At age two, Ward was listed in the magazine Strange as It Seems as a professional ice skater.
25 Facts About Burt Ward
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Burt Ward acquired the nickname "Sparky" in his youth, possibly from the sparks his skates kicked up during his routines or his energetic nature.
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Burt Ward excelled in high school sport activities such as football, track, and wrestling; he was a member of the chess club and is a practitioner of Taekwondo.
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In October 1965, Burt Ward auditioned for the role of Robin.
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West and Burt Ward were up against Lyle Waggoner and Peter Deyell for the roles of Batman and Robin, respectively.
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Burt Ward changed the spelling of Bert to "Burt" to add "punch".
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Unlike the series' lead, Adam West, Burt Ward was required to perform some dangerous stunt work.
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Burt Ward was told this was because his costume revealed more of his face, making it impractical for all of his stunt scenes to be performed by a stunt double.
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Later, he discovered that he was being paid the minimum wage allowed by the Screen Actors Guild, and his stunt double was paid per stunt, so having Burt Ward perform his own stunts was a cost-saving strategy.
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Burt Ward says that he was sent to the emergency room dozens of times during his time as Robin.
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At the height of the series' popularity, Burt Ward recorded several musical tracks during sessions produced by Tom Wilson and arranged by Frank Zappa.
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West and Burt Ward reprised their TV roles of Batman and Robin in the 20th Century Fox film Batman: The Movie released on July 30,1966.
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In turn, Burt Ward made three guest appearances with West on separate cartoons: one was a 2002 episode of The Simpsons, later in 2010 on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and in 2013 for one of the final episodes of Futurama.
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West and Burt Ward remained friends until West's death on June 9,2017, at age 88.
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Burt Ward did act in more than 40 made-for-television films such as Virgin High.
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In June 1995, Burt Ward wrote a tell-all autobiography called Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights, which described his time playing Robin.
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West and Ward finally reunited in the 2003 television movie, Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt.
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Burt Ward has appeared on the show several times, walking out to the theme music from the 1960s Batman.
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In 2001, Burt Ward established the now-closed Boy Wonder Visual Effects, Inc.
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In 2012, Bluewater comics was planning to issue a four-issue comic miniseries in homage to Burt Ward playing Robin, called Burt Ward, Boy Wonder, but it was apparently canceled.
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In 2016 and 2017 respectively, West and Burt Ward reunited a final time, to reprise the Dynamic Duo in the animated movies Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs Two-Face, the latter being released after West's death.
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On January 9,2020, Burt Ward received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Burt Ward was seen in an episode of Animal Planet's Adoption Tales.
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Burt Ward has created a company, Gentle Giants, which sells dog and cat food.
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Burt Ward was married to model Mariana Torchia from 1985 to 1989.