Kevin Michael Richardson
| Kevin Michael Richardson | |
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Richardson at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego.
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| Born |
October 25, 1964 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University (B.F.A.) |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Richardson (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor who has portrayed a multitude of characters in various animated series and video games. He is known for his extremely deep, villainous voice and has been playing a wide variety of characters since the early 1990s. For voicing The Joker in The Batman (2004–2008), he was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.
A classically trained actor and a native of the Bronx, New York, Richardson first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school students selected for the National Foundation for the Arts' "Arts '82" program. As a result of this, he earned a scholarship to Syracuse University and a spot on a PBS special directed by John Houseman.
Richardson has usually portrayed villainous characters due to his deep and powerful voice. In 1995, he obtained his first voice role; Mayor Tilton on the animated TV version of The Mask.
His credits include Captain Gantu in Lilo & Stitch and its franchise, Shnitzel in the Chowder pilot (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, Tartarus from Halo 2, Ultimate Supreme Executive 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, Slam Tasmanian and Tech E. Coyote on Loonatics Unleashed and the voice of Exile in the 1990s animated series Road Rovers. Richardson also 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.
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