Adam West Biography

Name
Adam West

Date of birth
19 September 1928

Place of birth
Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Birth name
William West Anderson

Height
6' 2

Adam West Trivia

* After playing the role a resourceful secret agent in a Nestle's Quik commercial in the early 60s, he caught the eye of some ABC execs. They figured that he might be right for an upcoming TV show that was about to be produced, "Batman" (1966/II). The rest is history.
* Adam's daughter Nina West is the host of the TV Land show "Real Estate." She is also a model and has twice appeared with her father on Howard Stern's radio show.
* West once appeared on the "Batman" (1992) animated series playing - of all things - an out-of-work actor who was unable to escape his identification with the role of a superhero he had played decades earlier, the Gray Ghost. Prior to this, West had supplied the voice of Batman on the "SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984) animated series.
* Enjoys fishing.
* Was the third actor to play Batman (though some may credit him as the first, as the old serials are much more obscure than West's "Batman" (1966/II) TV series).
* Father of Nina West.
* Member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
* He has his own web page where you can purchase his book, get memorabilia and even send him E-mail.

Adam West Detailed Biography

A true American icon, Adam West's role as Batman in the classic series and movie continues to be seen throughout the world more than 30 years after it's first showing. While Batman/Bruce Wayne is certainly his signature role, West has many other motion picture, theater and TV credits.

He has made nearly 50 movies, including starring or co-starring roles in DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, THE NEW AGE, HOOPER, THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS, AN AMERICAN VAMPIRE STORY, SOLIDER IN THE RAIN, ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS and NEVADA SMITH.

West has starred in four other TV series including The Detectives, The Last Precinct, and The Clinic. His theater credits include Valpone at the Mark Taper Forum. In the animated realm, West has lent his voice to characters in such well-known shows as The Simpsons, Rugrats, Family Guy, Batman, Animaniacs, Johnny Bravo, Spydogs, and The Super Adventure Team. His animated short film, Redux Riding Hood was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.

He is also the author of two books - Back to the Batcave and Climbing the Walls - and most recently he starred and served as a creative consultant in the CBS Movie of the Week "Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam & Burt," where he breathed new life into the classic character.

West lends his support to numerous charities, recently winning $250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on behalf of an organization supporting women and children in Idaho. He can next be seen in MTV's Monster Island with Carmen Electra and he appears in the January 2004 issue of Esquire about America's Top 10 Icons.

Source: netglimse.com