Batman Joker voted world's best-loved villain.Byline: ANI Washington, Sep 7 (ANI): 'The Joker' in the Batman, who gave sleepless nights to the winged superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. , has been named the world's best-loved villain in a poll. The character, which first appeared in a 1940 Batman comic, has been played on the big screen by the likes of Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. and late actor Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1979) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actor. Biography Early life Ledger was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of Sally Ledger Bell (née Ramshaw),[1] . A computer games company placed the Joker top of the new poll, reports Contactmusic. It has beaten Magneto magneto: see generator. magneto Permanent-magnet alternating generator used mainly to produce electrical current for the ignition system in various types of internal-combustion engines, such as aircraft, marine, tractor, and motorcycle engines. - played by Sir Ian MCKellen in the 'X-Men' film franchise - which scored the second position in the poll. Third place was taken by Spider-Man's psychotic archrival- the 'Green Goblin', brought to life by Willem Dafoe in the 2002 film. Jabba the Hutt from 'Star Wars' came in fourth and Superman's nemesis 'Lex Luther' wrapped up the top five. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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