Kevin Michael Richardson
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| 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. |
| Other names | Kevin M. Richards, Kevin Michael Richards, Kevin M. Richardson, Kevin Richardson, KMR |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Monica Richardson (2006–present) |
| Website | |
| http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com | |
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor who provides the voice of Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show. He is also known for being the voice of Tartarus in the video game Halo 2 and as Robert Hawkins in Static Shock.
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[edit] Early life
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 the esteemed late John Houseman.
[edit] Career
Richardson has usually portrayed villainous characters due to his deep and powerful voice.
His credits include Captain Gantu from Lilo & Stitch, Shnitzel from Chowder (The first episode; 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 two of 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 other characters on The Proud Family, Darth Laser (an obvious parody of Darth Vader) on Fairly Oddparents, Maurice the Aye-Aye from The Penguins of Madagascar, and the voice of Exile in the late 1990s cartoon Road Rovers. Richardson replaced Keith David as the voice of Tombstone on The Spectacular Spider-Man. In 2001, he voiced Barney Rubble on the TV animated movie The Flintstones: On the Rocks, his version of Barney Rubble's voice was more similar to the early Mel Blanc voice than to the Ed Norton imitation, which Blanc later used on the original Flintstones.
In 2004 he became the first African-American to voice the Joker for the Kids WB animated series, The Batman.
In 2008, he did the voice of a hero, Bishop for Wolverine and the X-Men. Later, he did the voice of Nick Fury on The Super Hero Squad Show.
He often plays characters based on and satirizing comedian Bill Cosby, such as on Family Guy (with the voice of Jerome in "Jerome is the New Black") and The Boondocks. He also voices Cleveland Brown, Jr. and Lester Krinklesac and numerous others on The Cleveland Show.
Richardson's current voice roles (as of 2011) include Panthro in the 2011 Thundercats series, Martian Manhunter on Young Justice, and Bulkhead, one of the lead characters on 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 the animated series Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
[edit] Personal life
Richardson married his wife Monica in May 2006.
[edit] Filmography and TV roles
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Felix the Cat: The Movie | Additional voices | voice |
| 1992 | Porco Rosso | Mamma Aiuto Gang | |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct | Bailiff | |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Bunta, Wonderland President | |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Goro | |
| A Boy Called Hate | Staff Member | ||
| Stuart Saves His Family | uncredited | ||
| 1996 | Spy Hard | "Michael Winslow" Security Guard | uncredited |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | St. Bernard, Officer Andrews | ||
| Bound | Cop #2 | ||
| 1998 | BASEketball | Peripatetic Player | |
| 2000 | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Adult Whispers | |
| Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Sumo Singer | ||
| 2001 | Summoning | Bill | |
| Recess: School's Out | Cop #2 | ||
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Captain Gantu | voice |
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Ojo Tango / Rocko Socko | ||
| The Country Bears | Henry Dixon Taylor | ||
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Shaman Mnyambo | voice | |
| 2003 | Elysium | Christopher | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Deus Ex Machina | ||
| 2004 | Adventures in Animation 3D | Coach | |
| Teacher's Pet | Conductor | ||
| 2005 | Hoodwinked! | P-Biggie | |
| 2006 | The Wild | Samson's Father | |
| Clerks II | Police Officer | ||
| Tales from Earthsea | Additional voices | ||
| 2007 | Happily N'Ever After | Additional voices | |
| TMNT | General Aguila | voice | |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | |
| 2009 | La Mission | Dee | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Prime #2, Rampage | ||
| The Princess and the Frog | Ian the Gator | ||
| Television Films | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Intern #2 | |
| 2000 | Thrillseekers: Putt n' Perish | Bartender, Otto, Pig | |
| 2001 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Barney Rubble, Hector, Jewel Guard | voice |
