Joker in other media City villains the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman". The "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker. In 2003, American Film Institute ranked Nicholson's performance #45 on their list of 50 greatest film villains. Hugo Blick and David U. Hodges play younger versions of the character in flashbacks in "Batman" and "Batman Forever", respectively. In the film, Jack Napier is the right-hand man of mob boss Carl Grissom prior to his transformation into the Joker. During
Joker in other media more of an elaborate prankster than a psychopathic murderer. The Joker was played by Curtis Armstrong in one of the six Batman OnStar commercials that ran from 2000 to 2002. The Joker makes a cameo appearance in an episode of the 2002–2003 series "Birds of Prey", portrayed by Roger Stoneburner and voiced by Mark Hamill (who has voiced the Joker in various DC projects). Two characters (one acting as the "precursor" to the Joker and the other possibly being the Joker himself), twins Jerome Valeska and Jeremiah Valeska (both portrayed by Cameron Monaghan), are featured in the FOX TV series