"the Penguin. We didn't really officially cast it, but for a short nasty little guy, it's a short list. I ended up writing the character for Danny DeVito."" Burgess Meredith (who portrayed the Penguin in the 1960s TV series ""Batman"") was cast for a little cameo as Tucker Cobblepot, Penguin's father, but illness prevented him from it and that role was taken by Paul Reubens. In early 1991, two of Hollywood's largest sound stages (Stage 16 at Warner Bros. and Stage 12 at Universal Studios) were being prepared for the filming of ""Batman Returns"". Filming started in June 1991. Stage"
"the Penguin's father in the 1992 Tim Burton film ""Batman Returns"", but illness prevented him from appearing and the role was taken by Paul Reubens. Meredith was married four times. His first wife, Helen Derby Merrien Burgess, was the daughter of Harry L. Derby, president of the American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation; she took her life after their divorce. His next two wives were actresses, Margaret Perry and Paulette Goddard. Goddard had a miscarriage in 1944. His last marriage, to Kaja Sundsten, lasted 46 years and produced two children—Jonathon (a musician) and Tala (a painter). Meredith was a lifelong Democrat"
"rewarded with cut-scenes of animated penguins marching, dancing, saluting and playing peekaboo. Several remakes and enhanced editions have followed, most recently in 2012. In 1941, DC Comics introduced the avian-themed character of The Penguin as a supervillain adversary of the superhero Batman (""Detective Comics"" #58). He became one of the most enduring enemies in Batman's rogue's gallery. In the 60s ""Batman"" TV series, as played by Burgess Meredith, he was one of the most popular characters, and in Tim Burton's reimagining of the character in the 1992 film ""Batman Returns"", he employed an actual army of penguins (mostly African penguins)."
"the fanbase, with some loving the darkness and quirkiness, while others felt it was not true to the core aspects of the source material. Burton made many changes to the Penguin which would subsequently be applied to the character in both comics and television. While in the comics, he was an ordinary man, Burton created a freak of nature resembling a penguin with webbed, flipper-like fingers, a hooked, beak-like nose, and a penguin-like body (resulting in a rotund, obese man). Released in 1992, ""Batman Returns"" grossed $282.8 million worldwide, making it financial success, though not to the extent of its"
"the role, Robin Lord Taylor cited inspiration from Danny DeVito's portrayal of the Penguin in the 1992 Tim Burton film ""Batman Returns"", the second installment of the Batman film series. Oswald Cobblepot is a cunning, ruthless criminal who wants to rule Gotham's criminal underworld, and is willing – and often eager – to kill anyone who stands in his way. Nevertheless, he is patient and methodical, using his sharp intellect to concoct intricate plans in which his every move is premeditated toward achieving a given end. His last name is an anglicization of ""Kapelput""; his mother, Gertrud Kapelput (Carol Kane),"
"rebuild. The Penguin is in the 1960s ""Batman"" television series, in which he was portrayed by Burgess Meredith. Spencer Tracy was offered the role but he said he would only accept the role if he was allowed to kill Batman. Meredith's performance is perhaps best remembered for his signature laugh, meant to mimic the squawk of a penguin. (One cause of the laugh was the cigarettes the character always smoked, which irritated Meredith's throat as he was a non-smoker.) His thugs wear black bowler hats and dark clothing adorned with names of various animals of prey, such as birds (""Hawk"")"
"The Penguin Declines ""The Penguin Declines"" is the 73rd episode of ""Batman"", the conclusion of a three-part story in its second season on ABC. Its original telecast occurred on January 18, 1967 with a rerun June 21, 1967. It guest-starred Cesar Romero as Joker and Burgess Meredith as Penguin. In the previous episode, Batman and Joker's former henchwoman Venus are chained in a water pit where a giant clam has (almost) already swallowed Robin. Using every ounce of his strength, Batman bursts free of his chains, rushes over to the clam and pries it open long enough to rescue Robin"
"over the modern perception of the superhero film genre. Burton originally did not want to direct a sequel because of his mixed emotions over the previous film. Sam Hamm's first script had the Penguin and Catwoman searching for hidden treasure. Daniel Waters delivered a script that satisfied Burton, which convinced him to direct the film. Wesley Strick did an uncredited rewrite, deleting characterizations of Harvey Dent and Robin and rewriting the climax. Various A-list actresses lobbied hard for the role of Catwoman before Michelle Pfeiffer was cast, while Danny DeVito signed on to portray the Penguin. Filming started at Warner"
