Also known as: Ward, Burt
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Burt Ward was born Bert John Gervis, Jr., in Los Angeles, CA on July 6, 1945. His father, Bert Sr., was the owner of a traveling ice show called Rhapsody On Ice . At the age of two, Ward was listed in the magazine Strange as it Seems as the world's youngest professional ice skater. Growing up, he was an avid reader of comic books such as Superman and Superboy, and enjoyed the 1950s action-adventure TV show Adventures of Superman . He acquired the nickname "Sparky" in youth, possibly from the sparks his skates used to kick up during his routines or energetic nature. He excelled in high school s…