Horvitz, Richard Steven 1966–

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Horvitz, Richard Steven 1966–

(Richard Horvitz, Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Wood)

PERSONAL

Born July 29, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA; married Kristen Lazarian; children: three sons. Education: Briefly attended University of California, Los Angeles, 1984.

Addresses: Agent—Cunningham, Escott, and Dipene, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career: Actor and voice artist. Moho (sketch comedy group), member of company, 2001—; Fred Willard Players, member of company, 2003—. California State University, Northridge, instructor in animation voice work, 2001; also works as voice acting coach. Appeared in commercials, beginning c. 1976.

Awards, Honors: Annie Award nomination, outstanding male voice performer in an animated television production, International Animated Film Society, 2001, for Invader ZIM.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Gary Van Sickle, Safe at Home, WTBS, 1986. Voice of Timmy Briar, The Chimp Channel, TBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Animated Series:

Voice of Alpha 5 (often credited as Richard Wood until 1994), Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (also known as Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers, and Power Rangers Ninja), Fox, 1993–96.

Voice, The Brothers Flub, 1997.

Voice of Daggett Doofus Beaver, The Angry Beavers, Nickelodeon, 1997–2000.

Voices of Zim and other characters, Invader ZIM, Nickelodeon, 2001–2006.

Voices of Billy, Billy's dad, and others (sometimes credited as Richard Horvitz), Grim & Evil (also known as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy), Cartoon Network, 2001–2007.

Voice of Fritz, Duel Masters, Cartoon Network, 2004.

Voice of Kanchome, Zatch Bell!, Cartoon Network, 2005.

Voice of Scott, Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures, 2006.

Voice of Rodney J. Squirrel (sometimes credited as Richard Horvitz), Squirrel Boy, Cartoon Network, 2006–2007.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voices of Grey Matter and other characters, Ben 10, Cartoon Network, 2006–2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Voice of Stonehenge, Sabrina Goes to Rome, ABC, 1998.

(As Richard Horvitz) Danny, Storm (also known as Storm Trackers), Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Voice of Grey Matter, Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (animated), Cartoon Network, 2007.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voices of Billy and other characters, Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (animated), Cartoon Network, 2007.

Television Appearances; Animated Specials:

Voice of Cheddar, Jingle Bells, 1999.

Voice of bird, Crash Nebula, Nickelodeon, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Oswald Bletch, "Don't Play with Matches," Head of the Class, 1988.

Howie Buchanan, "Lights, Camera, Munsters," The Munsters Today (also known as The New Munsters), 1989.

Howie Buchanan, "Don't Cry Wolfman," The Munsters Today (also known as The New Munsters), 1989.

Mark, "Conflicts of Interest," Babylon 5 (also known as B5), syndicated, 1997.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voice of smaller chair, "A River of Candy Corn Runs through It," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1997.

(As Richard Horvitz) Craig, "The Breakfast," Working, NBC, 1998.

(As Richard S. Horvitz) Voice of Duckhead, "Witchright Hall," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2001.

Teddy, "Adventures in Boss Sitting," That's So Raven!, The Disney Channel, 2006.

Appeared in episodes of Baby Boom; Different Strokes; Kids Incorporated; Rags to Riches, NBC; Weird Science, USA Network; and You Can't Take It with You; also guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC.

Television Appearances; Animated Episodes:

Voice of Ay–Gor, "It Came from Angel Grove," Power Rangers Zeo (also known as Zeo Rangers), Fox, 1996.

(As Richard Wood) Voice of Alpha number five, "A Golden Homecoming," Power Rangers Zeo (also known as Zeo Rangers), Fox, 1996.

(As Wood) Voice of Alpha number five, "Good as Gold," Power Rangers Zeo (also known as ZeoRangers), Fox, 1996.

Voices of evil scientist and guard, "Bravo, James Bravo," Johnny Bravo, Cartoon Network, 1997.

Voice of Smogger, "Up to the Challenge," Power Rangers Light speed Rescue (also known as Operation Light speed), Fox, 2000.

Voice of Mantamobile, "A Blue Streak," Power Rangers Time Force, Fox, 2001.

Voice of Jimmy Osgood, "Jimmy," Static Shock, The WB, 2002.

Voice of Theodor, "Soul Collector," Totally Spies! (also known as Totally Spies Undercover!), ABC Family Channel, 2002.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voice of Alpha number seven, "Forever Red," Power Rangers Wild Force, ABC, 2002.

Voice of Ned Frischman, "Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow," Dave the Barbarian, The Disney Channel, 2004.

Voice of A viarius, "Go Team Go," Kim Possible (also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2004.

Voices of Dudley and guard, "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing," Shorty McShorts' Shorts, The Disney Channel, 2006.