"with her father, Kathy drives off with Bruce. Cherie performs the single ""Betcha Never"" in the Iceberg Lounge as herself. This is the only time in the DC animated universe that Paul Williams did not voice the Penguin. This film marked the final performance of John Vernon as Rupert Thorne before his death in 2005. Despite that the majority of returning characters retain the same designs from ""The New Batman Adventures"" era, the character animation is considerably brighter and more lively than from the series. Rupert Thorne was featured in the original show """", but not in ""The New Batman"
"Academy"". Others, such as the Batcave Command Center and Jokermobile, were shown in the ""Kenner Action Toy Guide"" but postponed for future Batman lines. When the feature film ""Batman Returns"" hit theaters in 1992, Kenner renamed their movie line ""Batman Returns"". This new line included several versions of the same Batman figure sculpt as seen in the previous Dark Knight Collection line. The movie's two villains, Catwoman and Penguin, received their own figures. Catwoman received a new sculpt, but the Penguin figure was a repainted sculpt from Kenner's Super Power's line. At the same time ""Batman Returns"" hit theaters, fictional"
"Keaton returning as Batman, and a new triad of villains: Danny DeVito (as the Penguin), Michelle Pfeiffer (as Catwoman) and Christopher Walken (as Max Shreck, an evil corporate tycoon and original character created for the film). Darker and considerably more personal than its predecessor, concerns were raised that the film was too scary for children. Audiences were more uncomfortable at the film's overt sexuality, personified by the sleek, fetish-inspired styling of Catwoman's costume. One critic remarked, ""too many villains spoiled the Batman"", highlighting Burton's decision to focus the storyline more on the villains instead of Batman. The film also polarized"
"global warming and climate change. Penguin (character) The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in ""Detective Comics"" #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who fancies himself a ""gentleman of crime"", often wearing a monocle, top hat, and tuxedo. The character"
"Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham) Oswald Cobblepot, known as The Penguin, is a fictional character who appears as one of the primary antagonists on the Fox TV series Gotham. He is portrayed by American actor Robin Lord Taylor and is based on the character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, that appears as one of Batman's greatest foes. He has been considered the show's breakout character. ""Gotham"" marks the second time that The Penguin was portrayed on live television, with the first being in the 1960s ""Batman"" series in which Burgess Meredith played him. In taking on"
"vehicles with Arnold Schwarzenegger (the comedies ""Twins"" and ""Junior""), and playing The Penguin as a deformed sociopath in director Tim Burton's ""Batman Returns"" (1992) as well in the 1996 film adaptation ""Matilda"" in which he played the villainous car dealer and Matilda's father Harry Wormwood. Although generally a comic actor, DeVito expanded into dramatic roles with ""The Rainmaker"" (1997), ""Hoffa"" (1992), which he directed and in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson, ""Jack the Bear"" (1993), ""L.A. Confidential"", ""The Big Kahuna"", and ""Heist"" (2001), as a gangster nemesis of Joe Moore (Gene Hackman). DeVito has an interest in documentaries: In"
"wanted an unknown actor for Batman, William Holden for James Gordon, David Niven as Alfred Pennyworth and Peter O'Toole as the Penguin who Mankiewicz wanted to portray as a mobster with low body temperature. Holden died in 1981 and Niven in 1983, so this would never come to pass. A number of filmmakers were attached to Mankiewicz' script, including Ivan Reitman and Joe Dante. Reitman wanted to cast Bill Murray as Batman. For the role of Robin, Eddie Murphy and Michael J. Fox were candidates. Nine rewrites were performed by nine separate writers. Most of them were based on ""Strange"
"Anthony Michael Hall. James Cameron drafted Winston and his team once again in 1990, this time for """". ""T2"" premiered in the summer of 1991, and Winston's work on this box office hit won him two more Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects. In 1992, he was nominated for another Tim Burton film, the superhero sequel ""Batman Returns"", where he designed the makeup prosthetics for Danny DeVito's Penguin. Additionally, his studio was commissioned to create robotic penguin puppets that were used throughout the film. Winston turned his attention from super villains and cyborgs to dinosaurs when Steven"
"fake food, to lamps"", although he did do some dubbing and took small parts in films such as 1992's ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and Tim Burton's ""Batman Returns"" (Reubens portrayed the Penguin's father) and 1996's ""Matilda"" and ""Dunston Checks In"". In 1993, he voiced for a character in another one of Burton's productions, ""The Nightmare Before Christmas"". (Reubens would later voice Lock for the video game """" in 2004.) Reubens dated actress Debi Mazar in 1993 after he started attending film premieres with her. Reubens has since credited Mazar with ending his depression from his arrest. During the mid-1990s, Reubens"
