BATMAN HAS PASSED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SILVER SCREEN... RIP
HOLY BATMAN...BATMAN!
BREAKING NEWS - Farewell to the Caped Crusader: Beloved 1960s Batman star Adam West dies aged 88 surrounded by his family after short battle with leukemia...
Actor Adam West who portrayed Batman in the classic 1960s television series, died Friday night in Los Angeles.The actor passed away after a short battle with leukemia and was surrounded by his wife, Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.After the ABC show died out, West struggled with his career, but was able to come back with his work on Family Guy.
Adam West, one of the most iconic actors to ever wear the Batman cape and cowl, died on Friday at the age of 88.
The West family shared the news on Facebook, writing that the actor died "after a short but brave battle with leukemia. He was a beloved father, husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather. There are no words to describe how much we'll miss him."
Read: Adam West, star of 'Batman' TV series, dead at 88
As soon as news broke, fans in Hollywood -- from comic book writers to film stars -- started to share their condolences and pay homage to their childhood hero.
Burt Ward, who acted alongside West as Batman's Robin, spoke to Variety via a statement about losing a man he knew for more than 50 years.
“I am devastated at the loss of one my very dearest friends. We shared some of the most fun times of our lives together," Ward said. "Our families have deep love and respect for each other. This is a terribly unexpected loss of my lifelong friend. I will forever miss him. There are several fine actors who have portrayed Batman in films. In my eyes, there was only one real Batman that is and always will be Adam West. He was truly the Bright Night.”
Here's what others had to say about the man who inspired millions:
Silent Bob aka Kevin Smith:
Oh Batman my Batman! I'm standing on my chair to honor adamwest - the man whose portrayal of costumed justice made me wanna be a good person when I was a boy. The adamwestbatman was my first Batman at age 4. His performance was campy to most, but to me, that's how true heroes spoke. A lifelong love of the character started with Mr. West's interpretation of what he called, instead of the Dark Knight, the Bright Knight. He brought joy to a somber character and a Fatherly tone to a TV role model. I was lucky enough to meet Adam many times, including the day at @stanleecomiccon when super-fan ralphgarman and I hosted Adam, Boy Wonder burtward and movie Catwoman leemerriweather (where we took this pic). He was pure love and joy. He remained my hero, even in adulthood, as well as a real life role model for interacting with fans. Adam loved his fans - especially ralphgarman, who worked tirelessly to get Adam a star on the officialhollywoodwalkoffame. Farewell, Caped Crusader. Off to Superhero Heaven you go, where all your rascally rogues are ready to see you again! Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed. Heart to broken. KevinSmith
RIP BATMAN... YOUR BIGGEST ADVENTURE HAS JUST BEGUN!!!
He was great on Family Guy! He will be missed. He was able to see the silliness of himself and that's a great quality to have.
I remember his version of Batman well. There was a rerun a few years back and I watched every one...it was so bad and silly that it made it more watchable if you know what I mean.
By all accounts he was a really OK guy.