And to boot he also personally autographed the collectable copy of this new rare book before i even confirmed my purchase of it. Burt ward returns batwoman crisis on infinite earths. Because, here i am reading letters from young girls, oh, can you come. You know, i loved batman the original series with adam west and burt ward. Transcript of the interview with burt ward from television.
Burt, at the age of 19, auditioned for the role of robin. As a batman 196668 tv show fan a big fan, i was looking forward to some behind the scenes anecdotes of. He and his wife, tracy posner ward, head gentle giants rescue and adoptions, a nonprofit. The show was aired twice weekly for its first two seasons, and 120 episodes were produced in total. Behindthescenes set photos of adam west, michael keaton, george clooney, christian bale, and ben affleck playing batman on tv or in the movies. Batman stories from the boy wonder burt ward syfy wire. My life in tights published by logical figments books. Batmans burt ward claims abc gave him pills to shrink penis. Burt ward, robin on 60s batman, mourns loss of adam. A great and brutally honest autobiographymemoir by the legendary american actor burt ward who played robin on the classic 1960s tv series batman. Growing up, he was an avid reader of comic books such as superman and superboy, and enjoyed the.
If that line read didnt make it abundantly clear, the man in the scene was none other than burt ward, who portrayed robin in the original 1960s batman television series. He was truly the bright knight, burt ward said in a statement. Batman is an american tv series, based on the dc comic book character of the same name. Burt ward remembered adam west, the batman to his robin. Burt ward is best known for his role of robin the boy wonder on the classic tv series, batman. My life in tights, reveals the crazy antics behind the scenes of batman. Twoface, which following the sad passing of adam west earlier this year marks the final collaboration.
As is the case with most celebrity biographies, there was more than meets the eye. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. My life in tights that batman and robin could be interpreted as lovers. Earlier this year, we had a long and lovely phone conversation with burt ward. Earlier this week, burt ward, famous player of robin in the 1960s batman tv show, received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. The robin to adam wests batman has reacted to his friend and costars passing. Discover the latest buzzworthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor.
Burt ward, who portrayed robin in the 1960s tv series and film, wrote in his autobiography boy wonder. It was a hit over in the states and did very well abroad. You can see part of his actual audition for batman by scrolling down and clicking on the video. Burt ward, who played robin in the campy 60s tv series batman alongside adam west, says producers, concerned about how much the tightfitting costume showed off, sent him to a. Original boy wonder burt ward reminisces about batman. It starred adam west as batman and burt ward as robin two crimefighting heroes who defend gotham city. The character was created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger, and first appeared. Adam west and burt ward depicted here as batman and robin in the 1960s tv series batman. Burt ward, robin in 60s tv series batman, said he was. Burt ward, 73, is an actor best known for playing robin on tvs batman series from 1966 to 1968. The interview aired live on monday, august 28th at 9pm eastern with peter anthony holder, the evening openline talk show. Adam west and ward were chosen for the roles for batman and robin, against lyle waggoner and peter deyell. He is best known for his portrayal of robin, the sidekick of batman played by. Transcript of the interview with burt ward from televisions batman.
The movie was meant really at first to sell the batman t. How real estate helped burt ward become batmans robin wsj. The original robin the boy wonder as he reprises his role as robin opposite adam wests batman in a new animated film, burt ward talks about his life in. Burt ward first became famous for playing the role of. If you are a batman fan i highly recommend it for the fun of watching adam west and burt ward having the time of their life playing the dynamic duo. The boy wonder talks about his career, before and after batman. The interview aired live on monday, august 28th at 9pm eastern with peter anthony holder, the evening openline talk show host on cjad 800 am, montreal. Actor burt ward discusses his strange robin audition for the 1960s batman tv series with adam west and injuries sustained on set. Burt ward, robin to adam wests batman sort of wet behind the ears in more ways than one this book tells his behind the scenes experiences with the hit tv series batman, as well as life after batman. Burt ward net worth, salary, batman, robin, movies, tv.
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