Adam West, who donned a cape, cowl and tights to became an overnight sensation in 1966 as the star of the campy “Batman” TV series, has died, according to a family statement. A former Warner Bros. contract player, West was appearing in TV commercials in the mid-1960s to help pay the rent. “Batman” is coming on!’ And I said to myself, ‘Goodbye, anonymity.’ ”The tongue-in-cheek series roared into public consciousness like the Batmobile out of the Batcave. “This whole thing is an insane, mad fantasy world,” West said of the show in a Chicago Daily News interview shortly before its debut. He also voiced a few TV cartoon versions of “Batman” over the years and more recently provided the voice for Mayor Adam West in the animated comedy TV series “Family Guy.”In time, West came to appreciate having played Batman.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 10, 2017 16:19 UTC