Voice of Dr. Chipotle, Sr., "Miracle City Worker/Dia de los Malos," El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Nickelodeon, 2007.

Voice of Mitchey Mekelberg, As Told by Ginger (animated); according to some sources, voice for the series Kid Notorious, Comedy Central.

Film Appearances:

Alan Eakian, Summer School, Paramount, 1987.

Young Energizer, How I Got into College, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1989.

(As Richard S. Horvitz) Lester, Deadly Weapon, Trans World Entertainment, 1989.

(As Richard Horvitz) Kinch, Galgameth (also known as The Adventures of Galgameth and The Legend of Galgameth), Trimark Pictures, 1996.

(As Richard Horvitz) Dick Karbo, I Crave Rock & Roll, 1996.

Voice, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Dimension Films, 1999.

Leaving Peoria (short film), 2000.

(As Richard Horvitz) Keith, Race to Space (also known as Race to Space—Mission ins unbekannte), 2001.

Chauncey, The Good Part (short film), Tullyvision, 2005.

Sheldon Goldstein, Hard Four, Foo Dog Productions, 2007.

Animated Film Appearances:

(As Richard Wood) Voice of Alpha number five, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (also known as Power Rangers: The Movie), 1995.

(As Wood) Voice of Alpha number five, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, 1997.

Voice of Otis, Son of the Mask (also known as Die Maske 2—Die naechste Generation), New Line Cinema, 2005.

Film Work; Additional Voices:

The Day My Parents Ran Away (also known as Missing Parents), 1993.

(As Richard Horvitz) Senseless, 1998.

(As Richard S. Horvitz) Mulan (animated), Buena Vista, 1998.

(As Richard Horvitz) Osmosis Jones (animated), Warner Bros., 2001.

(As Richard Horvitz) The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina, Miramax, 2002.

(As Richard Horvitz) Hauru no ogoku shiro (animated; also known as Howl's Moving Castle), Buena Vista,2004.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Beach Balls, Rose Theatre, and Broken Glass; as Roger, Everything in the Garden; as Kenny, Moonshine; as a workhouse kid, Oliver; as Lolly, Presious Piglet & Pals, Whitefire/Madrid Theatres; as Hunt,Truth Be Told; and as Richard II, Wat Tyler.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Provided voice of Phil Glossman for "Recollections,"Adventures in Odyssey.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Teddy, That's Do Raven: Raven's Makeover Madness, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2006.

Provided voices for English version, Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko (animated; also known as Pom poko and The Raccoon War).

Video Games:

Voices of Ice Orc foot soldier, second skeleton, and swamp wisp, King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity, 1998.

Voice of Dagget, Nicktoons Racing, 2001.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voices of Geredo, Guard Tanglor, Showdowman, and others, EverQuest II, Sony Online Entertainment, 2004.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voice, Red Ninja: End of Honor, Vivendi Universal Games, 2005.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voices of Spike and child, Saru gecchu P (also known as Ape Escape: On the Loose), Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2005.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voice of Kanchome, Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!! Yujo tagu batoru 2 (also known as Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles), Bandai Games, 2005.

Voice of Raz, Psychonauts, Majesco Entertainment, 2005.

Voices of Orthopox and suburban crazy person, Destroy All Humans!, THQ, 2005.

(Uncredited) Voice of Lakitu, Mario Superstar Baseball, Nintendo of America, 2005.

(As Richard S. Horvitz) Voice of Kanchome, Konjiki no Gasshu Beru!! Gekito! Saikyo no mamanotachi (also known as Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury), Namco Bandai Games America, 2005.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voices of Billy and Mogar, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Midway, 2006.

Voices of Orthopox number thirteen and the freak, Destroy All Humans! 2, THQ, 2006.

Voice, Resistance: Fall of Man, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2006.

Voice of Berserker Darkling, The Darkness, 2k Games/Starbreeze Studios/Union Entertainment, 2007.

Voice of Koo–ala, Crash of the Titans, Radical Entertainment, 2007.

Voice of Invader Zim, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, THQ, 2007.

(As Richard Horvitz) Voice of the Zoni, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2007.

Voices of enemy soldiers, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (also known as Metal Gear Solid 4 and MGS4), Konami Digital Entertainment America, 2008.

Voice of Orthopox, Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon, THQ, 2008.

Voice of sea hag, "The Sunken Treasure" segment,Popeye.

WRITINGS

Television Episodes:

"The Bad News Ghouls/House of No Tomorrow," Grim & Evil (animated; also known as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy), Cartoon Network, 2005.

"Keeper of the Reaper," Grim & Evil (animated; also known as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy),Cartoon Network, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Richard Horvitz Official Site, http://www.richardhorvitz. com, August 17, 2008.