He was truly the bright knight, burt ward said in a statement. Transcript of the interview with burt ward from television. Batman stories from the boy wonder burt ward syfy wire. 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. The interview aired live on monday, august 28th at 9pm eastern with peter anthony holder, the evening openline talk show. It was a hit over in the states and did very well abroad.
As is the case with most celebrity biographies, there was more than meets the eye. He is best known for his portrayal of robin, the sidekick of batman played by. My life in tights, reveals the crazy antics behind the scenes of batman. Behindthescenes set photos of adam west, michael keaton, george clooney, christian bale, and ben affleck playing batman on tv or in the movies. 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. Burt ward, who portrayed robin in the 1960s tv series and film, wrote in his autobiography boy wonder. The agent sent him to audition for a new show based on a comic book, and the neophyte actor now calling himself burt ward landed his first professional role, playing a. He is best known for his portrayal of robin, the sidekick of batman played by adam west, in the television series batman 19661968, its theatrical feature film, the saturday morning animated series the new adventures of batman 1977, the twoepisode pilot legends of the. Burt, at the age of 19, auditioned for the role of robin.
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. Burt ward first became famous for playing the role of. Burt ward, who played robin on the 60s batman tv show, revealed abc had him take penis shrinking pills because of. Growing up, he was an avid comic book reader and admirer of superhero movies such as adventures of superman. Transcript of the interview with burt ward from televisions batman. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Batmans burt ward claims abc gave him pills to shrink penis. A great and brutally honest autobiographymemoir by the legendary american actor burt ward who played robin on the classic 1960s tv series batman. And to boot he also personally autographed the collectable copy of this new rare book before i even confirmed my purchase of it.
As a batman 196668 tv show fan a big fan, i was looking forward to some behind the scenes anecdotes of. How real estate helped burt ward become batmans robin wsj. This signed by adam west, burt ward is available at bauman rare books. Burt ward is best known for his role of robin the boy wonder on the classic tv series, batman. The character was created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger, and first appeared.
Burt ward, robin on 60s batman, mourns loss of adam. Burt ward will return to the dc universe in this years massive crisis on infinite earth crossover event. The robin to adam wests batman has reacted to his friend and costars passing. Adam west and ward were chosen for the roles for batman and robin, against lyle waggoner and peter deyell. Burt ward, 73, is an actor best known for playing robin on tvs batman series from 1966 to 1968. Earlier this year, we had a long and lovely phone conversation with burt ward. Adam west and burt ward depicted here as batman and robin in the 1960s tv series batman. My life in tights published by logical figments books.
Burt ward returns batwoman crisis on infinite earths. Burt ward, robin in 60s tv series batman, said he was. Burt ward best known for his role as robin in the 60s television series batman currently he has a book out called boy wonder. Earlier this week, burt ward, famous player of robin in the 1960s batman tv show, received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Discover the latest buzzworthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor. The show was aired twice weekly for its first two seasons, and 120 episodes were produced in total. The boy wonder talks about his career, before and after batman. As a batman 196668 tv show fan a big fan, i was looking forward to some behind the scenes anecdotes of burt ward who played robin, the boy wonder. He and his wife, tracy posner ward, head gentle giants rescue and adoptions, a nonprofit. Burt ward net worth, salary, batman, robin, movies, tv. Actor burt ward discusses his strange robin audition for the 1960s batman tv series with adam west and injuries sustained on set. It starred adam west as batman and burt ward as robin two crimefighting heroes who defend gotham city. Original boy wonder burt ward reminisces about 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.
My life in tights that batman and robin could be interpreted as lovers. Burt ward remembered adam west, the batman to his robin. During the ceremonies, he revealed some information that has us. You can see part of his actual audition for batman by scrolling down and clicking on the video. Twoface, which following the sad passing of adam west earlier this year marks the final collaboration. Because, here i am reading letters from young girls, oh, can you come.
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