Happy birthday, Cesar Romero (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) 🃏🎂 🎞️: Rare 1966 promotional interview for Leslie H. Martinson’s 1966 live action film “Batman: The Movie” with actor Cesar Romero who portrayed the Joker. Romero, Lee Meriwether’s Catwoman and Adam West’s Batman were interviewed by Jean Boone with the movie premiering at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on July 30, 1966. Here Romero explains to Boone his understanding of why Joker’s hair is green, referencing the charac

Cesar Romero was the very first actor to bring the Joker to life in the 1960s Batman series, complete with bright suits, a wild laugh, and his famously visible mustache painted over with white makeup. Long before the darker, award-winning versions of the character appeared, Romero’s Joker was playful, theatrical, and full of charm. Though he never received the modern Oscar-level praise later Jokers did, he was already a beloved Hollywood star with a long, successful career behind him. When he pa

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