• Because of his energetic nature, Burt’s mother nicknamed
    him “Sparky”.

  • Burt won athlete of the year in his elementary school - (he
    did the 50 yard dash in 6 seconds flat).

  • At the age of 8, 9 and 10 he pitched 5 no-hitter games
    and two perfect games in the municipal league.

  • While attending UCSB, he worked as a DJ for the college
    radio station, KCSB.

  • Burt Ward was a real estate broker prior to starring as
    Robin. He sold 2 houses.

  • In college Burt finished in the top 3 percent in the country
    in math and science aptitude test.

  • At the age of 19 he got the Role of “Robin The Boy
    Wonder” in “Batman” and was playing the age of a 15
    year old.
  • In his Batman audition Burt severed an inch-thick plank
    and broke a brick in two.

  • Was paid in (1966) $350/week (during the first season of
    Batman).

  • Quote from Burt Ward - "On shooting Batman (1966/II). I
    was new. This was my first job. In one of the scenes the
    Riddler shoots me with a dart in the arm, and I fall down,
    and he presses a button in the Batmobile, and all these
    fireworks go off. They said it was a one take thing and
    nobody could move. Well, here I didn't move, and the
    ashes burned through my cape, and I had third degree
    burns and scars on my arm because I didn't want to make
    any noise and ruin the shot."

  • Burt Ward used a total of 352 “holy words” throughout
    the entire 120 episodes of Batman.

  • Fox Studio took out a $3 Million Dollar insurance policy on
    Burt when he started riding his motorcycle to work in the
    rain!
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  • Burt recorded a record with Frank Zappa and the
    Mothers of Invention. (Orange Colored Sky & Boy
    Wonder I Love You).

  • "Boy Wonder, I Love You" was released regionally
    in the Midwest. It soared to number six on the
    Chicago charts in less than a week.

  • Has a Black Belt in Karate.

  • The Ward’s Gentle Giants Rescue has been featured
    on such TV shows as Animal Planet’s Adoption Tales
    and Pet Story.

  • One of his great Danes, Apollo, is the average
    height of an NBA player, standing 6’6” tall and
    weighing 200 pounds.

  • He has always wanted to own a giraffe.

  • Wrote a tell-all-book, Boy Wonder-My Life in Tights.

  • Played himself in the made-for-TV movie Return to
    the Batcave.