Rino Romano

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Rino Romano
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Rino Romano is a Canadian actor. Having first appeared in on-screen roles in the 1990s, he became best known for his voice acting in the following decade; he has served as the voice of Batman [1] and Spider-Man in various media. He has also served as the narrator for the Curious George animated franchise. [2] [3]

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Career

He is known for his work as Batman in the animated series The Batman (2004–2008), Spider-Man in Spider-Man Unlimited (1999–2001), [4] and the video games Spider-Man , Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro , X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 for PlayStation and an uncredited cameo in X2: Wolverine's Revenge , Eduardo Rivera in Extreme Ghostbusters , Luis Sera in Resident Evil 4 , King Pen and Scorp in the Skylanders franchise, Carlos "Stunts" Rey in NASCAR Racers and the original Tuxedo Mask in the '90s English dub of the anime series Sailor Moon .

From 2007 to 2022, Romano also provided voice narration for the PBS series Curious George , [4] as well as previews on NBC, The WB, and The CW. He was also the narrator for the courtroom reality TV series Hot Bench from 2014 to 2020.

Personal life

He dated fellow actor Kathryn Fiore in 1999. [5]

In 2018, he sold his home in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles for $1.647 million. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983SnowLewisShort film
1989 Sing Blade
1993A Man in UniformClyde
1994 The Club Evan
1994 Getting Gotti Johnny Dio Television film
1995 Iron Eagle IV Pilot of Minotaur
1995Soul SurvivorGoldfinger
1996 Getting Away with Murder Student #5
1996The Conspiracy of FearZelmo Direct-to-video
1997Hostile IntentPress
2005 Cruel but Necessary Wayne
The Batman vs. Dracula Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)Direct-to-video [6]
2006 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild Monty (voice)Direct-to-video [6]
2007The Batman: Season 4 UnmaskedHimselfDirect-to-video
Short film
2007The Story of the 2006 Diamond goldBar WolfpackNarrato (voice)Direct-to-video
Documentary
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Caramon Majere, Goblin Guard, Goblin Leader (voice)Direct-to-video [6]
2009Level 26: Dark OriginsSqweegel (voice)Short film
2010 Get Him to the Greek Announcer [6]
2013Curious George: A Halloween Boo FestNarratorDirect-to-video [6]
Curious George Swings Into SpringDirect-to-video [6]
2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Uncle Tony (voice) [6] [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Maniac Mansion Ryan ForresterEpisode: "National Security Risk"
1990On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia StoryUnknown RoleTelevision film
1991 My Secret Identity Station Manager's NephewEpisode: "Pirate Radio"
1991 Street Legal GaryEpisode: "Keeping Secrets"
1993Amy Fisher: My StoryMickTelevision film
1993 Class of '96 VincentEpisode: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire"
1993–1994 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Eddie (voice)2 episodes [6]
1994 Getting Gotti DioTelevision film
1994 The Mighty Jungle EricEpisode: "Wrapping It Up"
1994–1996 The Busy World of Richard Scarry Billy Dog (voice)Main role
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues QuirkEpisode: "Quake!"
1995 Sailor Moon Tuxedo Mask (voice)DiC English dub
1995 Ready or Not JudgeEpisode: "Under One Roof"
1995 Sugartime Phil AlderisioTelevision film
1995 TekWar DriegerEpisode: "Tek Posse"
1995Falling for YouDesk CopTelevision film
1995 Ultraforce Prototype (voice)Episode: "Prime Time"
1995 Dog City Yves (voice)Episode: "The Dog Days of Summer Vacation" [6]
1995–1996 Due South Ian MacDonald2 episodes
1996 Losing Chase BatenderTelevision film
1996 Gargoyles Gang Leader (voice)Episode: "And Justice for All" [6]
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Rain (voice)Episode: "Skin Deep"
1996–1997 Traders Mike Fabris3 episodes
1997 F/X: The Series RickyEpisode: "Siege"
