9. Over the years there have been many "Batman" movies, mostly with different actors playing the title role. Who was the actor who had the role of Batman in the 1989 movie "Batman", directed by Tim Burton?
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Answer:
Michael Keaton
The character "Batman" has been played by all of the alternative answers (Adam West in the 1960's TV Series and a 1966 movie), and also Christian Bale more recently.
"Batman" made his first appearance in May 1939 in "Detective Comics" number 27. His "secret identity" is Bruce Wayne, a very rich playboy who is looked after by his butler, Alfred Pennyworth and assisted by Robin the "Boy Wonder" and Jim Gordon, the Gotham City Police Commissioner. Batman has a variety of adversaries including the Joker, the Riddler, the Penguin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Two-Face.
In 2011 on IGN "Tob100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time", Batman is second place, to Superman's being named the number one comic book hero. Batman again runs a second to Superman on the "Empire" magazine's list of the "50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time".
The combined budget for "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", Batman & Robin", "Batman Begins", and "The Dark Knight" was approximately $925 million. The combined movies' world-wide box-office revenue was approximately $2.6 billion.
Michael John Douglas (Michael Keaton) was born in 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and began his career as a TV cameraman. After moving to Los Angeles, he auditioned for various TV shows and got a few small parts. It was at this time that he changed his name to Michael Keaton. He eventually gained a co-starring role in the comedy "Night Shift". Some of starring roles were in "The Dream Team", "Beetlejuice", and "Multiplicity".