Richard Steven Horvitz

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Richard Steven Horvitz
Richard Steven Horvitz Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2020.jpg
Horvitz at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
Born (1966-07-29) July 29, 1966 (age 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesRichard Horvitz
Richard Wood
Rico Bonet
Richard Stults
Occupation
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1976–present
Spouse(s)Kristen Lazarian
Children3
RelativesLouis J. Horvitz (brother)
Comedy career
Medium
GenresSketch comedy
Websitewww.richardhorvitz.com Edit this at Wikidata

Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966),[1] sometimes credited as Richard Wood, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his prolific voice-over work for animation and video games. His voice credits include the original Alpha 5 on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, Razputin in Psychonauts, Kaos in Skylanders,[2] Billy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,[3] Grey Matter in Ben 10, Daggett in The Angry Beavers, the titular character in Invader Zim,[4] Orthopox in Destroy All Humans!, the Zoni in Ratchet & Clank, Bumble in Kinectimals, the Space Weaver in Broken Age, and Moxxie in Helluva Boss.

Early life[]

Horvitz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California on July 29, 1966 to a Christian family. He began acting at the age of 10. He has taught voice acting and theater at the California State University, Northridge.

Career[]

Horvitz with autographed Invader Zim picture at JACON 2009 in Orlando, Florida

Horvitz first appeared in a 1976 Freshen Up Gum commercial, which led to other commercial appearances and several hand modeling jobs. After a brief stint in an off-Broadway production of Oliver!, he went on to make appearances on television series such as Kids Incorporated and Safe at Home and films, such as Summer School, How I Got Into College and Deadly Weapon.[5]

He also starred as Howie for two seasons in the 1988 syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today which lasted three years until 1991; Howie was best friend of Marilyn Munster (played by Hilary Van Dyke). Starting in 1993, Horvitz changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with the voice of Alpha 5 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. From there, he expanded into several other particular voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (Daggett), Invader Zim (Zim), Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian (Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Billy and his father Harold), Ben 10 (Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (Rodney) and Shorty McShorts' Shorts as Dudley.

In 2001, he began performing in sketch comedy with Fred Willard in his sketch comedy group, The MoHos.[6] He would perform with Fred on various talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he also appeared in an episode of Saturday Night Live in the short segment "Bear City" and briefly appeared on Tosh.O.[6]

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 Power Rangers: Wild Force episode "Forever Red." He also played the main character Raz in Psychonauts and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series in a voice that closely resembles that of Zim (in an English accent).

He has voiced various NPCs in EverQuest 2. He voiced the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness, Bumble in Kinectimals and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Horvitz also voiced "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials. He has also acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's "Mrs. Mannerly" in Boston.[7]

Personal life[]

Horvitz lives in Los Angeles with his wife, playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian and their three sons.[8] The couple's oldest was mentioned at an event promoting The Angry Beavers. He and Lazarian wrote an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy with the episode's storyboard artist C. H. Greenblatt entitled "Keeper of the Reaper." Richard is also the younger brother of TV director Louis J. Horvitz.

Filmography[]

Live-action[]

Animated films[]

Animation[]

Anime[]

Video games[]

Audiobooks[]

  • Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant – Skipper Matthews

Awards and nominations[]

  • Nominated – Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production for Invader Zim – 2001
  • Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – 2020[13]

References[]

  1. ^ MobileReference (2007). Calendar of Historical Events, Births, Holidays and Observances. MobileReference. ISBN 9781605011097.
  2. ^ Williams, Katie (4 September 2013). "Double Fine shows off Broken Age's voice-acting lineup". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ^ Hackett, Keisha (July 3, 2013). "Richard Horvitz to join Rikki Simons at Invader Zim Q&A". Teen Link/Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ^ Bogos, Steven (2 September 2013). "Jack Black Heads Broken Age's Voice Acting Cast". Escapist magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Richard S Horvitz Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.richardhorvitz.com/blog/my-story
  7. ^ Regan, Tatum (Nov 20, 2012). "Mrs. Mannerly (Theater Review)". Edge Boston. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. ^ http://www.kristenlazarian.com/bio
  9. ^ Haas, Pete (1 September 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  10. ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
  11. ^ Toys for Bob. Skylanders: Trap Team. Scene: Closing credits, 8:40 in.
  12. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.
  13. ^ THR Staff (25 January 2020). "'Klaus' Wins Big at Annie Awards for Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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