"Cobblepot, with the character being cited as the show's breakout character. Danny DeVito, who portrayed Penguin in the second Tim Burton Batman movie ""Batman Returns"", also praised Taylor's performance, saying, ""I think he's a very good young Penguin. He's a terrific actor."" Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham) Oswald Cobblepot, known as The Penguin, is a fictional character who appears as one of the primary antagonists on the Fox TV series Gotham. He is portrayed by American actor Robin Lord Taylor and is based on the character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, that appears as one of"
"times with another English cameraman and voice actor, Simon J. Smith. Christopher Knights Christopher Knights is an English voice actor, film editor and camera operator best known for providing the voice of Private the Penguin in ""Madagascar"". He worked on several DreamWorks films ""Shrek"", ""Shrek 2"", ""Shrek the Third"" and ""Shrek 4-D."" He started his filming career at Amblimation studios and worked on ""We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story"" and ""Balto"". When he joined DreamWorks he not only started his editing career but also his acting career. He worked on the ""Shrek"" series as an associate editor and voice of the"
"Penguin, whom Mankiewicz wanted to portray as a mobster with low body temperature. Holden died in 1981 and Niven in 1983, so this would never come to pass. A number of filmmakers were attached to Mankiewicz' script, including Ivan Reitman and Joe Dante. Reitman wanted to cast Bill Murray as Batman and Eddie Murphy as Robin. Nine rewrites were performed by nine separate writers. Most of them were based on ""Strange Apparitions"". However, it was Mankiewicz's script that was still being used to guide the project. After the financial success of ""Pee-wee's Big Adventure"" (1985), Warner Bros. hired Tim Burton"
"Two-Brains in the PBS Kids show, ""WordGirl"" and the villains Knightbrace, The Common Cold and Mr. Wink in ""Codename Kids Next Door"". Kenny is The Penguin in 2004 TV series ""The Batman"". He voiced the character Squanchy on Rick and Morty. He plays a number of roles in the ""Transformers Animated"" TV show. A few of the characters he voices in this series are Starscream and his clones, Isaac Sumdac and Waspinator. Kenny also voiced several characters on the animated show ""Xiaolin Showdown"", as well as the Autobots and Wheelie in the live-action ""Transformers"" film series. On ""Dilbert"", Kenny voiced"
"Penguin (character) The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in ""Detective Comics"" #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The Penguin is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. The Penguin is a Gotham City mobster who fancies himself a ""gentleman of crime"", often wearing a monocle, top hat, and tuxedo. The character is a short, obese man"
"themselves, totally oblivious of their surroundings, but each of them now speaks the language and displays the stereotypical mannerisms of a nation other than their own. Batman quietly expresses his sincere hope to Robin that this ""mixing of minds"" does more good than it does harm. The duo quietly leave United World Headquarters by climbing out of the window and descending on their batropes. The film includes most members of the original TV cast: the actors for Batman, Robin, Alfred, Gordon, O'Hara, Aunt Harriet, the Joker, the Penguin, and the Riddler all reprised their roles. Though Julie Newmar had at"
"hooded villain whose identity remains a mystery throughout the serial until the end. ""Batman"" (also known as ""Batman: The Movie"") is a 1966 film adaptation of the popular ""Batman"" television series, and was the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character. The 20th Century Fox release starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, as well as Lee Meriwether as Catwoman, Cesar Romero as the Joker, Burgess Meredith as the Penguin and Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson, who also directed a pair of ""Batman"" episodes: ""The Penguin Goes"
"the Penguin's long-lost brother. Max Shreck was also a reference to actor Max Schreck, known for his role as Count Orlok in ""Nosferatu"". Burton hired Wesley Strick to do an uncredited rewrite. Strick recalled, ""When I was hired to write ""Batman Returns"" (""Batman II"" at the time), the big problem of the script was the Penguin's lack of a 'master plan'."" Warner Bros. presented Strick with warming, or freezing Gotham City, a plot point they would later use in ""Batman & Robin"". Strick gained inspiration from a Moses parallel that had the Penguin killing the firstborn sons of Gotham. A"
