Kevin Conroy

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Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, perhaps best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Batman in numerous animated series and features that comprised the DC animated universe.

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 Juilliard's famous drama division, where he studied under actor John Houseman. In 1978, after graduating from Juilliard, he toured with "The Acting Company," Houseman's acting group, and, in 1979, he went on the national tour of "Deathtrap."

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 Ohara in 1987, and on Tour of Duty from 1987 to 1988, before starring in a series of television movies. He has also guest starred on shows such as Cheers, Dynasty, Search For Tomorrow, and Matlock.

He is best known as the voice behind Batman in , which began airing in 1992. Kevin has now voiced the character for 14 years in the series The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. He's also voiced the character in guest appearances on , Static Shock and The Zeta Project, as well as starred in the feature-length movies , , , and . He has received an exceptional amount of praise for his work in the role from fans and critics. In a tally of performances, including every episode, movie, and guest appearance he made, he has played Batman more times than Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale combined. In the season four premier of The Batman, Conroy played Dick Grayson's father, John.

He also voiced Batman in 2001 revamp of Batman Adventure - The Ride, located at the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park in Queensland, Australia.

Like the rest of the main cast from Justice League /Justice League Unlimited, Conroy will not be involved with Bruce Timm's upcoming , though Timm has said it's likely Conroy will return as Batman in future DCAU productions.^[1]

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 labrador named Bear.

Filmography

The Batman (TV series) (2006) - John Grayson (guest star; episode: "A Matter of Family")
(2003) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
(2003; video game) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
Lords of EverQuest (2003; video game) - Lord Palasa
(2003; video game) - Lord Jack/Cleaner/Commando
Justice League / Justice League Unlimited (2001-2006; TV series) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
(2001; video game) - Fisherman
(2001; video game) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
(2000) - Bruce Wayne/Batman
Batman Beyond (1999-2001; TV series) - Bruce Wayne
Crusaders of Magic and Light (1999; video game) - ?
- (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
- (1993) - Batman/Bruce Wayne
(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

Stage plays

Stage Play	Character played	Location performed	Year
Accounts	?	Hudson Guild	?
Come Back Little Sheba	?	Roundabout Theatre	?
Deathtrap	?	(on Broadway)	1979
Eastern Standard	?	Golden Theatre (Broadway)	1989
The Greeks	?	Hartford Stage	?
Hamlet	Hamlet	New York Shapespeare Festival	1984
Hamlet	Hamlet	Old Globe Theatre, San Diego	?
King Lear	?	San Diego Shakespeare Festival	?
The Last Yankee	Lenny Hamilton	Signature Theatre	12/30/97 - 2/8/98
Lolita	?	(on Broadway)	?
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander	New York Shakespeare Festival	1984
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander	Old Globe Theater, San Diego	1982
Mother Courage	?	?	?
Much Ado About Nothing	?	San Diego Shakespeare Festival	?

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 Juilliard.
Dated actress Debra Rush, who starred opposite him in the stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Was roommates with Christopher Reeve at Juilliard Drama School.
Favorite script of 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 .
Featured (with 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 Juilliard, shared the same class with Robin Williams, Kelsey Grammer, and Christine Baranski.
In issue #19 of Batman Adventures (the -inspired comic book series), panels 1-3 on page 18 show a movie theater marquee that reads "Now Playing: Hamlet, starring K. Conroy."
In "," 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 coincidentally later voiced 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 Tiger Electronics' 2-XL educational children's 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; Also sang (as Batman) in the Justice League Unlimited episode "This Little Piggy".
The Face of Fear aired on September 30, 1990... Kevin's 35th birthday.
While living in Hawaii during the shooting of Tour of Duty, he became so bored from the fact he was rarely needed (and worked only briefly when he was) that he took a second job in Honolulu sketching portraits for tourists. His character was ultimately killed off of the show due to the fact the writers wound up not using him as much as they thought they would.

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 definitely 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."

References

1. ^ [1]

External links

• • [ e] Batman in popular media
Actors	Lewis Wilson Robert Lowery Adam West Olan Soule Michael Keaton Kevin Conroy Val Kilmer George Clooney Bruce Thomas Rino Romano Christian Bale Will Friedle Casts
Live-action television	Batman Legends of the Superheroes OnStar commercials Birds of Prey
Live-action films	Batman (1943) Batman and Robin (1949) Batman (1966) Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Begins (2005) The Dark Knight (2008)
Animation	Batman/Superman Hour New Adventures of Batman /New Batman Adventures Batman Beyond The Batman The Batman vs. Dracula

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