Chicago – As they say about Adam West’s interpretation of Batman, “he hit so hard, that words describing the impact appeared out of thin air.” But there was more to him than just the superhero tights, as Patrick McDonald, Spike Walters and Jon Espino of HollywoodChicago.com remember the three main characters in the career of Adam West, who passed away last week.
West, Adam West: Early Publicity Shot of the Man Who Would be Batman
Photo credit: File Photo
His career had three acts; first as a movie/TV contract performer, then as the title character on “Batman” in 1966, and then – after a struggle to go beyond that hero role – he embraced the comic side as “Lookwell,” which led into his work as a notable voice actor… most famous as Mayor Adam West on the animated series “Family Guy.” As his career blossomed again, and The Batman took off in movies,...
West, Adam West: Early Publicity Shot of the Man Who Would be Batman
Photo credit: File Photo
His career had three acts; first as a movie/TV contract performer, then as the title character on “Batman” in 1966, and then – after a struggle to go beyond that hero role – he embraced the comic side as “Lookwell,” which led into his work as a notable voice actor… most famous as Mayor Adam West on the animated series “Family Guy.” As his career blossomed again, and The Batman took off in movies,...
- 6/15/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Los Angeles – When Adam West had a voice role on “The Simpsons,” portraying the Batman – as he had in the iconic TV series from 1966 through 1968 – he remarked, in reference to the rubber muscle costume that the movie actors wore, that his Batman was “All Pure West.” West died on June 9th, 2017, at the age of 88.
His career had three acts – first as a movie/TV contract performer, then as the title character on “Batman” in 1966, and then, after a struggle to go beyond that hero role, as a notable voice actor… most famous as Mayor Adam West on the animated series “Family Guy.” For years, as he was struggling with the inability to get jobs because of his brilliantly weird and cartoonish portrayal of The Dark Knight, he tried to shake the character. But as his career blossomed again, and The Batman took off in movies, he re-engaged with his superhero self,...
His career had three acts – first as a movie/TV contract performer, then as the title character on “Batman” in 1966, and then, after a struggle to go beyond that hero role, as a notable voice actor… most famous as Mayor Adam West on the animated series “Family Guy.” For years, as he was struggling with the inability to get jobs because of his brilliantly weird and cartoonish portrayal of The Dark Knight, he tried to shake the character. But as his career blossomed again, and The Batman took off in movies, he re-engaged with his superhero self,...
- 6/10/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Pure West, a film, web and interactive company, and director and editor of "Second Skin," a documentary on virtual worlds. Juan Carlos is now developing ChangeCorp a reviews site on government and financial entities. He is also the founder and organizer for PopTen, a community Top 10 list blog.
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Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Pure West, a film, web and interactive company, and director and editor of "Second Skin," a documentary on virtual worlds. Juan Carlos is now developing ChangeCorp a reviews site on government and financial entities. He is also the founder and organizer for PopTen, a community Top 10 list blog.
- 9/2/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
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