Sen. Leahy, who said Monday he will not seek re-election, is the longest-serving sitting US senator. He's also the only member of the US Senate to make cameo appearances in 5 Batman films.
, holds impressive distinctions. He is the longest-serving sitting U.S. senator. He is third in the line of succession to the presidency.Leahy, who has said he first started reading Batman comic books as a young boy at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, made his first Batman film cameo 26 years ago in"Batman Forever" , starring Val Kilmer.Mari Matsuri / AFP via Getty Images
Leahy went on to appear in"Batman & Robin" ,"The Dark Knight" ,"The Dark Knight Rises" and"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ."The Dark Knight" gave Leahy his juiciest role outside Capitol Hill — as well as his most cherished Batman cameo, according to David Carle, Leahy's press secretary. "You know," Ledger's Joker famously responds,"you remind me of my father. I hated my father." The Joker then menaces Leahy's character with a knife.for his career-defining performance.
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