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Adam West Biography
Birth Name:
William West Anderson
Birth Place:
Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Worked on a children's show in Hawaii in the mid-'50s
- Was considered to replace Sean Connery as James Bond in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Published his autobiography, Back to the Batcave, in 1994
- Teamed with his Batman costar Burt Ward, who played Robin, for the 2003 TV-movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt, in which they played themselves trying to solve the mystery of the stolen Batmobile
- Has done a variety of voice-over work, most notably playing a satirized version of himself as Quahog's mayor on Family Guy
- Has a small Batman logo on one of his molars
- Prized possession is a drawing of Batman with a personal message by Bob Kane, the superhero's creator
Relationships
- John Anderson -- Brother
- Jonelle West -- Daughter
- Nina West -- Daughter
- Billie Lou Yeager -- Ex-wife
- Nga Frisbie Dawson -- Ex-wife
- Ngatokoruaimatauaia Frisbie Dawson -- Ex-wife
- Otto West Anderson -- Father
- Audrey V. Speer Anderson -- Mother
- Hunter West -- Son
- Perrin West -- Son
- Jill Lear -- Stepdaughter
- Moya Lear Tsatos -- Stepdaughter
- Paul Flothow -- Stepfather
- Marcelle Tagand Lear -- Wife