Ex-Batman and Mayor of the "Griffin" Adam West

American film actor Adam West is best known for playing the role of Batman in the same TV movie of the 1960s and on the voice of the mayor in the cartoon series "Griffins".

Biography. early years

The future pet of millions and the city's rescuer in bat costume was born in the state of Washington, Walla Walla. In this small town William West, Adam Anderson spent most of his childhood. After the divorce, the mother of the future TV star Audrey Stir took the sons of John and William, and they moved to Seattle. On the move, the brothers went to the private school Lakeside. William from childhood attracted images of various superheroes, but, as he himself admits, the comic books about Batman were the most loved, they were re-read several times. It's no wonder that Adam West chose psychology to study at Whitman College, especially his psychology of personality, and literature, the inclination to which he had nurtured since childhood.

The beginning of the creative path

At the end of the college, William West Adam, having successfully passed the entrance exams, was enrolled at Stanford University. While studying, the guy was invited to work on the radio, they say that he coped with this quite successfully, because he has a clear pronunciation and a memorable velvety voice with an inimitable, enveloping timbre.

In the early 1950s, William was recruited into the army, where he served two years. After a while after demobilization, it became interesting for young talents to try themselves in acting. The role in the first picture was gained by the experience of the radio host. The debut was the "Voodoo Island" project. In parallel, the actor is invited to take part in the telecast "Shin Kini Popo", filmed in the Hawaiian Islands. Later he will become the main character of this television show.

Taking part in the shooting of several secondary roles, in 1959 Adam West together with his family makes the decision to move to Hollywood. Adam West is a pseudonym of an actor, which he specially invented and then used in Hollywood. He did not have to wait long, as a novice actor became interested in the company Worner Bros., with which the contract was subsequently concluded.

60's and the role of Batman

The role that took Adam to the peak of his acting career, he received after participating in advertising Nesquik. In the video, which was to stimulate parents to buy children sweet flakes for breakfast, the actor acted as a spy. It is this image that contributed to the fact that producer William Dozer selected him among the other contenders. Seeing the artist's portfolio, Dozer said: "Adam West - Batman" - and stopped casting.

The release of the series was a huge success, the television film became popular not only among children, but also among the adult audience. The project gained such popularity that even the Hollywood actors that were held happily performed secondary roles. However, in 1968, when the screens came third season, it was closed. And even the appearance of the new heroine Badgirl did not return the series to the former peaks of success.

Life after Batman

After some time, when the shooting had already stopped, Adam's acting rating fell sharply. This is due to the fact that the viewer could not perceive the performer in a different way. Adam West films now chose low-budget, played predominantly secondary roles. And although in 1970 he was offered the role of James Bond, the actor did not accept the role because he was convinced that an American actor could not play the British spy.

Closer to the 1980s, most of the superheroes in the cartoons spoke with the voice of Adam. So in the new cartoon "The New Adventures of Batman", the protagonist was also voiced by the actor. Interest in the guy with the image of a mouse on his chest grew again, and although Tim Burton decided to shoot another picture about Batman, unfortunately, Adam did not become a lucky person for whom this role was intended. Soon, Seth MacFarlane, creator of the cartoon "Family Guy", in his offspring uses the texture of Adam, who became the prototype of the mayor and voiced this character.

Family relationships

As a fourth-year college student, Adam West married for the first time. The young bride of the actor was Billy Lou Yeager. After some time West fell in love with Frisbee Dawson, they met while shooting the "Kini Popo" show in Hawaii. Soon the girl became pregnant, and Adam, who quickly settled the divorce, went for the second time under the crown. So West had a daughter - Johnell, and a year later the second wife gave him and his son - Hunter. Having lived in marriage for fifteen years, the couple divorced, and Adam again married the beautiful Marcelle Tagard Lear, who gave Westa four beautiful children.

A few interesting facts about William Anderson

1. All conscious life, the actor loves reading comics about Batman.
2. Adam West created a website where he regularly shares the news of his life, in the same place you can buy an actor's autograph.
3. The actor studied at the same school where Bill Gates and Paul Allen studied.
4. In the 200th series of the cult series "The Big Bang Theory" Adam was invited to play a cameo on the birthday of one of the main characters. It was in this release, describing each of the screen Batman, the actor placed himself in the first place in the ranking.
5. Adam West, films with which every self-respecting filmmaker knows, has been featured in the film and television projects in the period from 1948 to the present day.
6. For significant merits in television and film career American actor has a personal star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame."