BOSTON \u2014 Actor Michael Keaton is set to be honored Friday as the 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University\u2019s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.<\/p>\n
The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world\u2019s third-oldest still operating, said Keaton will receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast in the evening. Afterward he will attend a performance of Hasty Pudding\u2019s 177th production, \u201cSalooney Tunes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hasty Pudding Theatricals gives out its Man and Woman of the Year awards to people who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.<\/p>\n
The Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actor is known for roles in such films as \u201cBatman,\u201d \u201cBirdman,\u201d \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d and \u201cSpotlight.\u201d More recently Keaton has starred in and directed the short film \u201cSweetwater\u201d and starred in and was executive producer on the eight-part Hulu miniseries \u201cDopesick.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe was Batman, then Birdman, and now, most importantly, he\u2019s a Pudding man!\u201d Hasty Pudding producer Eloise Tunnell said in a statement. \u201cKeaton is no stranger to being a superhero, but let\u2019s see if that training earns him a Pudding Pot. We cannot wait to welcome him on February 6th: until then, don\u2019t say his name three times!\u201d<\/p>\n
Actor Jon Hamm won the award last year. Other recent honorees have included Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds.<\/p>\n
Hasty Pudding\u2019s Woman of the Year, which dates to 1951, will be awarded Feb. 13 to Australian actor Rose Byrne.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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