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There are at least 3 artist with this name: 1. (1992-2008) "You wanted the best and you got it, the hottest band in the land . . . Adam West!" If you recognize where that line is from, then you know what time it is. Adam West is a rock-n-roll band, period. Take The Stooges, Black Sabbath, The Misfits, The MC5, KISS, AC/DC, and mix in the best 60s garage punk and you've got Adam West. Can ya dig it? In their hometown of Washington, DC, Adam West <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Adam+West">
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- Born
- William West Anderson , ( 1928-09-19 ) September 19, 1928, Walla Walla, Washington , U.S.
- Died
- June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) (aged 88), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Whitman College
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William West Anderson (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in various media until 2017. Having made his film debut in the 1950s, West starred opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964).
He voiced parodied versions of himself in the animated television sitcoms Johnny Bravo (1997, 2004), The Fairly OddParents (2003–2008), The Simpsons (1992, 2002), and Family Guy (2000–2017). In the latter, he played Mayor Adam West between the second and seventeenth seasons. He received a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.
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