| 2003 | The Fairly OddParents: Abra-Catastrophe! | Business Man | |
| 2004 | The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Adult AJ, Mr. Turner's Boss, Snoop, Donnie Donut, additional voices | |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Sumo Ninja, Dr. Gooberman | |
| The Proud Family Movie | Sea Beast, The Mangler, Narrator | ||
| 2006 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Morgan Freeman, Anti-Fairy | |
| Casper's Scare School | Kibosh | ||
| Class of 3000: The Devil and Lil'D | Big D/The Devil | ||
| 2007 | Eggheads | ||
| 2008 | The Powerpuff Girls Rule! | Fish Balloon | |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Blacksmith, Takimoto | |
| The Fairly OddParents: Wishology | Dark Laser | ||
| 2010 | In Security | ? | |
| Firebreather | Belloc | voice | |
| Straight-to-DVD | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible | Additional voices | voice |
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Brutus | |
| 1998 | Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | Grimace / King Gonga | |
| 1999 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | Bud Wiley | |
| 2000 | Tom Sawyer | Injun Joe | |
| Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | Max | ||
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Space Ranger | ||
| 2002 | Tarzan & Jane | Merkus | |
| Mickey's House of Villains | Chorus | ||
| 2003 | Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire | Malcolm Illiwara, Yowie Yahoo, Crocodile | |
| The Animatrix | Thadeus, Agent #2, Cop | ||
| Stitch! The Movie | Captain Gantu | ||
| George of the Jungle 2 | Grouchy Ape, Chimp | ||
| Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Carlton Duquesne | ||
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Ice Tray | |
| 2005 | Mulan II | Additional voices | voice |
| Lil' Pimp | Smokey | ||
| Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Ray Charles, Additional voices | ||
| The Batman vs. Dracula | The Joker | ||
| The Happy Elf | Derek, Tucker, Mayor, Toady, Man 2 | ||
| 2006 | Queer Duck: The Movie | Stephen Arlo 'Openly' Gator, Additional voices | |
| Leroy & Stitch | Captain Gantu | ||
| Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Red Pirate Ron, Blue Pirate Bob, Purple Parrot | ||
| 2007 | Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme | Baron Mordo | |
| 2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | Lucius Fox, Avery, Wounded Man, Bulky Man | |
| The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | Ray-Ray and Cheeks | ||
| Dead Space: Downfall | Samuel Irons, Pendleton & Miner | ||
| 2009 | Open Season 2 | Roberto the Dog (sub voice) / Roger the Cat (sub voice) | |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | Sojo, The Black Samurai | ||
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Santa Baby | ||
| Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic | King Minos | ||
| 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Mister Tawky Tawny | |
| Batman: Under the Red Hood | Tyler Bramford | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989–present | The Simpsons | Security guard & additional voices | voice |
| 1991 | Rugrats | Additional Voices | |
| 1995–1997 | The Mask: The Animated Series | Mayor Mortimer Tilton | |
| 1996–1997 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Vashti | |
| Road Rovers | Exile (the Siberian Husky) | voice | |
| 1996–2000 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Plato | |
| 1998–2000 | Voltron: The Third Dimension | Hunk / Zarkon | |
| 1999–2001 | The PJs | Poppa Hudson / Rasta Man | |
| 1999–2001 | The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Garth | |
| 2000–2001 | Cardcaptors | Clow card announcer | |
| 2000–2002 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Various characters | |
| Max Steel | Dog / Various Characters | ||
| 2000–2004 | Static Shock | Robert Hawkins/Kangor | |
| 2001–2002;2006 | Invader Zim | Various characters | |
| 2001–2003 | The Mummy: The Animated Series | The Minotaur | |
| 2001–2005 | The Proud Family | Omar, Dr. Payne & additional voices | |
| 2001–2007;2008–present | The Fairly OddParents | AJ's Dad, Dark Laser & Various | |
| 2002–2008 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cheese Ninja, Cheese Shogun Roguefort, Dr. Lincoln, Ice Cream Beast, Ice Cream Men & Teen Ninjas | |
| 2003–2006 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Captain Gantu & Cobra Bubbles | |
| Teen Titans | Mammoth, See-More, Trigon, River Guardian | ||
| 2003–2008 | All Grown Up! | Various | |
| 2004–2005 | Dave the Barbarian | Uncle Oswidge / King Throktar | |
| Megas XLR | Glorft Commander / Tiny / Georgie | ||
