2017, Keaton played the supervillain The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming; while making this film, Keaton was unable to reprise his role as Chick Hicks for Disney/Pixar's Cars 3 and was replaced by Bob Peterson. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Jack Butler in Mr. [36] Keaton later reprised the role for the sequel Batman Returns (1992), which was another critically acclaimed success. pp. Trust me. [46], Keaton starred alongside Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts in Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), playing Riggan Thomson, a screen actor, famous for playing the iconic titular superhero, who puts on a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story to regain his former glory. Theres not a lot of room in between., I can feel right now the rolling thunder of eye-rolling coming across people saying to me things like, Shut up and dribble, Shut up and act. The acting Ill quit. [55] Keaton cites his performance in 1988's Clean and Sober as an early preparation for Dopesick. Michael Stuhlbarg, center, as Richard Sackler. In the shows first few episodes, its especially disorienting. Multiplicity is one of my favorites, too, and thats different. You know, so a couple occasions where, you know, people were kinda-- not just, maybe did more than doubt you. The Sacklers say they bear no responsibility for the crisis and are likely never to face trial, owing to the sweeping protections built into a bankruptcy settlement that dissolved Purdue Pharma last month. Then I went, But what is he talking about? It was equally hard to watch its star, Michael Keaton, previously break down while accepting a Screen Actors Guild award, dedicating the trophy to his sister, Pam, and her son, Michael Douglas Scichilone who died in 2016 in Pennsylvania, a victim of the same epidemic chronicled in Mr Keatons show. 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I will tell you, heres the thing about Tim Burton that a lot of people dont know: Because he has certain mannerisms and personality and what his art looks like, I think theres a little misperception. There are no reports regarded him having I was doing some things, I was picking up a little bit of work. So somebody said, You gotta go see this guy me. Dopesick, an eight-episode limited series based on the book by journalist Beth Macy, turns this story into a personal one centered on West Virginia doctor Samuel Finnix (Michael Keaton), a fixture of his community who starts prescribing Oxycontin after a Purdue Pharma rep assures him its a nonaddictive treatment for the pain his patients are experiencing. But everyone says about how stigmatised it really is, and it still is but I think thats changing.. The shutting up, not so much. This is a piece of art, with actors saying dialogue, Strong said. I thought, Hey, man, embrace it. Mom (1983), Betelgeuse in Beetlejuice (1988), the DC Comics superhero Batman / Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992) and the upcoming film The Flash (2023), and the Marvel Published Oct 31, 2021. But the macro is looking at all the corporations that have caused exponential damage, especially to lower- and middle-class people and their communities., Randy Ramseyer, the assistant U.S. attorney played by Hoogenakker in the series, said in an email that he didnt want viewers to blame one family and forget all the systemic failures that cause our problems.. OK. [71], In the 1980s, Keaton bought a ranch near Big Timber, Montana, where he spends much of his time. Morbius sees the titular doctor, Michael Morbius, suffering from a rare blood disease. [1] In 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity from two conversations. I was direct and honest with her. Unlike that HBO show, Hulus new eight-part series Dopesick doesnt offer laughs at the outlandish behavior of its titans of industry. Not only do the roles get a little different, but your interpretation of them might be more interesting too.. My career; career-wise. It sounds pretentious just hearing myself say it now. Meanwhile, the Sacklers, protected for now by the bankruptcy settlement, remain one of the richest families in America. [22] He also performed stand-up comedy during his early years to supplement his income. Im just saying. I kind of obsess over that, which is not good, and I do my little things under the radar with guys like Jim Messina. Even this interview: Im not unnecessarily flattering you, but when I get talking about things I forget how much I like things like this conversation. Some of them die. Hed hate it, she says. Maybe I am. Initial footage from The Flash trailer hints that Michael Keaton's early '90s Batman faked his death, according to a popular theory. I get like that. 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. This series is the trial that should have happened, said Danny Strong (Empire), who created and oversaw the show, which debuted Wednesday. I dont know. Excellent angler. Watching your Letterman appearances from the early 80s. I dont think print serves that question, to be really honest with you. Its not like a weird Hollywood family or anything., She adds: Whatever my uncle does to bring awareness to the epidemic and the issue, thats a positive.. No, no, no. Mom (1983) to megastardom via the gothic Batman (1989) and even more gothic Batman Returns (1992). For Macy, that meant emphasizing the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment, in which addicts use a less dangerous opioid like methadone or Suboxone to regain their lives. You know, Im just so lazy. We can laugh at the people who obsess but its none of my business what people think. The emphasis on peoples individual lives, and the breadth of talented actors on board, means the show makes an impact even when the storytelling is a little messy. In