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 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Richardson (2006–present) |
| Website | |
| http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com | |
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor who is well known for his wide variety of deep voice work since the early 1990s. He is also known for being the voice of Chairman Drek in the video game Ratchet & Clank, Tartarus in the video game Halo 2, Robert Hawkins in Static Shock, Kilowog in Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and as Captain Gantu in Lilo & Stitch. He currently provides the voices of Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show, Principal Brian Lewis in American Dad!, Bulkhead in Transformers Prime as well as Panthro in the remake of Thundercats 2011.
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Early life [edit]
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.
Career [edit]
Richardson has usually portrayed villainous characters due to his deep and powerful voice.
His credits include Captain Gantu from Stitch! The Movie, 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 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 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 (Brian Does Hollywood, where Stewie is a contestant on Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things; and The Boondocks. He also voices Cleveland Brown, Jr. and Lester Krinklesac and numerous others on The Cleveland Show.
Richardson's voice roles (in 2011) included 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.
Personal life [edit]
Richardson married his wife Monica in May 2006. They have two children.
Filmography[1] [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Ojo Tango Rocko Socko |
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| Lilo & Stitch | Captain Gantu | ||
| The Country Bears | Henry Dixon Taylor | ||
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Shaman Mnyambo | ||
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Mr. Gantu | Voice |
| 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 | Hare's guard #2 | ||
| Eragon | 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 |
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| The Princess and the Frog | Ian the Gator | ||
| 2012 | John Dies at the End | Korrok |
Television films [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Intern #2 | |
| 2000 | Thrillseekers: Putt n' Perish | Bartender Otto Pig |
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| 2001 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Barney Rubble Hector Jewel Guard |
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| 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 |
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| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Sumo Ninja Dr. Gooberman |
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| The Proud Family Movie | Sea Beast The Mangler Narrator |
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| 2006 | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Morgan Freeman Anti-Fairy |
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| 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 |
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| The Fairly OddParents: Wishology | Dark Laser | ||
| 2010 | In Security | ||
| Firebreather | Belloc | Voice | |
| 2011 | Night of the Hurricane | Cleveland Brown, Jr., Principal Brian Lewis, additional | Voice |
Direct-to-video films [edit]
Television guest appearances [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Mutant Leader | Voice |
| 1998 | The Powerpuff Girls | Boogie Man Giant Fishballoon Glob Monster |
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| 1999 | Family Guy | Various characters | |
| 2000 | 2000 Essence Awards | Announcer | |
| Disney's Recess | Mr. LaSalle | ||
| 2001 | Disney's House of Mouse | Prince John Crow |
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| 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 |
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| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants | King Neptune | |
| ¡Mucha Lucha! | Potato Patata, Jr. | ||
| What's New Scooby Doo? | Bruce Wilkenson Henry Hunsecker Safari Member |
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| 2003 | Xiaolin Showdown | Pandabubba | |
| The Fairly Oddparents | Deep Voice From The Microphone | ||
| 2004 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Uncle Pockets Omnizot Foul Larry |
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| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Tyro The Big Bad Hippo Lion Turtle |
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| 2006 | The Emperor's New School | Kavo | |
| 2008 | Back at the Barnyard | Don Bling Santa Claus |
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| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Stan "Stanley" | Live action |
| Phineas and Ferb | P. P. Otter | Voice | |
| Fairly Oddparents | Darth Laser | ||
| 2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Announcer Soldier |
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| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jabba the Hutt | ||
| Generator Rex | Enforcer Knuckles |
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| Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Man-Ape N'Gassi |
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| 2012 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Snare-Oh (Formally Benmummy), Emperor Milleous |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989–present | The Simpsons | Security guard Additional Voices |
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| 1991 | Rugrats | Additional Voices | |
| 1995–1997 | The Mask: The Animated Series | Mayor Mortimer Tilton | |
| 1996–1997 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Vashti | Live action |
| Road Rovers | Exile (the Siberian Husky) | Voice | |
| 1996–2000 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Plato | |
| 1998–2000 | Voltron: The Third Dimension | Hunk Zarkon |
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| 1999–2001 | The PJs | Poppa Hudson Rasta Man |
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| 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 |
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| 2000–2004 | Static Shock | Robert Hawkins Kangor |
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| 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 |
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| 2001–present | The Fairly OddParents | AJ's Dad Dark Laser Various |
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| 2002–2008 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cheese Ninja Cheese Shogun Roguefort Dr. Lincoln Ice Cream Beast Ice Cream Men Teen Ninjas |
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| 2003–2006 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Mr. Gantu | |
| Teen Titans | Mammoth See-More Trigon River Guardian |
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| 2003–2008 | All Grown Up! | Various | |
| 2004–2005 | Dave the Barbarian | Uncle Oswidge King Throktar |
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| Megas XLR | Glorft Commander Tiny Georgie |
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| 2004–2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Antauri Morlath |
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| 2004–2007 | Danny Phantom | Dragon Ghost Skulker |
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| 2004–2008 | Higglytown Heroes | Uncle Lemmo | |
| The Batman | Joker Jack Napier |
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| 2005 | Danger Rangers | Burble | |
| 2005–2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Melvin Stinkleton Mrs. Cartflight Uncle Zeb Germy |
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| 2005–2007 | Loonatics Unleashed | Slam Tasmanian Tech E. Coyote |
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| 2005–present | The Boondocks | Martin Luther King, Jr. Additional Voices |
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| American Dad! | Tank Bates (2005–2010) Nelson Mandela Principal Lewis |
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| 2006–2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Admiral Bozzlebags (of Bozzlebags' Zip) | |
| 2006–2009 | The Replacements | Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | Rockefeller Butts | Live action |
| 2008 | Transformers: Animated | Omega Supreme (Season 2 only) | Voice (Minor) |
| The Cleaner | Darnell McDowell | Live action | |
| 2008–2009 | Random! Cartoons | Announcer Krunch Alarm Clock Rastamon Prince Charming Dad Zit Applause Fish Infinite Goliah Mechanek, Hondo Ice Monster |
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| Wolverine and the X-Men | Shadow King Bishop |
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| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Big Man/Tombstone Principal Davis Coach Smith |
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| 2008–2010 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Highbreed Commander Forever Knight Ship (Giant Form) Emperor Milleous |
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| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Cammie Additional Voices |
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| 2008–present | The Penguins of Madagascar | Maurice Bing Pinky Additional Voices |
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| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Black Manta B'Wana Beast Despero General Steppenwolf Monsieur Mallah |
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| The Mighty B! | Donald the Postman Additional Voices |
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| 2009–present | The Cleveland Show | Cleveland Brown, Jr. Lester Krinklesac Various Others |
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| The Super Hero Squad Show | Nick Fury Scorpio |
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| Fanboy and Chum Chum | Berry the Ice Monster | ||
| 2010–present | Adventure Time | Donny Gummy (The Silent King) |
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| Pound Puppies | Various guest voices | ||
| Zevo-3 | Brett Ronson | ||
| Young Justice | Martian Manhunter Dr. Fate Mal Duncan Additional Voices |
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| Transformers: Prime | Bulkhead Makeshift Decepticon Warship |
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| G.I. Joe: Renegades | Roadblock Road Pig Additional Voices |
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| Black Panther | Wolverine Additional Voices |
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| 2011–present | ThunderCats | Panthro Additional Voices |
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| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Temutai | ||
| 2012–present | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Kilowog Mogo |
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| The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | |||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The Shredder | ||
| Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Willem Viceroy III | ||
| Gravity Falls | Sheriff Blubbs |
Video game voice roles [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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