"The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Jim Henson Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Adapted from Charles Dickens's 1843 novella ""A Christmas Carol"", it is the fourth theatrical film to feature the Muppets, and the first to be produced following the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson in 1990. The film was directed by Brian Henson in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Jerry Juhl, and stars Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, alongside Muppet performers Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, and Frank Oz portraying various"
"Dario Penne Dario Penne (born February 17, 1938) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He is most notable for being the main dubber of Anthony Hopkins and Michael Caine in most of their performances. Penne is best known for dubbing characters into the Italian language. One of the roles he is best known for is Bender Bending Rodríguez in the Italian-Language version of ""Futurama"". He also dubbed Emmett ""Doc"" Brown in ""Back to the Future Part II"" and ""Back to the Future Part III"", replacing Ferruccio Amendola. Among the most popular actors he dubs includes Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins,"
"in his new car back to Wayne Manor, with Bruce reminding him, ""Remember, this is not the Batmobile."" Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin ""Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin"", is the first episode of Season 3 of the ""Batman"" television series', first aired on ABC September 14, 1967 as its ninety-fifth episode. It guest starred Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, and also was the first appearance of Yvonne Craig as Police Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl. After dispatching Catwoman in an unseen battle, Batman and Robin return to the Batcave to revert to their mild-mannered roles of Bruce Wayne and Dick"
"Christopher Knights Christopher Knights is an English voice actor, film editor and camera operator best known for providing the voice of Private the Penguin in ""Madagascar"". He worked on several DreamWorks films ""Shrek"", ""Shrek 2"", ""Shrek the Third"" and ""Shrek 4-D."" He started his filming career at Amblimation studios and worked on ""We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story"" and ""Balto"". When he joined DreamWorks he not only started his editing career but also his acting career. He worked on the ""Shrek"" series as an associate editor and voice of the Three Blind Mice and Thelonious, Lord Farquad's Henchman. He worked many"
"was the suave tuxedo-clad masked detective ""The Penguin"", a Canadian superhero distinct from the well-known nemesis of Batman. To avoid conflicts with Batman's publishers, this character was renamed The Blue Raven to allow efforts to reach an American audience. The Penguin premiered in 1943. Other characters include ""Nils Grant, Private Investigator"". At the end of the 1940s the comics industry in Canada became untenable and Dingle returned to painting. Dingle was, in fact, a prolific painter who was widely respected as an illustrator, teacher, and landscape artist. One of his works, illustrated here, is representative of his impressionistic style. This"
"Penguin and Joker by putting them under whiff of Batgas. Later at Wayne Manor, Dick Grayson cringes as he learns from Alfred that the main course for dinner is clam chowder, but Bruce Wayne assures him it's his chance to get even. The Cat-astrophic return of Julie Newmar as The Catwoman! The Penguin Declines ""The Penguin Declines"" is the 73rd episode of ""Batman"", the conclusion of a three-part story in its second season on ABC. Its original telecast occurred on January 18, 1967 with a rerun June 21, 1967. It guest-starred Cesar Romero as Joker and Burgess Meredith as Penguin."
"to protect Gotham from crime. ""Batman Returns"" was released in 1992 with financial success and generally favorable reviews from critics, but Warner Bros. was disappointed with its box office run, having made $150 million less than the first film. Director Tim Burton was asked to restrict himself to the role of producer, with approval of Joel Schumacher as director and the husband-and-wife screenwriting couple Lee and Janet Scott-Batchler, who agreed with him that ""the key element to Batman is his duality. And it's not just that Batman is Bruce Wayne"". Their original script introduced a psychotic Riddler with a pet"
"The Penguin Goes Straight The Penguin Goes Straight is the 21st episode of the ""Batman"" television series, first airing on ABC March 23, 1966. It guest starred Burgess Meredith as The Penguin. Attending a matinee performance at a Gotham City theatre, the Penguin foils a thief’s attempts to steal a ruby from the beautiful actress Sophia Starr. Then, at the Millionaire's Club, he stops two crooks from kidnapping millionaire Reggie Rich from a steam room. When Batman and Robin arrive, the Penguin announces his Penguin Protection Agency, which will protect the wealth of Gotham City's society crowd. Batman and Robin"