Dopesick

Michael Keaton captured the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie for his performance in "Dopesick."

In addition to harking back to his childhood and striking serious notes, Keaton flashed some of the comedy chops that made him a star. “We kind of lived out in the country” in Pennsylvania, he explained, and the device became his portal to a different world as the medium was beginning to sweep across the world in the late-1950s and early 1960s. As part of a bankruptcy process for the company last year, the family reached a legal settlement insulating them from liability. Keaton plays a doctor in a small Appalachian town coming to terms with the consequences of prescriptions he wrote for OxyContin, which salespeople touted as a miracle pain reliever. “I watched all of the cowboy shows and especially the comedies, and all the gangster shows and I fell in love with it.” He recalled re-enacting what he saw on the screen and the importance of how his parents and siblings reacted to him. In particular, he recalled his father winning a raffle when he was a grade-schooler, bringing home the prize of a black-and-white television set.

LOS ANGELES - Michael Keaton landed an Emmy award on Monday for playing a small-town doctor who becomes addicted to painkillers in "Dopesick" as Hollywood.

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Michael Keaton has won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Limited Anthology Series at the 74th Television Academy Awards, for his role in Hulu's critically ...

From the first episode, audiences were enthralled with the heart-wrenching story that is, unfortunately, close to reality for a lot of people throughout the country (and the world). Dopesick was created by Danny Strong, who was the co-creator of Empire, and wrote the screenplays for Recount, Game Change, and Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Samuel Finnix, a small-town family doctor in a mining town who sees devastating effects of OxyContin first-hand, after administering it to his patients for chronic pain.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh's own Michael Keaton is now an Emmy Award-winning actor. 74th Primetime Emmys - Show LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 12: ...

for more features. "Dopesick" is based on a book of the same title and deals with the nation's opioid crisis. It was Keaton's first Emmy nomination and win for an acting role,

Michael Keaton won the award for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his performance in Dopesick at the 2022 Emmys on Monday, and thanked his family for ...

And I’m glad I made a fool of myself over and over and over again. “I thought, ‘Well, if this is even remotely good, I have to do this,’” Keaton told THR. “It happens to be real good.” And that’s the thing about feeling foolish and making a fool of yourself and making mistakes. And one more thing I want to say: Over the years, we’ve all been through tough times. And to this day, they were never demeaning. They were never dismissive. I just want to thank all those people in my family for never making me feel foolish because I went on to do that several times myself. They never made fun of me. He continued: “I want to thank them. They never looked down upon it. He even acknowledged his doubters during his acceptance speech.

LOS ANGELES — Michael Keaton landed an Emmy award on Monday for playing a small-town doctor who becomes addicted to painkillers in “Dopesick” as Hollywood…

In the comedy race, Apple TV+ feel-good series “Ted Lasso” is back for more after being named best comedy last year. But awards experts say newcomer “Squid Game” could snag the trophy, and if so it would make history as the first non-English language program to claim a series Emmy. The series, which tells the story of a wealthy family jockeying for power, won the award in 2020.

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Beloved Batman, Beetlejuice, and Spider-Man: Homecoming star Michael Keaton is now officially an Emmy winner. The actor was nominated for his first Emmy ...

Keaton took his career to another level in 1989 when he took on the role of Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton's Batman. Samuel Finnix in [Hulu](/category/hulu/)'s [Dopesick](/category/dopesick/), a limited series about the opioid crisis in the United States. Accepting his award, Keaton had a lot of people to thank, including his supporters.