Burt Ward, “Robin” in 1960s Batman TV Series

Today, my guest is Burt Ward, who is most famous for having played “Robin” in the 1960’s Batman TV Series. As a teenager, Burt was an all-around athlete, strong in martial arts, wrestling, track, tennis and golf, and combined with a sharp intellect, played chess for Beverly Hills High School, achieved placement in the top 3% in the U.S. in math and science tests at UCLA, and became the world’s fastest reader, testing before the American Medical Society where he was clocked at 30,000 words per minute with 90% comprehension.

Burt beat out more 1,100 applicants who tried out for the role of Robin and Executive Producer, William Dozier, told Burt that he was chosen because he believed that “If there really was a real ‘Robin, The Boy Wonder,’ then Burt would be it,” so they requested him to “just be himself and be enthusiastic.” Needless to say, Batman was an overnight sensation.

Since the show, Burt Ward and Adam West have made hundreds of personal appearances together and were featured in dozens of magazine articles, including the cover of Life magazine. Since Batman, Burt Ward and Adam West continued to do movies, TV shows and appearances, individually and together, until Adam’s death, and have had a lifetime of more than 50 years of friendship working together, and have even been submitted to the Guinness Book of World records in 2017 as the only two actors who have worked together for more than 50 years.  

Today, Burt and his wife Tracy have dedicated their life to helping animals with Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions where they have developed and sell Natural Gentle Giants World Class Canine Nutrition Dog Food all around the world and which has helped dogs to live as long as 27 years.