Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson
	Richardson in 2016
Born	October 25, 1964 (age 59); The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Other names	Kevin M. Richardson
Alma mater	Syracuse University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Monica Richardson (m. 2006)
Website	Official website (archive)

Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced

Kamek in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Bulkhead from Transformers: Prime, and Deus Ex Machina in The Matrix Revolutions (2003). He has also voiced characters on Seth MacFarlane's shows Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and American Dad!, as well as several characters on The Simpsons, and Futurama

.

Richardson is also known for his roles as

Daytime Emmy Award nominations for voicing the Joker in The Batman

(2004–2008).

Early life

Richardson was born on October 25, 1964, in

borough of New York City.^[1] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater from Syracuse University in 1988.^[2]^[3]

Career

Richardson began his live-action acting career in New York City, where he performed in commercials. His first professional acting job was in an

The Mask. Additionally, early in his career, he appeared in a PBS special directed by John Houseman

.

Richardson's other credits include

Exile in the 1990s animated series Road Rovers

.

Richardson replaced

Soul Calibur II, though he is listed in the role as Victor Stone. He also voiced Stump Smash and Tree Rex in Skylanders: Swap Force, Skylanders: Trap Team, and Skylanders: SuperChargers

.

In 2001, Richardson voiced Barney Rubble in the animated movie The Flintstones: On the Rocks. In 2004, he became the first Black actor to portray the Joker, voicing the character on the animated series The Batman, a role for which he was twice nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. In 2005, he voiced Trigon on the animated series Teen Titans, taking over the role from Keith Szarabajka.

In 2006, he appeared in the comedy

Bishop for Wolverine and the X-Men. Later, he did the voice of Nick Fury on The Super Hero Squad Show. He also voiced Tyro in Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender

in 2004.
Richardson often plays characters based on comedian

The Boondocks; and Numbuh 5's father Mr. Lincoln, an homage to Cosby on Codename: Kids Next Door

.

His most frequent role on Family Guy is Jerome, Lois's ex-boyfriend. He was also the voice of

Lester Krinklesac, and numerous others on The Cleveland Show. He currently voices Principal Brian Lewis on American Dad! and is the current voice for Dr. Hibbert replacing Harry Shearer on The Simpsons. His voice roles in 2011 included Panthro in the Thundercats series, Martian Manhunter on Young Justice and Bulkhead, one of the Autobots in Transformers: Prime. He played Kilowog in Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, the video game sequel to the live-action film Green Lantern and later reprised the role in Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice

.

He was nominated for Voice Actor of the Year by Behind the Voice Actors in 2012 [4] and in 2013.^[5]

In September 2013, he provided the voice of Mr. Gus on the Cartoon Network show Uncle Grandpa. In 2015, he did the voice of a Nigerian king on The Simpsons episode "The Princess Guide". Later, he provided the voice of Judge Michaels in Tyler Perry's first animated film, Madea's Tough Love. In 2021, he provided the voice of Jimbo in The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018), the sequel to the 2017 film The Boss Baby.

Personal life

Richardson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Monica, whom he married in 2006.^[6]^[7] He is the stepfather of her two sons from a previous marriage.^[7]

Filmography

References

^ "Kevin Michael Richardson Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "KevinMichaelRichardson.com – Frequently Asked Questions". KevinMichaelRichardson.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ Brown, Tracy (February 23, 2021). "Syracuse alum replacing Harry Shearer as voice of Black 'Simpsons' character". The Post-Standard. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "Behind The Voice Actors – BTVA Voice Acting Awards – 2012 general". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ "Behind The Voice Actors – BTVA Voice Acting Awards – 2013 general". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
^ "About". Kevin Michael Richardson official website. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Monica.
^ ^a ^b Eddy, Art (July 17, 2017). "Kevin Michael Richardson - My Life of Dad". Life of Dad. Retrieved February 20, 2022. My boys are grown now. My oldest turned 27. My youngest is 22. ... [M]y kids are from my wife's previous marriage. I have raised them since they were very young, like six and ten.