Riggan Thomson

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fictional character film character

Riggan Thomson is a washed-up Hollywood actor, once famous for playing a superhero, who desperately attempts to revive his career and artistic credibility by staging a Broadway play in the film "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."

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Riggan Thomson canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
adaptsWorkOf Raymond Carver ⓘ
appearsIn Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ⓘ
artisticGoal gain artistic credibility ⓘ
careerGoal revive his acting career ⓘ
conflictsWith theatre critic Tabitha Dickinson ⓘ
coStarsWith Laura ⓘ
Lesley ⓘ
Mike Shiner ⓘ
createdBy Alejandro G. Iñárritu ⓘ
fameStatus washed-up Hollywood actor ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 2014 ⓘ
formerRole Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ⓘ
surface form: Birdman
genreContext black comedy-drama ⓘ
hasDaughter Sam Thomson ⓘ
hasExWife Sylvia ⓘ
hasGirlfriend Laura ⓘ
hasSuperheroPersona Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ⓘ
surface form: Birdman
hearsVoiceOf Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ⓘ
surface form: Birdman
medium film ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableWork Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ⓘ
surface form: Birdman franchise
occupation actor ⓘ
playTitle What We Talk About When We Talk About Love ⓘ
portrayedBy Michael Keaton ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
stages Broadway play ⓘ
strugglesWith mental health issues ⓘ
midlife crisis ⓘ
relevance in the entertainment industry ⓘ
themeAssociatedWith ego and identity ⓘ
fame and artistic integrity ⓘ
superhero culture critique ⓘ
uses telekinesis-like hallucinations ⓘ
worksAt St. James Theatre ⓘ

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) → mainCharacter → Riggan Thomson ⓘ
Michael Keaton → portrayed → Riggan Thomson ⓘ
Michael John Douglas → portrayed → Riggan Thomson ⓘ