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Adam West
Born William West Anderson
September 19, 1928 (1928-09-19) (age 79)
Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.A.
Spouse(s) Billie Lou Yeager (1950-1956)
Frisbie Dawson (1957-1962)
Marcelle Tagand Lear (1971-present)
Official website

Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928) is an American actor who is best known for playing the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne on the 1960s TV series Batman (which also had a film adaptation). Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walla Walla is both the County seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, and the county's largest city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. Batman (also known as Batman The Movie) is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular ''Batman'' television series, and was the first He is also well known for his current role as the delusional Mayor Adam West on the show Family Guy. Mayor Adam West is a fictionalized Caricature of actor Adam West on the animated television series Family Guy. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other

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Biography

Adam West was born in Walla Walla, Washington to Otto West Anderson and Audrey V. Walla Walla is both the County seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, and the county's largest city Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Speer. [1] He has a younger brother named John. He attended Walla Walla High School during his freshman and sophomore years, and later enrolled in Lakeside School in Seattle. The Lakeside School is a private school in Seattle Washington, USA, for grades 5–12 He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and a minor in Psychology from Whitman College[2] in Walla Walla. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Whitman College is a Co-educational, non-sectarian residential Undergraduate liberal arts college in Walla Walla Washington.

Acting career

Early roles

In Hawaii, West landed a role as the sidekick on a children's show called The Kini Popo Show, which featured a chimp. West later took over as the star of the show. [3]

In 1959, West moved to Hollywood and took the stage name, "Adam West. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " He co-starred in the film, The Young Philadelphians, with Paul Newman, and guest starred in a number of television Westerns. The Young Philadelphians is a 1959 film starring Paul Newman and Barbara Rush, and directed by Vincent Sherman. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. He soon snagged a supporting role as Sgt. Steve Nelson in the cop show The Detectives. He also made a brief appearance on the 1964 film Robinson Crusoe on Mars. The year 1964 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1964. Robinson Crusoe on Mars is a 1964 Techniscope Science fiction film retelling of the classic novel by Daniel Defoe.

Batman

Main articles: Batman (TV series) and Batman (1966 film)

Producer William Dozier cast West as Batman and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne (in part, after seeing West perform as the James Bond-like spy Captain Q in a Nestlé Quik television ad), in Batman, the hit television series. Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. Batman (also known as Batman The Movie) is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular ''Batman'' television series, and was the first William Dozier (13 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 1991 was a Television producer and Actor, most famous as the producer and Narrator of the ''Batman'' Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Nesquik is a milk flavoring mix that was developed in the US in 1948, and introduced there as Nestlé Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. West beat out Lyle Waggoner for the Batman role. Lyle Waggoner (born April 13 1935 in Kansas City Kansas) is an American Actor and former model best known for his work on

West was at one point offered the role of James Bond by Cubby Broccoli in 1970 for the film Diamonds Are Forever. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American West declined, later stating in his autobiography that he believed the role should always be played by someone British, referencing Australian George Lazenby's unpopular time in the role. George Robert Lazenby (born September 5 1939) is an Australian Actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969

West enjoys the status of being almost a majority of the three big B's of the 1960s: Bond, Batman, and The Beatles. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The popular, campy show ran on ABC from 1966 to 1968; a film version was released in 1966. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The year 1966 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1966. The year 1968 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1968. Batman (also known as Batman The Movie) is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular ''Batman'' television series, and was the first The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on

Post-Batman career

Typecasting

After his high profile role in Batman, West, Burt Ward and Yvonne Craig (who played crimefighting sidekicks Robin and Batgirl respectively) were badly typecast in their roles. Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr, on July 6, 1945) is an American Television Actor and Activist. Yvonne Joyce Craig (born May 16, 1937 in Taylorville Illinois) is an American actress best known as Batgirl from Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally Batgirl is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts to the Superhero West's first post-Caped Crusader role was in the 1969 release The Girl Who Knew Too Much. The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1969 Film starring Adam West as Johnny Cain a Nightclub owner and former freelance Adventurer He played against type as a tough, hard-boiled assassin. The movie was a failure and has almost become a lost film.

