Kevin Conroy

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Biography

Born in Westbury, New York, Kevin moved to Westport, Connecticut when he was about 11 years old. In 1973, at the age of seventeen, he moved to New York when he earned a full scholarship to attend Julliard's famous drama divison, where he studied under actor John Houseman. In 1978, after graduating from Julliard, he toured with "The Acting Company," Houseman's acting group, and, in 1979, he went on the national tour of "Deathtrap." Westbury is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 14,263. ... The Seal of the Town of Wesport, Connecticut Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The Juilliard School is recognized as one of the best performing arts conservatories in the world. ... The Drama Division of the Juilliard School was founded in 1968 by the renowned American director, producer, and theater administrator John Houseman and the French director, teacher, and actor, Michel Saint-Denis. ... John Houseman John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born actor and film producer. ...

In 1980, he decided to try his hand in television, and moved out to California. He landed a role in the daytime soap opera Another World. However, he soon missed the theatre, and so he became associated with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, where he performed in productions Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. From 1980 to 1985, he acted in a variety of contemporary and classic theatre pieces, including the Broadway production of "Eastern Standard" and "Lolita." He is very respected in theatre circles for his interpretation of Shakespearean characters, and, in 1984, he played the title role in "Hamlet" in the New York Shakespeare Festival. Kevin returned to television in the 1985 TV movie Covenant, and had a role on another daytime soap drama, Search For Tomorrow. He was a series regular on O'Hara in 1987, and on Tour of Duty from 1987 to 1988, before starring in a series of television movies. He's also guest starred on shows such as Cheers, Dynasty, Search For Tomorrow, and Matlock. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Another World (AW) (sometimes called Another World: Bay City to distinguish it from its spinoffs in the 1970s and 1980s) was a Daytime Emmy-winning American soap opera which ran on the NBC television network (CTV in Canada) from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... Old Globe Theatre The Old Globe Theatre, located in San Diego, California, is a replica of the original Globe Theatre in London. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney          City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders Michael Aguirre City Council Representatives, Scott... A detail of the engraving of Daniel Maclises 1842 painting The Play-scene in Hamlet, portraying the moment when the guilt of Claudius is revealed. ... A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written sometime in the mid-1590s. ... The New York Shakespeare Festival in the Park, often simply referred to as Shakespeare in the Park, is an annual theater festival held in the summer in New York Citys Central Park. ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951. ... Tour of Duty was an American television drama series on air from 1987 to 1989. ... Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... // For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation). ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951. ... Ben Matlock in court Matlock was an American television legal drama starring Andy Griffith as attorney Ben Matlock. ...

He is best known as the voice behind Batman in Batman: The Animated Series, which began airing in 1992. Kevin has now voiced the character for 14 years, in the series The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and Justice League/Justice League Unlimited. He's also voiced the character in guest appearances on Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and The Zeta Project, as well as starred in the feature-length movies Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. He has received an exceptional amount of praise for his work in the role from fans and critics. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... The New Batman Adventures promotional image. ... Batman Beyond (Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America and Australia/New Zealand) was an American animated television series created by WB Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. ... Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was an American animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... Static Shock is an animated series. ... The Zeta Project is a science fiction animated series, first aired on Kids WB in January 2001. ... Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is an animated film first released in 1993. ... Batman & Mr. ... Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman. ... Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman is an animated movie based on the DC Comics character Batman and set in the same world as Batman: The Animated Series. ...

His hobbies include traveling, running, cycling, and painting. In his spare time, he also does work with foster kids. He has two brothers and one sister, as well as a chocolate lab named Bear.

