Josh Keaton
| Josh Keaton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joshua Luis Wiener February 8, 1979 Hacienda Heights, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Joshua Wiener, Josh Wiener |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice actor, Singer, Music producer |
| Years active | 1989 — present |
| Agent | DPN Voice Over Talent |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Melendez |
| Website | |
| http://www.joshkeaton.com | |
Joshua "Josh" Keaton (born February 8, 1979) is an American actor, voice actor, singer and music producer.
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Early life [edit]
Keaton was born Joshua Luis Wiener in Hacienda Heights, California, to a father from Brooklyn, New York, and a mother from Lima, Peru.[1] He has three sisters: Danielle, Alitzah (Ali Navarro), and Sabrina. He is also fluent in Spanish and actually started his career as a child in Spanish and then later in English.
Career [edit]
His career has included television, video game and film work, with a mixture of live acting and voice work for animations. He was in the 1990s boy band "No Authority" and was signed to MJJ Music and later RCA Records as a solo artist.
Keaton voiced Jules Brown in Back to the Future: The Animated Series during 1991/1992 and the young version of Revolver Ocelot during Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. In 2008, he voiced Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series on the CW and producing music. Ironically, he previously played Harry Osborn in the video games Spider-Man: The Movie, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Keaton returned to Spider-Man media as he voiced Ultimate Spider-Man in the 2010 video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (along with fellow veteran Spider-Man voice actors Dan Gilvezan, Christopher Daniel Barnes and Neil Patrick Harris) and Spider-Man in the 2011 video game Spider-Man: Edge of Time.
As of 2011, Keaton is the current voice for Spyro the Dragon in the Skylanders reboot of the franchise, Jack Darby and Tailgate on Transformers: Prime and Hal Jordan in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
In 2012, he recorded lines for three episodes of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as Spider-Man again, but they were rerecorded and replaced by Drake Bell before the episodes aired.
Voice roles [edit]
Films [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Snoopy's Reunion | Linus Van Pelt | TV special. |
| 1993 | Recycle Rex | Additional voice | |
| 1997 | Hercules | Young Hercules | |
| 2004 | Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! | Charlie Carbone | |
| 2006 | The Wild | Additional voice | |
| 2010 | Firebreather | Troy Adams | |
| Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Wally West/Flash, Aquaman |
Television series [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | Peter Pan and the Pirates | Curly | |
| 1991-1992 | Back to the Future: The Animated Series | Jules Brown | |
| 2004-2006 | Bratz | Eitan | |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Tim Dean | |
| 2007-2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | |
| 2010–present | Transformers: Prime | Jack Darby, Tailgate, Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Ian/Lead Singer of band "Disenfranchised" | |
| 2009-2011 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Moon-Boy | |
| 2011–present | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Hal Jordan, Manhunters | |
| 2011 | Young Justice | Black Spider | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Recorded voice, redubbed by Drake Bell, from the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show before it aired. |
| 2013 | Hero Factory | William Furno |
Video games [edit]
Commercials [edit]
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| OshKosh B'Gosh | television commercial |
Dubbing roles [edit]
Animation [edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Winx Club | King Oritel, Sky, Valtor, Additional voices (Nickelodeon Version)[4] |
Live roles [edit]
Films [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1990 | Kidsongs - A Day at Camp/Ride the Roller Coaster | Himself | 2 Videos |
| 1991 | All I Want for Christmas | Brad | |
| 1992 | Newsies | Newsboy | |
| 1996 | Same River Twice | Andy | |
| 1996 | Judge and Jury | Boy #2 | |
| 1996 | Infinity | David | |
| 1997 | Just Write | Teenager on Trolley | |
| 1998 | The Souler Opposite | Young Barry | |
| 1999 | Chimera House | Roy | |
| 1999 | A Murder On Shadow Mountain (made for television) | Young Denny | |
| 2003 | The Even Stevens Movie | Mootai | |
| 2007 | Up-In-Down-Town | Billy |
Television series [edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Boy Meets World | Roy (2 episodes) |
| 1995 | Sister, Sister | Franklin (1 episode) |
| 1995—1996 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Bryce (recurring) |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Will Peters (1 episode) |
| 1997 | Baywatch | Todd Rose (1 episode) |
| 1997 | General Hospital | Tim (recurring) |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Young Nick Stratton (1 episode) |
| 1999—2002 | The Young and the Restless| | Denny (recurring) |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Martin Andrews (1 episode) |
| 2002 | ER | Greg (1 episode) |
| 2004 | Will & Grace | Sal (2 episodes) |
| 2006 | Bones | Yasutani the Terrible (1 episode) |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.metalgearsolid.net/features/interview-with-voice-actor-josh-keaton-ocelot
- ^ http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/28932/marvel-animation-age-amp-tz-news-present-josh-keaton-on-the-spectacular-spider-man/
- ^ http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/gman/interview-with-josh-keaton-voice-of-spidey-ocelot-others/30-28261/
- ^ http://unadinoi.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/valtors-nick-voice-actor-revealed/
External links [edit]
- Official Website
- Band and Music Production Website
- Josh Keaton at the Internet Movie Database
- MYSPACE
| Preceded by Neil Patrick Harris |
Voice or portrayal of Spider-Man 2008-present |
Succeeded by Drake Bell |
| Preceded by Elijah Wood |
Voice of Spyro the Dragon 2011- |
Succeeded by Current voice |
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- 1979 births
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American male singers
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Living people
- People from Pasadena, California
- American impressionists (entertainers)
- American video game actors
- Actors from Los Angeles, California
- Musicians from Los Angeles, California
- 20th-century American actors
- 21st-century American actors