Dopesick, when you talk about addiction, the way to heal the problem is to accept that you have a problem, he said. Watch the exclusive trailer for the sharp upcoming series, starring Washington as a single mom whose father (Delroy Lindo) comes to live with her after being released from prison. Keaton with Andie MacDowell in Multiplicity (1996). [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. At least I did that.. He would take a bite out of her sandwich; shed get to school and there would just be a chunk out of her lunch.. Im going down hard. So I thought about the character again, and I thought, OK, if youre going to do it, dont be a dick. Addicts have quickly figured out how to dupe doctors into writing them prescriptions. It was my sisters son. Michael Keaton: You know, I have a long memory. Stick to licensed pharmacies. Michael Keaton Illness: What Disease Does Michael Keaton Have? Theres a passage in the piece you wrote for that book about fishing, Astream: If youre doing it right, the longer you live, the more you become just who you really are. Are you becoming closer to who you really are? What Dopesick offers is the scope of the devastationboth from the perspective of the people who were took Oxycontin and the people who were trying to stop Purdue Pharma from selling it. Im too antsy to sit around anyway. Yeah. What people dont know is, I never left; I was always picking up a little gig here and there. 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. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. 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). He was reportedly dissatisfied with the screenplay approved by the new director, Joel Schumacher. 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. After becoming known for his hyper-comedic performances in the early 80s, Keaton switched to dramatic roles first as a recovering drug addict in Clean And Sober The 9-minute film was released to coincide with Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. That quality is on display in various forms in his recent work as a contract killer in the thriller The Protg, released in August; as Kenneth Feinberg, the real-life lawyer in charge of dispensing the 9/11 victims compensation fund in Worth, which premieres on Netflix Sept. 3; and as a small-town doctor whose eyes gradually open to the opioid crisis in the Hulu limited series Dopesick, slated for release on Oct. 13. Meanwhile, in the Appalachian community where Finnix and Betsy live, Oxy has taken over. But even talking to you now, I feel myself getting revved up. Pharmacies keep reporting break-ins where the thieves only want the pill. It doesnt bomb. Its soul sucking. Your attitude, how you look at things and what you can create is more in your power than a lot of people think. I do. [10] His mother was of Irish descent,[10][11][12] while his father was of Scottish, Scotch-Irish, German and English ancestry, and was originally from a Protestant family. Then the next level of that is are you having any fun or are you even really any good right now? [31][32] Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans who believed Keaton was the wrong choice to portray Batman. 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. This was his breakout role as the fast-talking schemer Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski and earned Keaton some critical acclaim.[28]. We didnt do this to ourselves, said Hampton, who was injured while hiking in 2003 and prescribed opioids. I could have turned somebody around. People have come up to me about My Life and certain things that Ive done and commented on what it meant to them. [2] He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. A buddy of mine who was a rod builder, Ive never told him that his rod broke. But I thought: Ill be all right. He starred in The Paper and Multiplicity, and twice in the same role, that of Elmore Leonard character Agent Ray Nicolette, in the films Jackie Brown and Out of Sight. [5] He was raised between McKees Rocks,[6] Coraopolis and Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu calls my agent, and he goes, I want to talk to him about this movie. Because I like sports so much I use probably too many sports metaphors, but you gotta get tough and be competitive and not want to lie down. I didnt want to disrespect it. When someone overdoses from fentanyl, breathing slows and their skin often turns a bluish hue. Anyway, go ahead. [5][9] Keaton was raised in a Catholic family. But as the characters reveal their struggles, Dopesick gets better and better, emphasizing how dwarfed each individual is by the massive power of Purdue. Im a [expletive] hitter. Then you go, I can hit that. So you just hang in there. She says shed want to say to other families that they should simply strive to keep hanging in there and just helping and talking and realising, its not just you and theres nothing wrong with your kid. She also brought numerous sources into the writers room, including former Purdue employees and a doctor who discussed the pressure he felt from sales reps and his own addiction to the drug. Keaton was honored with a Career Achievement Award from the Hollywood Film Festival. It was also a pride thing, eventually wanting to do more stuff. I hope the show opens hearts and minds about who the real criminals are.. As the opioid epidemic ravaged Pennsylvania, however, Michael Scichilone would soon fall victim to it. [41] Keaton reportedly was cast as Jack Shephard in the series Lost, with the understanding that the role of Jack would be a brief one. Srpskohrvatski / , 19891999: Breakthrough as a dramatic lead. Like what? Alternative Title: Michael John Douglas. Michael Keaton, in full Michael John Douglas, (born September 5, 1951, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American actor who