| 2004–2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Antauri & Morlath | |
| 2004–2007 | Danny Phantom | Dragon Ghost, Skulker | |
| 2004–2008 | Higglytown Heroes | Uncle Lemmo | |
| The Batman | Joker / Jack Napier | ||
| 2005 | Danger Rangers | Burble | |
| 2005–2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Melvin Stinkleton, Mrs. Cartflight, Uncle Zeb & Germy | |
| 2005–2007 | Loonatics Unleashed | Slam Tasmanian / Tech E. Coyote | |
| 2005–present | The Boondocks | Martin Luther King, Jr. & Additional Voices | |
| American Dad! | Tank Bates (2005–2010), Nelson Mandela & Principal Lewis | ||
| 2006–2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Admiral Bozzlebags (of Bozzlebags' Zip) | |
| 2006–2009 | The Replacements | Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | Rockefeller Butts | |
| 2008 | Transformers: Animated | Omega Supreme | voice |
| The Cleaner | Darnell McDowell | ||
| 2008–2009 | Random! Cartoons | Announcer, Krunch, Alarm Clock, Rastamon, Prince Charming Dad, Zit, Applause Fish, Infinite Goliah, Mechanek, Hondo, and Ice Monster | Various voices |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Shadow King & Bishop | voice | |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Big Man/Tombstone, Principal Davis, Coach Smith | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Highbreed Commander, Forever Knight, Sir Morton & Ship (Giant Form) | |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Cammie & Additional voices | ||
| 2008–present | The Penguins of Madagascar | Maurice the Aye-Aye / Bing the Gorilla / Pinky the Flamingo / Additional voices | |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Black Manta, B'Wana Beast, Despero, General Steppenwolf, Monsieur Mallah | ||
| The Mighty B! | Ronald the Postman & additional voices | ||
| 2009–present | The Cleveland Show | Cleveland Brown, Jr. / Lester Krinklesac (Along with various others) | |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | Nick Fury / Scorpio | ||
| Fanboy and Chum Chum | Berry the Ice Monster | ||
| 2010 | Black Panther | Wolverine & additional voices | |
| 2010–Present | Adventure Time | Donny (Donny)/ Gummy (The Silent King) | |
| Zevo-3 | Brett Ronson | ||
| Young Justice | Martian Manhunter, Dr. Fate, Mal Duncan | ||
| Transformers: Prime | Bulkhead | ||
| G.I. Joe: Renegades | Roadblock, Road Pig, additional voices | ||
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Temutai | ||
| 2011–present | Thundercats | Panthro | |
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shredder (in production) | |
| Television guest appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Mutant Leader | voice |
| 1998 | The Powerpuff Girls | Boogie Man / Giant Fishballoon | |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Various characters | |
| 2000 | 2000 Essence Awards | Announcer | |
| Disney's Recess | Vince's Father | ||
| 2001 | Disney's House of Mouse | Prince John & Crow | |
| The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy | Eldridge Johnson-Mayer | ||
| Time Squad | Announcer, George S. Patton, George Washington, George Washington Carver, Lance 9,000,000,000,000, Time Squad Officer, Todd Washington Carver | ||
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants | King Neptune | |
| ¡Mucha Lucha! | Potato Patata, Jr. | ||
| What's New Scooby Doo? | Bruce Wilkenson, Henry Hunsecker & Safari Member | ||
| 2003 | Xiaolin Showdown | Pandabubba | |
| The Fairly Oddparents | Deep Voice From The Microphone | ||
| 2004 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Uncle Pockets, Omnizot & Foul Larry | |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Tyro, The Big Bad Hippo & Lion Turtle | |
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School | Kavo | |
| 2008 | Back at the Barnyard | Don Bling / Santa Claus | |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Stan "Stanley" | |
| Phineas and Ferb | P. P. Otter | ||
| Fairly Oddparents | Darth Laser | ||
| 2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Announcer / Soldier | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | ||
| Generator Rex | Enforcer / Knuckles | ||
| Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Man-Ape, N'Gassi | ||
| 2011 | Adventure Time | Lich-Prossessed Princess Bubblegum | |
| Video Games | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! | Johnson, Judge Graham, Judge Paul | Voice |
| 1998 | King's Quest: Mask of Eternity | Lord Azrie, Lucreto, Prophet Tree | |
| Baldur's Gate | Sarevok, Koveras, Narrator | ||
| Leisure Suit Larry's Casino | Johnson | ||
| Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game | Commanding Officer | ||
