Hi there, welcome back to Toptenfamous channel. Tim Burton's 1992 film 'Batman Returns' combined
everything we love about Tim Burton and Batman into one incredible package. Michael Keaton,
Michelle Pfeiffer, and Danny DeVito were among the film's all-star cast
members. 20 years later, it remains one of the most visually stunning 'Batman'
films. Let's take a look at what the cast are up today.
Danny DeVito, then 48, had already established himself as an acclaimed
actor with a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award before playing The Penguin in the film.
Now at the age of 78, the actor, comedian and filmmaker shows no sign of slowing down.
He’s going feature in the newest film “The Survivor” in 2022.
Best known for his various antagonistic roles since 1990s, Christopher Walken had an outstanding
appearance as Max Shreck in Tim Burton's Batman Returns. Throughout his acting career,
Walken's films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United States alone.
The now 79-year-old actor and his wife live in Connecticut with their cat and have no kids.
Michael Murphy had an acting career spanned nearly 3 decades before he featured in the
film as The Mayor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of
authority, particularly as politicians, executives, clerics and judges. Now,
Murphy is 84 years old and currently resides in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
With a giant and muscular body shape, actor and former bodybuilder Andrew Bryniarski was cast
as Chip Shreck - a wealthy businessman and industrialist. He was then 23. Now he’s 53
years old, and he’s often cast in several films that required his type, a 6-foot-5-inch man.
Playing a minor role as Thin Clown was Doug Jones, who was then a 32-year-old newcomer in the movie
industry. Afterwards, he rose to fame as an actor who specializes in portraying non-human creatures.
Born on May 24, 1960, the actor, contortionist, and mime artist is 62 years old as of this video.
The Swiss actress Anna Kararina, then 32, starred as the Poodle Lady, a member of the Red Triangle
Circus Gang. As of this video, she’s 62 years old and no long appears on screen.
A year after her debut in movie, Cristi Conaway, then 28, filmed for the second time in Batman
Returns as the Ice Princess. However, in 2002, Conaway left her acting career to
become a fashion designer since then. She was born on August 14, 1964 and is now 58 years old.
Another Max Shreck's Image Consultants named Josh was played by actor and director Steve Witting.
This is the second film Witting attended since his
entrance of movie industry. Now he’s out of spotlight.
Playing Jen, one of the Max Shreck's Image Consultants was American actress
and comedian Jan Hooks, who was the familiar face on Saturday Night Live from 1986 – 1991.
Unfortunately, Hooks suffered from leukemia and throat cancer for a long time and she
passed away in 2014, at the age of 57. The professional arm-wrestler and actor
Rick Zumwalt played the tattooed strongman, one of the Penguin's henchmen when he was 41 years old.
In 2003 Rick died after suffering a major heart attack, aged 52, according to his former wife.
Playing The Organ Grinder in the film was the character actor and food writer Vincent
Schiavelli, who was then 44 years old. Described as an "instantly recognizable
sad-faced actor", Schiavelli was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome in childhood. Sadly,
he died of lung cancer on December 26, 2005, aged 57.
Having been a well-known name before taking the role of Commissioner Gordon, Pat Hingle
made the character memorable as he appeared in all four 'Batman' films throughout the '90s.
Having appeared in hundreds of television shows and feature films, Hingle is known for often
played tough authority figures. The actor died of myelodysplasia in 2009, at age 84.
British character actor Michael Gough, who made more than 150 film and television appearances,
appeared as Bruce Wayne's butler and father figure Alfred Pennyworth in all four of the Batman films
from 1989 to 1997. The veteran actor passed away on March 17, 2011 at the ripe old age of 94.
He was added to In Memoriam at the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Penguin’s father was played by comedian, writer, producer Paul Reubens,
who was then 40 years old. He has been famous for his character Pee-wee Herman
since the late 1970s. Now Reubens is 70 years old, hosting a special radio episode on KCRW.
Diane Salinger attended the film as the character Penguin’s mother when she was 41 years old.
Now at the age of 71, she has her own acting school in Los Angeles,
where she has taught and directed for the past thirteen years.
Establishing herself as a leading lady with several high-profile roles during the 1990s,
Pfeiffer came to Batman Returns as Catwoman at the age of 34. Pfeiffer, now 64,
has remained one of Hollywood's most bankable actresses for four decades and has been cited
as one of the world's most beautiful women by several publications. She has also debuted
in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Janet van Dyne / Wasp in the 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Michael Keaton's performance as Batman won over audiences worldwide, and many consider him to be
the definitive Dark Knight to this day. Reprising the role at the age of 41, he now 71 years old
and has been making something of a comeback lately after disappearing for a few years.
Keaton is set to reprise the role in the 2023 DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Flash.
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