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Kevin Michael Richardson
American actor (born )
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Born | () October 25, (age60) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Othernames | Kevin M.
Richardson |
Almamater | Syracuse University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Yearsactive | –present |
Spouse | Monica Richardson (m.) |
Website | Official website (archive) |
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, ) is an American actor.
Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in Mortal Kombat () and reprises in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (), Captain Gantu in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Bulkhead from Transformers: Prime, and Deus Ex Machina in The Matrix Revolutions ().
He has also voiced characters on Seth MacFarlane's shows Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and American Dad!, as well as several characters on The Simpsons, and Futurama.
Richardson is well-known for his various roles, including the Joker in The Batman, for which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
He has also voiced Trigon, Mammoth, and See-More in both Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!. Additionally, he played Antauri in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!,Oroku Saki/the Shredder in the series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Stump Smash and Tree Rex in the Skylanders video game series. His other notable roles include F Is for Family, Barney Rubble in The Flintstones: On the Rocks, the Mauler Twins and Monster Girl in Invincible, and Chairman Drek in the video game Ratchet & Clank.
Wikipedia Kevin Michael Richardson is the voice of Sebastian in “Disney Jr.’s Ariel,” an animated musical series inspired by “The Little Mermaid” that follows young mermaid princess Ariel as she embarks on fun-filled, action-packed adventures with her friends throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica.Early life
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Richardson was born on October 25, , in the Bronx, New York City.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from Syracuse University in [2][3]
Career
Richardson began his live-action acting career in New York City, where he performed in commercials.
His first professional acting job was in an AT&T commercial.
IMDb: Kevin Michael Richardson is the voice of Sebastian in “Disney Jr.’s Ariel,” an animated musical series inspired by “The Little Mermaid” that follows young mermaid princess Ariel as she embarks on fun-filled, action-packed adventures with her friends throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica.
He was frequently hired as a voice for television commercials. He later moved to Los Angeles. He has usually portrayed villainous characters due to his deep and powerful voice. In , he obtained his first voice role as Mayor Tilton on the animated television version of The Mask. Additionally, early in his career, he appeared in a PBS special directed by John Houseman.
Richardson's other credits include Captain Gantu in Lilo & Stitch and its franchise, Shnitzel in the Chowderpilot (and was later replaced by John DiMaggio), Goro in Mortal Kombat, the second voice of Skulker on Danny Phantom, Sarevok in the Baldur's Gate series, Jolee Bindo in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Crunch Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot games, Sai Sahan in Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG series, Tartarus from Halo 2, Chairman Drek in Ratchet & Clank, Antauri in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Openly Gator from Queer Duck, Doctor Payne and others on The Proud Family, Dark Laser on The Fairly OddParents, Maurice from The Penguins of Madagascar (replacing Cedric the Entertainer), Slam Tasmanian and Tech E.
Coyote on Loonatics Unleashed, and the voice of Exile in the s animated series Road Rovers.
Richardson replaced Keith David as the voice of Tombstone on The Spectacular Spider-Man. He provided a character voice set for Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter and Icewind Dale II. He was the voice of Heihachi in the PlayStation 2 game Soul Calibur II, though he is listed in the role as Victor Stone.
He also voiced Stump Smash and Tree Rex in Skylanders: Swap Force, Skylanders: Trap Team, and Skylanders: SuperChargers.
In , Richardson voiced Barney Rubble in the animated movie The Flintstones: On the Rocks. In , he became the first Black actor to portray the Joker, voicing the character on the animated series The Batman, a role for which he was twice nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.
In , he voiced Trigon on the animated series Teen Titans, taking over the role from Keith Szarabajka.
In , he appeared in the comedy Clerks II in which he plays a cop who notices the words "Porch Monkey 4 Life" written on the back of Randal Graves' work jacket; he also voiced the elder dragon Terrador from The Legend of Spyro game series. In , he performed the voice of Bishop for Wolverine and the X-Men. Later, he did the voice of Nick Fury on The Super Hero Squad Show.
He also voiced Tyro in Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender in
Richardson often plays characters based on comedian Bill Cosby, such as on Family Guy ("Brian Does Hollywood"); as Cosby himself on The Boondocks; and Numbuh 5's father Mr. Lincoln, an homage to Cosby on Codename: Kids Next Door.
His most frequent role on Family Guy is Jerome, Lois's ex-boyfriend. He was also the voice of Cleveland Brown Jr., Lester Krinklesac, and numerous others on The Cleveland Show.
Kevin michael richardson voices for children He was also the voice of Cleveland Brown Jr., Lester Krinklesac, and numerous others on The Cleveland Show. He currently voices Principal Brian Lewis on American Dad! and is the current voice for Dr. Hibbert replacing Harry Shearer on The Simpsons.He currently voices Principal Brian Lewis on American Dad! and is the current voice for Dr. Hibbert replacing Harry Shearer on The Simpsons. His voice roles in included Panthro in the Thundercats series, Martian Manhunter on Young Justice and Bulkhead, one of the Autobots in Transformers: Prime. He played Kilowog in Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, the video game sequel to the live-action film Green Lantern and later reprised the role in Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice.
He was nominated for Voice Actor of the Year by Behind the Voice Actors in [4] and in [5]
In September , he provided the voice of Mr. Gus on the Cartoon Network show Uncle Grandpa. In , he did the voice of a Nigerian king on The Simpsons episode "The Princess Guide".
Kevin Michael Richardson
He was also the voice of Cleveland Brown Jr., Lester Krinklesac, and numerous others on The Cleveland Show. He currently voices Principal Brian Lewis on American Dad! and is the current voice for Dr. Hibbert replacing Harry Shearer on The Simpsons.Later, he provided the voice of Judge Michaels in Tyler Perry's first animated film, Madea's Tough Love. In , he provided the voice of Jimbo in The Boss Baby: Back in Business (), the sequel to the film The Boss Baby.
Personal life
Richardson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Monica, whom he married in [6][7] He is the stepfather of her two sons from a previous marriage.[7]
Filmography
Main article: Kevin Michael Richardson filmography
References
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"Syracuse alum replacing Harry Shearer as voice of Black 'Simpsons' character". The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 23,
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Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 3,
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