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The original Joker, César Romero, was known for his acting and singing skills well before playing the iconic character in the first of the caped vigilante films, Batman: The Movie (1966), as well as on TV on the Batman series that ran from 1966 to 1968.
He was the first actor to play the character. César Julio Romero Jr. New York City, U.S. Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Since his creation all the way back in 1940 by the DC Comics team of Bill Finger and Bob Kane, we've seen campy TV Jokers (Cesar Romero), animated Jokers (Mark Hamill), and even Academy Award–winning Jokers (Heath Ledger).
Cesar Romero's refusal to shave his mustache for his role as The Joker in the 1960s *Batman* TV series is a tale that adds an intriguing twist to television history. Despite the Joker's iconic look in DC Comics, Romero staunchly defended his trademark mustache, a personal symbol of his professional identity.
The Joker has been portrayed by Cesar Romero in the 1966–1968 Batman television series and the 1966 Batman film; Jack Nicholson in the 1989 film Batman; Heath Ledger in the 2008 film The Dark Knight; Jared Leto in the 2016 film Suicide Squad and the 2021 director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League; Cameron Monaghan in ...