Cesar Romero

Tall, suave and sophisticated Cesar Romero had two claims to fame in Hollywood. The distinguished Latin lover of musicals and romantic comedies, and icon status when he played the white-faced, green-haired, cackling villain The Joker of the 1960s TV series "Batman". Romero surprised everyone in Hollywood by taking on the role of "The Joker, then refused to shave his trademark mustache and so it was covered with white makeup. Born February 15, 1907 in New York, NY, he attended Collegiate & Riverdale County Schools before working as a ballroom dancer. As well as being an accomplished ballroom dancer, Romero was also a fine dramatic actor. A talented and much loved Hollywood icon, he passed away on New Year's Day 1994, at the age of 86 in Santa Monica, CA. It was The Joker for which his TV work was best remembered, but the appearances in Batman were actually only a small part of the enormous amount of work that Romero contributed to television.

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