Our characters were antiseptic but we weren't. And if you remember what we did on BATMAN, as the scripts were written very funny, we played them very straight.

[citation needed] He acquired the nickname "Sparky" in youth possibly from the sparks his skates used to kick up during his routines or energetic nature. Charity work
In 1994 Ward and his wife Tracy Posner Ward founded a charitable organization called Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoptions Inc. Although reportedly wanted by the producer Ward did not get the Dustin Hoffman part in The Graduate because he chose to renew his contract with the Batman TV show and 20th Century Fox did not want to dilute his popularity and identification as Robin.

Burt Ward (born July 6 1945) is an American television actor and activist.