[Answer] Actor Michael Keaton took the last name Keaton to avoid confusion with what other famous Michael?

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Actor Michael Keaton took the last name Keaton to avoid confusion with what other famous Michael?

• Michael Douglas:Michael Keaton was born with the name Michael Douglas but changed his last name in order to avoid confusion between he and the famous "Wall Street" actor. In response to rumors that he selected his stage name due to an attraction to actress Diane Keaton, or in homage to silent film actor Buster Keaton, he has responded by saying "it had nothing to do with that". Keaton has said in several interviews that he searched a phone book under "K", saw "Keaton" and decided to stop looking. Yet to this day, he has never legally changed it; he still goes by Michael Douglas to his friends and family.

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