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | 2-3G, Captain Rutger, Gungan Citizen #1, Race Fanatic #1, Vek Drow | |
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command | |||
| Star Trek: New Worlds | |||
| Revenant | Lucas, Ogrok Chief, Ogrok Torturer | ||
| 2000 | Star Trek: Klingon Academy | Civil War Communications Officer, Garlock, Starbase 1, Tholian Commander, Tutorial Instructor | |
| Star Wars: Force Commander | Builder Shuttle Pilot, Torpedo Launcher Driver, Y-Wing Pilot | ||
| Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles | Jedi Master Mace Windu | ||
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen | Benjamin Sisko | ||
| Sacrifice | Pyro | ||
| Star Wars: Demolition | Pugwis, Tamtel Skreej | ||
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | Sarevok Anchev, Gorgeig, Cohrvale | ||
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War | |||
| 2001 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Boss Nass, Rebel Trooper | |
| Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | Crunch Bandicoot | ||
| Disney's Tarzan Untamed | |||
| Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter | |||
| Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | |||
| Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing | Boss Nass | ||
| Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal | Sarevok Anchev, Yaga-Shura, Bhaal, Odren, Ka'rashur | ||
| The Mummy Returns | Imhotep | ||
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Scott Dolph | ||
| Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader | Transport Captain 4 | ||
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | Sess'sth - Kolgrim | ||
| 2002 | Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat | King Neptune | |
| EOE: Eve of Extinction | Additional voices | ||
| Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Mace Windu, TF Refinery Droid, TF Scarab Droid | ||
| Star Wars: Obi-Wan | Eeth Koth, Mace Windu, Male Citizen | ||
| Kingdom Hearts | Sebastian | ||
| Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Gran 2, Kingpin Reelo Baruk | ||
| Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 | Captain Gantu | ||
| Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | Byong Chu, Nikolai, additional voices | ||
| Superman: Shadow of Apokolips | Darkseid | ||
| Law and Order: Dead on the Money | Mark Rawlins | ||
| Run Like Hell | Niles | ||
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance | Scott Dolph | ||
| Ratchet & Clank | Ultimate Supreme Executive Chairman Drek, Commander, Announcer, Bouncer | ||
| Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | Alien Thug #3, Bartender, Sebolto | ||
| 2003 | Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | Homonculus, Triad Ghoul | |
| Freelancer | |||
| Enter the Matrix | Thaddeus | ||
| RTX Red Rock | Digitzed Crewmember | ||
| Viewtiful Joe | Hulk Davidson / Fire Leo | ||
| Lionheart | Beast Spirit | ||
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Jolee Bindo | ||
| Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader | |||
| Law and Order: Double or Nothing | Mark Rawlins | ||
| True Crime: Streets of LA | Additional voices | ||
| Crash Nitro Kart | Crunch Bandicoot, Advisor | ||
| Spawn: Armageddon | Al Simmons/Spawn | ||
| 2004 | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | player character Cyrus, NPCs Blake and Soldier, Ghoul High Priest, Mutant Grunt | |
| Champions of Norrath | |||
| Galleon | Bosun, Sorceror #1 | ||
| Halo 2 | Tartarus | ||
| 2005 | Teen Titans | Mammoth, Trigon | |
| Kingdom Hearts II | Sebastian | ||
| 2006 | The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | Terrador, Gaul & Conductor | |
| Kingdom Hearts II | Sebastian | ||
| The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | Terrador, The Conductor | ||
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional voices | ||
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Sebastian | |
| The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night | Terrador, Gaul & Sniff | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | |
| The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | Terrador, Chief Prowlus and Hermit | ||
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno | Additional voices | ||
| Emergency Heroes | General Walters | ||
| 2009 | Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | Demongo | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Captain Gantu | |
| 2011 | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Stump Smash | |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Various | |
| 2012 | Transformers Universe | Bulkhead | |
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