OG Batman Adam West overleden

RDJ134 10 juni 2017 om 19:06 uur

Het is een donkere dag vandaag voor ons nerds en geeks want de OG Batman Adam West is vandaag op 88 jarige leeftijd overleden aan de gevolgen van Leukemie. Want hoe je het went of keert hij zal altijd Batman van de gelijknamige TV serie uit jaren zestig blijven die ongelofelijk slecht en campy was, dat het weer heel erg leuk was om te kijken. Deze rol gaf hem een cult status die hem altijd is bij gebleven, en dit leverde hem cameo's in andere TV series op en deed hij voice over werk voor onder andere Family Guy waar hij Mayor Adam West was. Hier mee is weer een jeugd held (keek Batman altijd op Sky Channel in de jaren tachtig) gesneuveld.


Adam West - an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series "Batman" - died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia.

"Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans' lives. He was and always will be our hero," his family said in a statement.

West became known to a new generation of TV fans through his recurring voice role as Mayor Adam West, the horribly corrupt, inept and vain leader of Quahog, Rhode Island, on Fox's "Family Guy." West was a regular on the show from 2000 through its most recent season. West in recent years did a range of voice-over work, on such shows as Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken" and Disney Channel's "Jake and the Neverland Pirates."

But it was his role as the Caped Crusader in the 1966-68 ABC series "Batman" that defined West's career.

With its "Wham! Pow!" onscreen exclamations, flamboyant villains and cheeky tone, "Batman" became a surprise hit with its premiere on ABC in 1966, a virtual symbol of '60s kitsch. The half-hour action comedy was such a hit that it aired twice a week on ABC at its peak. But within two seasons, the show's popularity slumped as quickly as it soared.





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