did you hear the news about the famous Michael Keaton the iconic actor known for roles like Batman and Beetlejuice has announced that he will be changing his professional name back to his birth name Michael Douglas due to screen actor's guild rules he had to choose a different stage name early in his career since actors Michael Douglas and Mike Douglas already existed now after 50 years in Show Business Keaton revealed that he plans to use the name Michael Keaton Douglas moving forward he mentioned in an interview that he wanted to use this name for his 2023 film Knox goes away which he directed and star in but simply forgot to do so in time Katon is not the first Hollywood star to consider returning to their real name as Emma Stone has also expressed her desire to be called by her birth name Emily other celebrities such as Katy Perry and cardi B have also adopted stage names for various reasons in their careers but some like Katon are now opting to return to their roots