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Before Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger would embody The Joker, the world knew the living, breathing character as played by Cesar Romero on the ‘66-‘68 ABC TV series, Batman, and in the 1966 film, Batman: The Movie. Romero made his debut pitching underhand in a Gotham State Penitentiary softball game. After a lot of laughter and some pretty decent curve balls, The Joker throws out an exploding softball. Kaboom! Then we hear a springing noise and when the smoke clears, an officer exclaims, “the devil, he sprung himself!”
Throughout the show’s three seasons, Romero appeared in 22 episodes, but he almost refused to play the part at all. Romero had made a career out of playing mustachioed leading men, “a Latin lover for years,” as Adam West recalled. So when he was asked to shave his mustache for the part, which was necessary to apply the makeup, Romero refused. They ended up applying the makeup over his famous ‘stache, which gave the character an even more maniacally campy look.
Throughout the show’s three seasons, Romero appeared in 22 episodes, but he almost refused to play the part at all. Romero had made a career out of playing mustachioed leading men, “a Latin lover for years,” as Adam West recalled. So when he was asked to shave his mustache for the part, which was necessary to apply the makeup, Romero refused. They ended up applying the makeup over his famous ‘stache, which gave the character an even more maniacally campy look.
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