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Betelgeuse Beetlejuice | |
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Beetlejuice character | |
First appearance | Beetlejuice (1988) |
Last appearance | Not So Peaceful Pines (1991) |
Created by | Tim Burton |
Portrayed by | Michael Keaton Stephen Ouimette (voice) |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Bioexorcist Trickster |
Betelgeuse, otherwise known as Beetlejuice is the main character and anti-hero of Tim Burton's 1988 dark-fantasy comedy film Beetlejuice. Betelgeuse is depicted as being a michievious ghost who claims to be a Bioexorcist. He is summoned by Adam and Barbara Maitland when they say his name out loud three times, in an attempt to remove the Deetz family from their home. Betelgeuse becomes infatuated with the Deetz's teenage daughter, Lydia and attempts to marry her to lift his curse and re-enter the physical world. He is portrayed by Michael Keaton in the film and voiced by Stephen Ouimette in the animated series of the same name.
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Category:Beetlejuice Category:Fictional ghosts Category:Male horror film villains Category:Fictional undead Category:Film characters introduced in 1988 Category:Fictional tricksters Category:Fictional shapeshifters Category:Male film villains Category:Fictional characters who can stretch themselves Category:Fantasy film characters Category:Comedy film characters Category:Fictional suicides