Michael Keaton Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms "All's Fair" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour" and his comedic film roles in "Night Shift" (1982), "Mr. Mom" (1983), "Johnny Dangerously" (1984), and "Beetlejuice" (1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989) and "Batman Returns" (1992). He is also known for playing The Vulture in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with "" (2017) and in the
Val Pollard Val Pollard Valerie "Val" Pollard (also Lambert) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Emmerdale", played by Charlie Hardwick. She made her first screen appearance in the episodes broadcast on 1 February 2004. Val was introduced as the sister of established character Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen). She later married Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell). Hardwick took a three-month break from "Emmerdale" to appear in a play, and the character left on 10 February 2012. Val returned in June 2012 and was surprised to learn that Eric was in a relationship with Brenda Walker (Lesley Dunlop). She moved into