For a time, West was forced to make a living entirely doing personal appearances as Batman. In 1972 however, when Burt Ward and Yvonne Craig reprised their Batman roles for a TV public service announcement about equal pay for women, West was absent. The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr, on July 6, 1945) is an American Television Actor and Activist. Instead, Dick Gautier filled-in for West as Batman. Richard "Dick" Gautier (born October 30, 1931 in Los Angeles California) is an Actor

West subsequently appeared in the theatrical films The Marriage of a Young Stockbrocker (1971), The Curse of the Moon Child (1972), Partizani/Hell River (1974), The Specialist (1975), Hardcore (1977), Hooper (as himself; 1978), The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) and One Dark Night (1983). The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft Hardcore is a 1979 film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring George C The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Hooper is a 1978 action-comedy Motion picture based loosely on the experiences of director Hal Needham, a one-time stuntman in his own right The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood (aka The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood) is a 1980 Film starring two-time Bond girl Martine Beswick The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York (Ironically, "the Dark Knight" is the nickname of Batman, the character with whom West has become so inextricably associated. ) West also appeared in such television films as The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972), Poor Devil (1973), Nevada Smith (1975), For the Love of It (1980) and I Take These Men (1983). The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Nevada Smith is a 1966 Western film made by Embassy Pictures and Solar Productions in association with and released by Paramount Pictures The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft For the Love of It may refer to For the Love of It (Bradley Joseph album For the Love of It (Salmonella Dub song The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York

He also did guest shots on the popular TV shows Love, American Style, Night Gallery, Alias Smith and Jones, Mannix, Emergency!, Alice, Police Woman, Operation Petticoat, The American Girls, Vegas, Big Shamus Little Shamus, Laverne & Shirley, Bewitched, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hart to Hart and King of Queens. Love American Style is an hour-long television Anthology which was produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September Night Gallery is Rod Serling 's follow-up series to The Twilight Zone that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973 Alias Smith and Jones is a Western Television series on ABC from 1971 to 1973 Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Emergency! is a Medical drama Television series that was produced by Mark VII Limited ( Jack Webb 's company and distributed by Alice was an American Television sitcom series which ran from August 31 1976 to July 2 1985 on CBS. Police Woman was an American Television police Drama starring Angie Dickinson that ran from September 13, 1974 Operation Petticoat is a 1959 comedic film directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, and Dina Merrill, Vega$ is an American Detective Television Drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981 Laverne & Shirley was a popular American television Situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983 Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. This article is about the television series For the Amusement park, see Martin's Fantasy Island or Fantasy Island UK The Love Boat (simply Love Boat in its final season is an American Television series set on a Cruise ship, which Hart to Hart is an American Television series starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers. The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007

His typecasting, however, always brought these to naught. In recent years, however, West has exploited his typecasting to receive a number of roles that are either self-parody or otherwise poke fun at his status as a pop-culture icon. A self-parody is a Parody of oneself or one's own work As an artist accomplishes it by imitating his or her own characteristics a self-parody is potentially difficult to distinguish

Return to the Batman role

During this period, West often played the voice of Batman, first in the short-lived animated series, The New Adventures of Batman, and in other shows like Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. The New Adventures of Batman is an Animated series produced by Filmation in 1977 featuring the DC Comics Superheroes Super Friends The Legendary Super Powers Show is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from The Super Powers Team Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 1985 In 1979, West once again put on the Batsuit for the live-action TV special, Legends of the Superheroes. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Batsuit (also Bat-Suit) is the Costume of the Fictional character appearing in DC Comics as a Superhero, Batman. GigtantaAtomjpg|150px|thumb|right|A'Leshia Brevard and Alfie Wise as Giganta and the Atom respectively [3]

West continued to maintain an association with the character that made him famous. He had a cameo appearance in a 1992 episode of Batman: The Animated Series on FOX, but not as Batman. The year 1992 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1992. " Beware the Gray Ghost " is an episode from Batman the Animated Series. Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning Instead, West fittingly voiced the part of Simon Trent, a washed-up actor who used to play a superhero in a TV series called "The Gray Ghost" and who, now typecast as the Gray Ghost, has difficulty finding work. The Gray Ghost is a character voiced by Adam West from Batman The Animated Series. West later had a recurring role as the voice of Mayor Grange in the WB animated series The Batman. Gotham City is a Fictional City appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. Kids' WB is an online network that was launched on April 28, 2008. The Batman was an Emmy Award -winning American Animated Television series produced by Warner Bros

Adam West once again provided the voice of Batman, in the CGI animated brickfilm, Batman: New Times. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames A brickfilm is any Film made using LEGO, Mega Bloks, or other similar plastic construction block toys Batman New Times is an animated CGI film utilizing the popular Minimates construction bricks intended to help sales of the minimates toy line In that movie, he starred alongside Mark Hamill, who provided the voice of The Joker and had originally played the role on Batman: The Animated Series. Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics.

