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Searches are soaring for Michael Keaton amid the news that Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton passed away<\/a>, as well as searches wondering if the two actors were related.<\/p>\n Michael and Diane do not have familial ties; in fact, both of their names are actually stage names, as their real names were already being used by other actors<\/a>. Diane was born Diane Hall and used her mother’s maiden name, Keaton, as her stage name. Michael chose the name Keaton out of a phone book at random, given that the name Michael Douglas<\/a> was already taken.<\/p>\n Diane, known for her performances in films such as Annie Hall and The Godfather<\/a>, passed away at the age of 79.<\/p>\n After the news of Diane Keaton’s death, searches spiked for the Batman star, whose real name is actually Michael John Douglas.<\/p>\n He settled on the surname Keaton early on in his career, as the Screen Actors Guild prohibits members from using the same stage name as another member, and future Oscar-winner Michael Douglas had been starring in films since the late 1960s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Michael Keaton, who has dozens of film and television acting credits, is best known for his work in the Tim Burton films Beetlejuice and Batman.<\/p>\n When it comes to choosing his moniker, he told People<\/a>, “I was looking through \u2014 I can\u2019t remember if it was a phone book. I must\u2019ve gone, ‘I don\u2019t know, let me think of something here.’ And I went, ‘Oh, that sounds reasonable.'”<\/p>\n The 72-year-old actor has expressed a desire to use the name Michael Keaton Douglas on future professional projects. He intended to do so for a project he directed titled ‘Knox Goes Away,’ but it didn’t end up happening.<\/p>\n “I said, ‘Hey, just as a warning, my credit is going to be Michael Keaton Douglas.’ And it totally got away from me. And I forgot to give them enough time to put it in and create that. But that will happen,” he explained.<\/p>\n DON’T MISS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Late Diane Keaton never dated for 35 years and was ‘never’ asked out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Michael Keaton’s real name is same as Hollywood star and he plans to use it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n