Adam West Biography

Fast Facts

• During college he worked as a radio disc jockey and took part in helping to launch a military television station
• Quote: "(On his icon character's dark progression in the latter film versions which he called a'natural') "I was more of the Bright Knight instead of the Dark Knight․ The wonderful thing about Batman is that you can express him in so many ways․""
• Quote: "(When asked about his new comic book series), "You go full circle," he says․ "From reading Batman comics, to playing him on TV, to now having my own comic-book series … I think that's somewhat notable, laughable … whatever!""
• West took advantage of his distinctive voice and built a career in voice acting on a number of animated series often playing himself, including an episode of "Batman: The Animated Series"
• West was offered the role of James Bond for "Diamonds are Forever" but turned it down because he believed the role should always be played by someone British
• The producer for his best known TV series "Batman" chose West because he wanted to bring a touch of satire to the comic book character and believed that West's flair for tongue-in-cheek comedy was perfect for the role
• Co-wrote a comic book about himself called "Mis-Adventures of Adam West․"
• West regained popularity with the release of Tim Burton's film, "Batman," at which time the original "Batman" series was returned to televsions worldwide