Josh Keaton
Josh Keaton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joshua Luis Wiener Navarro February 8, 1979 Hacienda Heights, California, U.S.A. |
| Other names | Joshua Wiener, Josh Wiener |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Voice actor, Singer, Music producer |
| Years active | 1991 — present (actor) 1997 — present (voice) |
| Agent | DPN Voice Over Talent |
| Notable credit(s) | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater as Ocelot Hercules as Young Hercules The Spectacular Spider-Man as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Onimusha as Ranmaru Mori, Munenori Yagyu, Tenkai Nankobo |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Melendez |
| Family | 3 sisters |
| Website | http://www.joshkeaton.com |
Joshua "Josh" Keaton (born February 8, 1979) is an American actor, voice actor, singer and music producer.
Biography
Early life
Josh Keaton was born Joshua Luis Wiener-Navarro in Hacienda Heights, California to Peruvian and Caucasian parents. He has three sisters: Alitzah (Ali Navarro), Danielle, and Sabrina. He celebrates both the Jewish and Catholic holidays and traditions. He is also fluent in Spanish and actually started his career as a child in Spanish and then later in English.
Career
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. He played Harry Osborn in the video games Spider-Man: The Movie, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. He is currently the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the new The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series airing in 2008 on the CW and producing music. Keaton also voiced Jules Brown, Verne's older brother in Back to the Future: The Animated Series, the 1991/1992 cartoon show.
Voice roles
Films
- 1997: Hercules — Young Hercules
- 2004: Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! — Charlie Carbone
- 2010: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths — Flash and Aquaman
Television series
- 1990 Peter Pan and the Pirates - Curly
- 1991: Back to the Future: The Animated Series - Jules Brown
- 2005: Bratz — Eitan
- 2008: The Spectacular Spider-Man — Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Adverts, games, etc.
- OshKosh B'Gosh television commercial
- 2004: Onimusha 3: Demon Siege — Mori Ranmaru
- 2004: Spider-Man 2 — Harry Osborn
- 2004: Shellshock: Nam '67 — Tick Tock
- 2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — Major Ocelot
- 2005: Area 51 (video game) — Crispy
- 2005: Psychonauts — Lungfish Zealot, Dingo Inflagrante, Matador
- 2005: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo — LONESTAR
- 2005: X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse — Cyclops
- 2006: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — Nankobo Tenkai, Yagyu Munenori
- 2006: Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 — Mizuki
- 2006: Need For Speed: Carbon — Sal
- 2006: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 — LONESTAR
- 2006: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops — Ocelot
- 2006: Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs — Chayton Black
- 2006: Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Human Torch
- 2007: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition — Wayne
- 2007: God of War II — Young Spartan
- 2007: Spider-Man 3 — Various Characters
- 2008: No More Heroes — Destroyman
- 2008: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Young Ocelot
- 2008: Ninja Gaiden II — Ryu Hayabusa
- 2008: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe — Harry Osborn/New Goblin
- 2009: Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier — Jak
- 2010: No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle — New Destroyman
- 2010: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep — Young Hercules
Live roles
Films
- 1991: All I Want for Christmas — Brad
- 1992: Newsies — Newsboy
- 1996: Same River Twice — Andy
- 1996: Judge and Jury — Boy #2
- 1996: Infinity — David (as Joshua Wiener)
- 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/Jason
Television series
- 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)
External links
- 1979 births
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American male singers
- Hispanic Americans
- American people of Peruvian descent
- Hispanic American actors
- American Jews
- Jewish American musicians
- Jewish singers
- Jewish actors
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Living people
- People from Los Angeles County, California
- People from Pasadena, California
- American impressionists (entertainers)
- American video game actors
- American Roman Catholics
- Actors from California
- Musicians from California
- Jewish American film directors