began his career in mostly comedic roles but later found success in dramas. He then decided that intercutting between Purdues internal machinations and the people suffering in Finch Creek would offer a true understanding of what happened.. Huey was there. He decided to use a stage name to satisfy SAG rules, as there were already an actor (Michael Douglas) and daytime host (Mike Douglas) with the same or similar names. Seriously? he asked. The 34-year-old was lost to fentanyl and heroin, Mr Keaton said in a previous interview. Prescription drugs sold online or by unlicensed dealersmarketed as OxyContin, Vicodin and Xanax are often laced with fentanyl. A terminally ill man prepares for his death. Then you have to drill down and have the balls to say, If thats what you really want, then you have to do X. You know what the rest of it is? Keaton was married to Caroline McWilliams from 198290. It was released by Triumph Marketing LLC on DVD September 28, 2004. The truth becomes clear as Finnix watches one patient after another including an injured young coal miner played by Kaitlyn Dever becomes addicted. Whats the job at hand? So I went home and read it, and I went, I dont think hes going to want me to do this after I say what I think. Then we met and I go, I think the character is this, this, this and this. I remember Tims hair was really long, and hes looking at me, and as Im talking his hair is flapping up and down, like nodding woo woo, and I went, I guess hes thinking like Im thinking. Ive passed up so much work over the years because I was curious about other things. I miss that stuff with Letterman and those guys. I was always afraid that the fun would go away. I was just commenting on the vibe. Lets take him. So I go Cool. Meanwhile if you drove down the Strip and looked at the marquees, who the names were, they were comics that not even my dad would just older guys. And when I say I chased this fish down: giant, hot white-water stretch of the Sustut in British Columbia, for about over an eighth of a mile, maybe closer to a quarter of a mile, and landed it with a broken rod. Little does Finnix know that he, like so many real doctors, is being manipulated with false and misleading information about its addictive properties including by a uniquely misleading F.D.A.-approved label. Letterman appearances from the early 80s. Its probably annoying to some people. [3], Michael John Douglas, the youngest of seven children, was born at Ohio Valley Hospital in Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania,[4] on September 5, 1951. We didnt do this to ourselves, said Hampton, who was injured while hiking in 2003 and prescribed opioids. 1988 was the seminal year in Keaton's career where he landed two major unconventional roles, forever changing his image to audiences. I always felt like I disappointed Cher. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Im not being cute: When I hear you speak I go, I have a feeling he knows more about Bruce Wayne than I do. I dont know if I thought about it that much. Take close ones right on the edge of the plate. Its all pulpy and everything, but Bruce Waynes an interesting character. I have wide interests, or catholic interests, as they say, and when youre like that, you reach a point where you go, OK, I still have to make a living so I have to take certain acting jobs, and you try to do your best. Maybe I got bored with acting. We seriously do not have time for that. Keaton, who is also an executive producer, was motivated to participate in the series partly because a nephew of his died from fentanyl and heroin use. Her mother, Pamela Douglas is his sister; Mr Keatons original last name was Douglas, too, but there was already a very well-known Michael Douglas in the actors guild. I know theres an element of randomness to the roles an actor ends up taking, but youve done Dopesick and Worth and The Trial of the Chicago 7 all relatively close to each other. He has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as the English dubbing of Porco Rosso (1992), Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015). [65][66], He was set to reprise the character in Batgirl starring Leslie Grace, set for a release on HBO Max,[67] taking some inspiration from the acclaimed DC Animated Universe animated series, Batman Beyond, with Keaton playing the elder Bruce Wayne as the title character's mentor and remote coordinator in the Batcave. And backstage the curtains were like 40 feet high. My kid and I are tight. At the moral center of Dopesick is Dr. Samuel Finnix, a family practitioner in the fictional Appalachian town of Finch Creek, Va., played by Michael Keaton. Im probably overanalyzing it. After all these years, if youre going to do this again, be respectful to the character and the movie. 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. They could be down in the West Village. Be a professional and do everything a professionals supposed to but, well, all my conversations with Andy, a couple things he wanted me to do I go, Nah, Im not doing that. By the way, Im talking about two little things where I said, No, thats not the character. Because you have to honor that guy. First of all 100 percent true absolutely no cocaine was involved. So anyway, that was traumatic. His family are speaking out about how drugs killed his namesake nephew in 2016. I'll wait." Dopesick follows Finnix and his patient Betsy (Kaitlyn Dever) over the course of several years, as Oxycontin rips their lives to shreds. [43] Keaton provided the voice of Ken in Toy Story 3 (2010). [Laughs.] "Dopesick" star Michael Keaton knows the heartbreak of addiction all too well. Then you start to literally get tired of hearing your own voice, and also metaphorically get tired. Michael Keaton is in completely good health. 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