Richard Steven Horvitz

Infobox actor voice

| name = Richard Horvitz
birthname = Richard Steven Horvitz
birth_date = Birth date and age|1966|7|29|mf=y
birth_place = Los Angeles, California
age = age|1966|7|29
occupation = Voice Actor
alias = Richard Horvitz, Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Wood
gender = Male
status = Married
spouse = Kristin Lazarian
children = Three Sons
credits = "Angry Beavers"
as Daggett Beaver
"The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy"
as Billy
"Invader Zim"
as Zim
"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"
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as Alpha 5
"Psychonauts"
as Razputin
"Destroy All Humans!"
asOrthopox 13
URL = http://www.richardhorvitz.com/
agent = [http://www.cedvoices.com/ Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, and Doherty]

Richard Steven Horvitz, sometimes credited as Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Horvitz or Richard Wood (born on July 29, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and voice actor.

Career

Horvitz's film career began in 1976 with a Freshen Up Gum commercial, which led to other commercial apprearences as well as several hand modeling jobs. After a brief stint in an off-Broadway production of "Oliver!", he went on to make appearances on TV shows such as "Kids Incorporated" and "Safe at Home" and movies such as "Summer School". He also starred as Howie for two seasons on the 1988 syndicated television sitcom "The Munsters Today" which lasted three years until 1991. Howie was best friend of Marilyn Munster (played by actress Hilary Van Dyke).

Starting in 1993, he changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with voice of Alpha 5 on the live-action series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". From here, he expanded into several other regular voice roles on such animated shows as "The Angry Beavers" (Daggett), "Invader Zim" (Zim), "Kim Possible", "Dave the Barbarian" (Ned Frischman), "Zatch Bell!" (Kanchomé), and currently the shows "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" (Billy, Billy's dad), "Ben 10" (Grey Matter), "Squirrel Boy" (Rodney), and "Shorty McShorts' Shorts" as Dudley.

After his stint as Alpha 5 ended, Horvitz went on to voice a few monsters in other "Power Rangers" series, and was also the voice of Alpha 7 in the "" episode, "Forever Red".

He also played the main character Razputin in "Psychonauts" and Orthopox in "Destroy All Humans!", "Destroy All Humans! 2", and "Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon". However, he does not voice Orthopox in "Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed". He has voiced various NPCs in "Everquest 2". He also does the voice of the Berserker Darklings in "The Darkness".

He guest starred on Disney Channel's "That's So Raven" as Teddy, an on/off boyfriend of fictional fashion designer Donna Cabonna.

He also had a minor part as a grocer that Sophie buys potatoes from in "Howl's Moving Castle".

Personal life

On the side he also taught voice acting and theater at the California State University, Northridge.

He is friends with comedian actor Fred Willard.

He is presently living in his home in the state of California with his wife Kristin Lazarian [http://www.netspace.org/~icwp/klazarian.html] and their three sons.

Filmography

Anime

* "Duel Masters" - Fritz
* "Zatch Bell!" - Kanchome (2005-2006), Additional Voices

Animation

* "" - Dr. Chipolte Sr., Diego/Dr. Chipolte Jr.
* "Ben 10" - Grey Matter, Sublimino, Additional Voices
* "" - Crayon Boy
* "Dave The Barbarian" - Ned Frischman
* "Invader Zim" - Zim, Additional Voices
* "Kim Possible" - Aviarius (in "Go Team Go")
* "Squirrel Boy" - Rodney J. Squirrel
* "Static Shock" - Jimmy Osgood (in "Jimmy")
* "The Angry Beavers" - Daggett Beaver
* "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" - Billy, Billy's Dad, Additional Voices
* "Totally Spies!" - Theodor

Live-Action

* "MMPR/PRZ/PRT" - Alpha 5 (voice; credited as Richard Wood, credited in Christmas video as Richard Horvitz)
* "" - Smogger (voice)
* "" - Mantamobile (voice)
* "" ("Forever Red") - Alpha 7 (voice; credited as Richard Horvitz)
* "That's So Raven" - Teddy: Donna Cabonna's Boyfriend (in "Adventures in Boss-Siting")
* "VR Troopers" - "Minotaurbot" (2nd voice)

Movie

* "Howl's Moving Castle" - Additional Voices
* "" - Alpha 5 (voice)
* "Mulan" - Additional Voices
* "Osmosis Jones" - Additional Voices
* "Pom Poko" - Additional Voices
* "Sabrina Goes to Rome" - Stonehenge (voice)
* "Son of the Mask" - Otis (voice)
* "" - Alpha 5 (voice)
* "Shaolin Soccer" - Cheating Team Captain (voice)
* "Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure" - Billy, Billy's Dad
* "" - Billy, Caveman (Billy's Dad)
* "The Adventures of Galgameth" - Kinch

Video Game

* "" - Spike, Child
* "Crash of the Titans" - Brat Girl, Koo-Ala, Doom-Monkey
* "The Darkness" - Berserker Darkling
* "Destroy All Humans!" - Orthopox 13
* "Destroy All Humans! 2" - Orthopox 13,The Freak
* "Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon" - Orthopox
* "EverQuest II" - Geredo, Guard Tanglor, Shawdowman, Skeleton, Snorgle Filthwallow, Gerbard the snitch, Cog Burn, Ogobre, Jubbs Tagglefoot, Gubbo Chaley, Farmer Walcott, Turtle
* "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (video game)" - Billy, Harold
* "Mario Superstar Baseball" - Lakitu
* "" - PMC Soldiers
* "Psychonauts" - Razputin
* "" - Zoni
* "" - Slipskull
* "Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles" - Kanchome

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