Richard Steven Horvitz | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 29, 1966
Other names | Rico Bonet Richard Stults Richard Wood |
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Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | Kristen Lazarian (m. 1996) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Louis J. Horvitz (brother) |
Website | www |
Richard Steven Horvitz [a] (born July 29, 1966) [1] is an American actor and comedian, best known for his voice work in 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 Aquato in Psychonauts , Kaos in Skylanders , Billy and his father Harold in Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Grey Matter in Ben 10 , Rodney in Squirrel Boy , Daggett in The Angry Beavers , Zim in Invader Zim , Orthopox in Destroy All Humans! , the Zoni in Ratchet & Clank , Bumble in Kinectimals , the Space Weaver in Broken Age , Kanchomé in Zatch Bell! , and Moxxie in Helluva Boss .
Horvitz was born on July 29, 1966, in Los Angeles, California. His father Louie was a planning engineer for Rocketdyne for over 35 years. [2] His maternal grandfather was born in Cuba (of Czech and Russian descent), and his mother's family is from Madera, Mexico. [3] His older brother, Louis J. Horvitz, is a television director and producer. As a child, Horvitz was inspired by Flip Wilson, Tom Jones, and Don Adams, doing impressions of them. [4]
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] From 1988 to 1991, he starred as Howie for two seasons in the syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today .
Starting in 1993, Horvitz changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with the voices of Alpha 5 and Alpha 4 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers . From there, he had several other voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (as Daggett), Invader Zim (as Zim), [6] Kim Possible , Dave the Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), [7] Ben 10 (as Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (as Rodney), and Shorty McShorts' Shorts (as Dudley). He also co-wrote the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Keeper of the Reaper" alongside his wife Kristen Lazarian.
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 voiced the main characters of Raz in the Psychonauts series and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series. He has also voiced various NPCs in EverQuest II , the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness , Bumble in Kinectimals , and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure . [8]
Horvitz voiced "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials and has acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's Mrs. Mannerly. [9]
Horvitz also voiced Moxxie and served as a voice director in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss . He also played the roles of Alpha 8 [10] and Alpha 9 [11] in the Netflix special Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always , which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise. [12]
In 2001, Horvitz was in the sketch comedy group The MoHos with Fred Willard, created by Fred’s wife Mary Lovell. [13] He and Fred would sometimes perform on various talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Horvitz also appeared in an episode of Saturday Night Live in the short segment "Bear City" and briefly appeared on Tosh.0 . [13]
Horvitz married playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian on February 9, 1996. They currently live in Los Angeles and have three sons together. [14] He speaks fluent Spanish.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Summer School | Alan Eakian | |
1989 | Deadly Weapon | Lester | |
1989 | How I Got into College | Young Enterpriser | |
1995 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie | Alpha 5 (voice) | Credited as "Richard Wood" |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Claude Frollo's Guard (voice) | |
1997 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | Alpha 5 (voice) | Theatrical film [15] |
1998 | Sabrina Goes to Rome | Stonehenge (voice) | Television film [15] |
1998 | Mulan | Chinese Soldier / Scout Hun (voice) | |
1999 | Storm | Danny | |
2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grinch's Answering Machine (voice) | Uncredited |
2001 | Cats & Dogs | Dog at Barn (voice) | Uncredited |
2001 | Osmosis Jones | Male Red Blood Cell (voice) | |
2001 | Shrek | Lord Farquaad's Guards (voice) | |
