I had just finished watching this 1987 clip of David Letterman's show featuring Michael Keaton on youtube, and one of the comments at the bottom of the clip stated this:
filmwave1 (3 weeks ago)
"Look at Keaton's hair, it's very thin and almost bald in the back. He must wear a piece now or got plugs because he now has a thick full head of hair."
Considering this video was made back in 1987, What do you think? Did he wear a hairpiece on Batman? Got Plugs? or does it simply depend on how he combs his hair?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKjvsxf5TRo
By "now" does he mean recently? If so I disagree. I saw him on CNN a few weeks ago. He has very little hair up top anymore. In his movies they make it seem like he still does especially if he grows out what he's still got.
I think he had plugs, because his hairline was always kind of weak, and if he had a hairpiece, I assume he'd have fixed THAT problem.
yeah when he does the letterman interview for the 1st batman he is wearing whatever hair "enhancement" he wore in the film so as to look the part during press junket time
hollywood stuff
recent photos and videos of him in public show his hair to be very thin on top (i also suffer ;D)
Your not the only one mate! lol
1987? Was Batman released 2 years early!!?
according to Nick Dudman( make up man on the film), yes Keaton wore a small hair piece at the front of his hair line.
Ah. That clears it up! Nick Dudman comes in handy! :-P
Nick's a cool dude and isn't shy about answering questions
Quote from: Gotham Knight on Wed, 11 Mar 2009, 18:47
By "now" does he mean recently?
I think he means during the 90's like when he did films like Batman Returns, Pacific Heights,Speechless,Multiplicity etc, etc, etc.......
Personally, I have always thought that it had more to do with how he combs his hair, because when you watch films like The Dream Team, Batman, Batman Returns, One Good Cop, Pacific Heights, Speechless, and Multiplicity you can still see that he is somewhat balding in the back. It's just that the way he had his hair combed, it would overlap the bald area making it a little harder to see. Not to mention, Keaton had to bend his head completely down for you to get a better view of his balded area. Of course now he has very little hair on top.
Quote from: Reevz666 on Wed, 11 Mar 2009, 20:35
according to Nick Dudman( make up man on the film), yes Keaton wore a small hair piece at the front of his hair line.
Exactly, where did you get source of Nick Dudman stating this?
Keaton actually admitted that he had a hair "enhancement" by make up artists on the set. Its in a vid clip interview.
That whole hairpiece info is news to me. Did he wear one in both Batman movies?
What about his other films?
Then again, I just found out last year that Sean Connery wore a piece as Bond from Goldfinger on.
It's not uncommon for most actors to wear a hairpiece or wig in a film, it helps with continuity. Chris Reeve wore a wig in the Superman movies.
Quote from: PJ on Thu, 12 Mar 2009, 15:22
It's not uncommon for most actors to wear a hairpiece or wig in a film, it helps with continuity. Chris Reeve wore a wig in the Superman movies.
According to the documentaries I've seen regarding the Superman films. I'm pretty sure that Christopher Reeve was told to have his hair dyed black, and that the actor portraying young Clark Kent had to wear a wig as well with Marlon Brando, but I could be wrong.
Reeve had Alopecia, meaning that his hair would randomly fall out (Or something like that).
So there are times in the first film when he's wearing a wig, and times when it's his real hair. I think the same thing for the second film.
But three and four, it's a wig.
Quote from: THE "BAT-MAN" on Thu, 12 Mar 2009, 02:11
Exactly, where did you get source of Nick Dudman stating this?
I asked him...but this information isn't new.
Quote from: DocLathropBrown on Thu, 12 Mar 2009, 19:19Reeve had Alopecia, meaning that his hair would randomly fall out (Or something like that).
So there are times in the first film when he's wearing a wig, and times when it's his real hair. I think the same thing for the second film.
But three and four, it's a wig.
Cripes, I did not know that.
^ Colors, how could you?! (I'm being humorous)
Honestly DKD, don't you think I feel bad enough? :)