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Adam West Dead at 88

Started by theg, Jun 10, 2017, in Entertainment Add to Reading List

  1. theg
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    theg got that pma

    Jun 10, 2017
    Actor Adam West, the star on the classic 1960s Batman TV series, died Friday at the age of 88 after a brief 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.

    The kitschy, lighthearted 1966-68 Batman television series became a pop culture phenomenon and cemented the Caped Crusader's campy image for a generation until darker comic book and movie interpretations came along.

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    The role was so iconic for West that it essentially killed his career and the actor struggled to work in the years following the show's cancellation. (He later recalled those lean years in the documentary Starring Adam West.) Ultimately, the greatest role West landed after hanging up his cape and cowl was as a variation of himself.

    A generation that grew up with West's Batman embraced him in his later years, and West became a voiceover actor on such animated shows as Family Guy, where his self-deprecating wit served him well as the voice of Quahog mayor Adam West.

    West also revisited the role of Batman in the animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, which reunited him with his former co-stars Burt Ward (Robin) and Julie Newmar (Catwoman). He also voiced the Caped Crusader in its upcoming sequel, Batman vs. Two-Face, co-starring William Shatner as the voice of Harvey "Two-Face" Dent.
     
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    He's had a great life but I am behind words right now even at the age of 88 he just seemed like he was here forever.
     
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    ThatDude

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    He's had a great life but I am behind words right now even at the age of 88 he just seemed like he was here forever.
     
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    Juney Dark Art Deco Killer Mango

    Jun 10, 2017
    yea, this sucks.. ruined my day tbh

    RIP Gray Ghost
     
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    Nino Brown Draped up and dripped out

    Jun 10, 2017
    one time for mothafuckin Batman
     
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    King of Kings Who Dey

    Jun 10, 2017
    now who's gonna fight the plastic shark?
     
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    Sign Language We miss you Screw

    Jun 10, 2017
    So many memories from the dude :hovcry:

    RIP Adam
     
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    RIP to the legend...

     
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    pluto✰ where the opioids?

    Jun 10, 2017
    :msnsad:
     
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    RIP Adam We
     
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

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    Rest in Peace
     
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