2001 | Shaolin Soccer | Cheating Team Captain | |
2002 | Snow Dogs | Scooper (voice) | Uncredited |
2005 | Son of the Mask | Masked Otis (voice) | [15] |
2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Billy, Billybot, Harold, Pale Ghoul Juror, Chippy (voice) | Television film [15] |
2007 | Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Grey Matter, Stinkfly (voice) | Television film [15] |
2008 | Underfist: Halloween Bash | Billy, Harold, Pumpkin (voice) | Television film [15] |
2009 | The Informant! | Bob Zaideman | |
2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Hardware Store Assistant | |
2012 | Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens | Grey Matter, Police Radio (voice) | Television film [15] |
2013 | I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary |
2013 | Saving Santa | Chestnut, Orange-Haired Elf (voice) | [15] |
2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Munchkin Suitor (voice) | [15] |
2019 | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Zim (voice) | [15] |
2021 | Seal Team | Snap (voice) | [15] |
2023 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always | Alpha 8, Alpha 9 (voice) | Television film [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Head of the Class | Oswald Bletch | Episode: "Don't Play with Matches" |
1989 | The Munsters Today | Howie Buchanan | 2 episodes |
1993–1999 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Alpha 5 (voice) | 156 episodes |
1996 | Power Rangers Zeo | 50 episodes | |
1997 | Power Rangers Turbo | Episode: "Shift Into Turbo" | |
1997 | Babylon 5 | Mark | Episode: "Conflicts of Interest" |
1997, 2004 | Johnny Bravo | Dr. Pencilneck, Guard with Shades, Bag Boy, Ticket Taker (voice) | 2 episodes [15] |
1997 | Cow and Chicken | Beaver, Owl (voice) | Episode: "I Am Ambassador" [15] |
1997–1998 | Working | Craig, Elevator Passenger | 2 episodes |
1997–2001 | The Angry Beavers | Daggett Beaver (voice) | Main role |
2000 | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Smogger (voice) | Episode: "Up to the Challenge" |
2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Mantamobile (voice) | Episode: "A Blue Streak" |
2001 | As Told by Ginger | Mitchey Mekelburg (voice) | Episode: "The Even Steven Holiday Special" [15] |
2001–2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Billy, Harold (voice) | Main role [15] |
2001–2003 | Invader Zim | Zim, various characters (voice) | Main role [15] |
2002 | Static Shock | Jimmy Osgood (voice) | Episode: "Jimmy" [15] |
2002 | Power Rangers Wild Force | Alpha 7 (voice) | Episode: "Forever Red" |
2002 | Rugrats | Manager, Ketchup Man, Announcer (voice) | 2 episodes [15] |
2004–2005 | Dave the Barbarian | Ned Frischman, Guard, Tarantula (voice) | 2 episodes [15] |
2004 | The Fairly OddParents | Chuck (voice) | Episode: "Crash Nebula" [15] |
2006 | That's So Raven | Teddy | Episode: "Adventures in Boss Sitting" |
2006–2008 | Ben 10 | Grey Matter, Sublimino, various (voice) | 17 episodes [15] |
2006 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Dudley, Guard (voice) | Episode: "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" [15] |
2007–2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Dr. Chipotle (voice) | 6 episodes [15] |
2009 | Tosh.0 | Fred Willard Fan | Episode: "New Pukes Kid" |
2011 | Fish Hooks | Ninja Fish (voice) | Episode: "Milo Gets a Ninja" [15] |
2016 | Shimmer and Shine | Gobi (voice) | Episode: "The Glob" [15] |
2016–2018 | Skylanders Academy | Kaos (voice) | Main role |
2017 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Yucky (voice) | 3 episodes [15] |
2017–present | The Loud House | Various characters (voice) | [15] |
2017–2018 | Bunnicula | Lugosi (voice) | 3 episodes [15] |
2018 | Mighty Magiswords | Ghosthopper, Kricket Knight (voice) | Episode: "Ghosthaste" [15] |
2018 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Larvin (voice) | 5 episodes [15] |
2018 | Elena of Avalor | Ocho (voice) | 3 episodes [15] |
2018 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Jorn, Borb, Lorbs (voice) | 3 episodes [15] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019, 2020–present | Helluva Boss | Moxxie, Crimson (voice) | Main role; also voice director |
2023 | Grandpa | Moxxie (voice), Officer Horvitz | Episode: "Blitzø vs. Grandpa" [17] |
2024 | Class Acts | Interviewer from Hell | Episode: "The Ending Could Ruin Everything" [18] |
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