He was one of the most iconic voices in animation. Kevin Conroy, who lent his cavernous voice to Batman in the animated series drawn from the DC Comics universe in the 1990s and 2000s, has just died at the age of 66.
“DC is deeply saddened by the death of Kevin Conroy, legendary actor and voice of Batman for many generations,” DC Comics tweeted.
Born on November 30, 1955 in the state of New York, a theater actor who graduated from the prestigious Julliard School where he was a roommate with Robin Williams, Kevin Conroy began his career between Shakespeare and soap operas. Playing in the San Diego theater Village Y Summer night Dream in the 1980s, but also in the daily series Another world.
“The Sound of Batman”
Far from the tables, it is a dubbing role that will make him famous. In 1992, she auditioned to be the voice of Bruce Wayne and Batman in Batman: The Animated Series. A revelation from the first tests for the creators of the series.
“Oh my gosh. Not only is there the voice, but he really understands this character and the distinction between Batman and Bruce Wayne!” voice director Andrea Romano recalled thinking in an interview with vulnerability in 2017
“For me, the key to interpreting the character and the sound of Batman is that the character of Batman is not the costume. The costume is Bruce Wayne”, Kevin Conroy analyzes in this same interview, returning to the origins of the role.
It was there that he met Mark Hamill, who became famous for his role as Luke Skywalker in the saga. Star Warsand who has lent his voice to the Joker, Batman’s enemy, since 1992. The actor also paid tribute to him this Friday on Twitter, expressing his “admiration and [son] respect for the man” whom he loved “like a brother.
Given the success of the series, which aired between 1992 and 1995, DC developed many other projects such as The New Batman Adventures, batman of the future Where Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
He also accompanies Batman to the movies, where he dubs him in the animated film. Batman vs. the masked ghost in 1993, as well as in numerous direct-to-video feature films.
Kevin Conroy also voices the character in the video games. the adventures of batman and robin In 1994, batman’s revenge in 2001 and Batman: The Origin of Sin Tzu in 2003.
the fans of masters of the universe finally finding him in the reboot of the animated series in 2021. There he doubles as Mer-Man.
Many actors reacted to his disappearance, from Ming Na Wen (Boba Fett’s book) a seth green (buffy the vampire slayer), through his former stunt partner Diane Pershing, who voiced Poison Ivy.
Source: BFM TV