Filmography

• Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003; video game) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Lords of EverQuest (2003; video game) - Lord Palasa
• Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003; video game) - Lord Jack/Cleaner/Commando
• Justice League / Justice League Unlimited (2001-2005; TV series) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001; video game) - Fisherman
• Batman: Vengeance (2001; video game) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) - Bruce Wayne
• Batman Beyond (1999-2001; TV series) - Bruce Wayne
• Crusaders of Magic and Light (1999; video game) - ?
• Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero - (1998) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• The New Batman Adventures (1997-1999; TV series) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• The Office (1995; TV series) - Steve Gillman
• Island City (1994; TV movie) - Col. Tom Valdoon
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm - (1993) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995; TV series) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Rachel Gunn, R.N. (1992; TV series) - Dr. David Dunkle
• Chain of Desire (1992) - Joe
• The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton (1992; TV movie) - Hunter Roy Evans
• Battle in the Errogenous Zone (1992; TV movie) - Mondo Ray
• Hi, Honey - I'm Dead (1991; TV Movie) - Brad Stadler
• The Face of Fear (1990; TV movie) - Frank Dwight Bollinger
• So Proudly We Hail (1990; TV movie) - Francis Crosby
• Killer Instinct (1988; TV movie) - Dr. Steven Nelson
• Tour of Duty (1987-1988; TV series) - Capt. Rusty Wallace
• O'hara (1987; TV series) - Capt. Lloyd Hamilton
• Dynasty (1985-1986; TV series) - Bart Fallmont
• Covenant (1985; TV movie) - Stephen
• Search For Tomorrow (1984-1985; TV series) - Chase Kendall
• George Washington (1984; TV mini-series) - John Laurens
• Kennedy (1983; TV mini-series) - Ted Kennedy
• Born Beautiful (1982; TV movie) - Stan
• Another World (1980-1981; TV series) - Jerry Grove #2
• How To Pick Up Girls! (1978; TV movie) - Bartender

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Stage plays

Trivia

• Has pursued a writing career in recent years.
• Took part in the California AIDS ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
• Was roommates with Robin Williams for the year that Williams was at Julliard.
• Dated actress Debra Rush, who starrted opposite him in the stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• Was roommates with Christopher Reeve at Juilliard Drama School.
• Favorite script of Batman: The Animated Series is "Perchance to Dream".
• Aunt was famed Broadway actress Susan Conroy.
• Q&A in January/February 2001 issue of FHM: For Him Magazine.
• Shares the same birthday (November 30) as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. who voices Alfred on Batman: The Animated Series.
• Featured (w/Loren Lester) in issue #10 of Scarlet Street: The Magazine of Mystery and Horror.
• Spoke at the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards during a tribute to voice actors. (unconfirmed)
• While at Julliard, shared the same class with Robin Williams, Kelsey Grammer, and Christine Baranski.
• In issue #19 of Batman Adventures (the B:TAS-inspired comic book series), panels 1-3 on page 18 show a movie theater marquee that reads "Now Playing: Hamlet, starring K. Conroy."
• In "Perchance to Dream," Kevin read the voice of Batman, Bruce Wayne, Bruce's father, and the evil Batman in real time, alternating between all four characters without having to pause recording.
• Almost landed the part of Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom Wings, but lost out to Tim Daly (who coincidentaly who later voice Superman for the WB animated series).
• TV commercials for Gatorade. (voice only; year(s) unknown)
• Voiced Batman in several promotional spots for Kids WB!.
• Recorded a QVC radio promo as Batman, with Mark Hamill as the Joker.
• Voiced Batman for two programs of the Tiger Electronics 2-XL educational childrens toy: "Carnival of Crime" (#7-258-4) and "Sizzling Schemes" (#7-258-3).
• In the Batman Beyond episode "Out of the Past," provided the singing voice for the actor playing Batman in a stage musical that Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis went to see.
• The Face of Fear aired on September 30, 1990... Kevin's 35th birthday.

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Quotes

• (On Batman): "People fantasize about being a hero and helping someone in trouble. Batman is that fantasy realized--not just for Bruce Wayne, but for the audience. Inwardly, Bruce Wayne is still an adolescent watching his parents being murdered. That will never leave him. And people really relate to that."
• (On Batman): "I love doing the voice of Batman because of the quality of the animation. The music is particularly incredible. Another bonus is getting the opportunity to work with some very respected actors who do not usually do voice work."
• (On Batman): "To me, Batman is definately Bruce Wayne's darker side. The challenge is playing it as two separate aspects of the same person. I have to create the illusion of a Dark Knight, who's mysterious and strong."
• (On Batman): "He [Bruce Wayne] is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human."
• (On Michael Keaton): "His absorbed, psychoanalytic approach to Bruce Wayne was fantastic, and the way he did a 180 degree role reversal in portraying a strong, silent force as Batman was even better. These movies are truly the highlight of Keaton's acting career."
• (On Val Kilmer): "To be fair, I must give credit where credit is due. Although Kilmer is clearly no Michael Keaton - except for a few corny lines, which are mainly the writers' fault, and a slight lacking when it comes to the portrayal of a dark side - he did a much better job than I expected."

External link

• Kevin Conroy at the Internet Movie Database
• The Kevin Conroy Homepage