the Joker: Quick Facts

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Cesar Romero as the Joker in Batman (1966), wearing bright makeup with white face, green hair, and a magenta suit, grinning with hands clasped against a red background.

Heath Ledger as the Joker sits at an interrogation table with Christian Bale as Batman standing behind him in a scene from the film The Dark Knight.

Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight, with smeared white face paint, red lips, dark eye makeup, and green-tinted hair, wearing a purple coat and looking intensely forward.

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