Recent years

During the 1990s, West's status as a pop culture icon led to appearances as himself in the film Drop Dead Gorgeous and in several television series, including NewsRadio, Murphy Brown, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, The Ben Stiller Show[4] and The Drew Carey Show[5]. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 NewsRadio is an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC. Murphy Brown is an American Situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998 The Adventures of Pete & Pete was an American television series produced by Wellsville Pictures and broadcast by Nickelodeon. The Ben Stiller Show was a Sketch comedy Television show that aired on FOX from September 1992 to January 1993 The Drew Carey Show is an American Sitcom (set in Cleveland Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 In 1991, he starred in the pilot episode of Lookwell, in which he portrayed a has-been TV action hero who falsely believes he can solve crimes in real life. The year 1991 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1991. Lookwell was a Television pilot written and produced by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel. The pilot, written by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel, aired on NBC that summer but was not picked up as a series. Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television host and Comedian, best known Robert Smigel (born February 7 1960) is an American Humorist, Comedian and Writer known for his Saturday Night [6] It was later broadcast on the Trio channel, under the "Brilliant But Cancelled" imprint. Trio (or TRIO) was an American cable and Satellite television channel [7]

Noticeably, he played a washed up superhero in the Goosebumps television series episode "Attack of the Mutant. Goosebumps is a Canadian Children's television series that aired on YTV in Canada, on Canal Famille in Québec " The boy hero is a comic book geek whose favorite superhero, Galloping Gazelle (West's character), is portrayed as fading and on the verge of retirement. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The word geek is a Slang term noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things Towards the end, the boy is shocked to learn that the Gazelle is real, though he must save the day by himself.

In 1994, West, with Jeff Rovin, wrote his autobiography, Back to the Batcave published by Berkeley Books (ISBN 0-425-14370-8). The year 1994 in literature involved some significant events and new books He also appeared as a guest in the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast in an episode titled "Batmantis," where he displayed his book. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and

In 2005, West appeared in the CBS show The King of Queens. The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007 In the episode, Spence first asks Lou Ferrigno to go to a sci-fi convention. Louis Jude Ferrigno (born November 9 1951 is an American bodybuilder and Actor. Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science But when Spence meets West (playing himself), he leaves Ferrigno and asks West to come with him.

West appears prominently in the 2006 video for California band STEFY's song "Chelsea" as "Judge Adam West", presiding over the courtroom scene. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. STEFY is a pop band from Orange County, California. The group formerly known as "The Lovely" consists of Stefy Rae (vocals Jason Gaviati

In 2007, Adam West portrayed a defense attorney for Benny on the show George Lopez. The year 2007 in television involves some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2007. George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show) is an American Sitcom starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired

Voice-over work

West has built a career doing voice-over work on a number of animated series (often as himself), including appearances on The Simpsons, The Critic, The Boondocks, Histeria!, Kim Possible, and Johnny Bravo. The Critic is an American Animated series that revolved around the life of movie critic Jay Sherman, voiced by actor Jon The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder for the Adult Swim programming block of Turner Broadcasting Histeria! is an American Animated television series of the late-1990s created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toon Adventures Kim Possible is an Emmy Award -winning American Animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with Johnny Bravo is an American animated series created by Van Partible. He also appeared in five episodes of Nickelodeon's cartoon, The Fairly OddParents, as a cat-obsessed version of himself who is famous for playing a superhero called Catman, and who actually believes he is Catman. A later appearance of Adam West in The Fairly OddParents world was a parody of himself, hired to play the role of the Crimson Chin in the movie of the same name. West also voices many characters related to his famous Batman character, as mentioned above in the typecasting section.

Since 2000, West has made semi-regular appearances on the animated series Family Guy, on which he plays Mayor Adam West, a parody of West himself, the lunatic mayor of fictional Quahog, Rhode Island. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Mayor Adam West is a fictionalized Caricature of actor Adam West on the animated television series Family Guy. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States [8] He also voiced over as a man in an office with Ted Turner on Robot Chicken's spoof of Captain Planet. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Captain Planet is a Superhero in the Animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers and The New Adventures of Captain Planet His latest voice-over performance was playing the role of Uncle Art in the Disney film Meet the Robinsons. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established Meet the Robinsons is a Computer-animated 2007 Film and the 46th Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios

West also played the voice of General Carrington in the video game XIII, and has voiced other video games like Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, Chicken Little: Ace in Action and Scooby Doo! Unmasked. XIII (pronounced Thirteen) is a First-person shooter video game released for PlayStation 2, GameCube, Marc Eckō's Getting Up Contents Under Pressure is a Video game released on February 14, 2006. Scooby-Doo! Unmasked is the latest in the Scooby-Doo! video game series

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Adam West
  2. ^ Interview, Whitman Magazine, December 2006
  3. ^ a b Adam West at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ Adam West biography at Hollywood. com.
  5. ^ Hotel Drew episode summary at TV. com.
  6. ^ Conan O'Brien bio at TVGuide. com.
  7. ^ Wilonsky, Robert. "End of the Road", the Miami New Times, published December 12, 2002, accessed May 30, 2007. The Miami New Times is a free weekly Miami Florida newspaper put out every Thursday Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  8. ^ See main article at Adam West (Family Guy)

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Richard Gautier
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Richard Gautier		 Actors to portray Batman
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NAME West, Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES William West Anderson (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Usian actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Walla Walla, Washington, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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