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Eduardo Rivera (voice)Main cast; 40 episodes
1997–1998 Men in Black: The Series Troy (voice)2 episodes
1998 Halloweentown Benny (voice)Television film [6]
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Various voices2 episodes [6]
1998–2000 Godzilla: The Series Randy Hernandez (voice)Main cast
1999 Hang Time Cartman Sound-a-likevEpisode: "Too Good to Be True"
1999 Rocky Marciano Allie ColomboTelevision film
1999 Time of Your Life Tony2 episodes
1999 Batman Beyond Kidnapper (voice)Episode: "Rebirth" [6]
1999 NASCAR Racers Carlos "Stunts" Rey (voice)
1999–2000 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles Johnny Rico (voice)Main role; 13 episodes
1999–2001 Spider-Man Unlimited Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Hector Jones / Green Goblin (voice)Main role; 13 episodes
2000 Zorro: Generation Z Bernardo (voice)26 episodes
2000 Malibu, CA DJ (voice)Episode: "Jason's Deal"
2000 The Angry Beavers Wayne (voice)Episode: "Canucks Amuck" [6]
2000–2002BackstoryNarrator (voice)Main role; 16 episodes
2000–2003 NYPD Blue Greg Knapp / Frank Genova2 episodes
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodNarratorTV documentary
2002 Boomtown Paul Turcotte in 1976Episode: "Reelin' in the Years"
2002Playboy: Inside the Playboy MansionAnnouncerTV documentary
2002 Totally Spies! Robby Guthrie (voice)Episode: "Spies vs. Spies"
2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Captain Treesdale, Keith Dale (voice)Episode: "Space Ape at the Cape"
2002 Ozzy & Drix Jude (voice)Episode: "Where There's Smoke" [6]
2002 Grim & Evil Destructicus Con Carne (voice)Episode: "The Time Hole Incident"
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestNarratorTV documentary
2003 As Told by Ginger Radio Announcer, Student (voice)Episode: "Wicked Game"
2003 Samurai Jack Thief, Robot (voice)Episode: "Jack and the Labyrinth" [6]
2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Various voices4 episodes
2003 Teen Titans Kai (voice)Episode: "Sisters" [6]
2003 Evil Con Carne Destructicus Con Carne (voice)Episode: "Son of Evil"
2004 Biography Narrator (voice)Episode: "Jayne Mansfield: Blonde Ambition"
2004 Jackie Chan Adventures Charlie (voice)Episode: "Dragon Scouts"
2004–2008 The Batman Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)Main role [6]
2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Javier, Guillermo (voice)Episode: "Ecto-Cooler/The Schlubs"
2006Primetime PetsNarratorTV documentary
2006The Science of SupermanNarratorTV documentary
2006–2022 Curious George The Narrator, Dog Owner, Newsreel Announcer, Fair AnnouncerMain role; 198 episodes [6]
2007 All Grown Up! Didier, Joe (voice)Episode: "O Bro, Where Art Thou?"
2008–2009 Spaceballs: The Animated Series Lone Starr (voice)Main role; 14 episodes
2009Surviving a Super TumorNarratorTelevision film
2009 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas Narrator (voice) [6]
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sqweegel (voice)Episode: "Squeegel"
2012How Playboy Changed the WorldNarrator / HimselfTV documentary
2013VO Buzz WeeklyHimself2 episodes
2013 Phineas and Ferb Additional voicesEpisode: "Sidetracked"
2014 Rolling with the Ronks! Walter (voice)Pilot episode [6]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1998 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith Kyle Katarn
1999 Revenant Cameron, Jason, Townsmen [6]
2000 Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Ensign Alexander Munro
Spider-Man Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Thug [6]
2001 Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Palooka, Police Announcer [6]
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura Virgil
Zoog Genius: Math, Science, & TechnologyMale Host [6]
2002 Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Additional voices [8]
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Rama, Village Chief, Soldier #2
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Karim, Guard [6]
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Revan, additional voices [6]
Star Trek: Elite Force II Lt. Alexander Munro [6]
X2: Wolverine's Revenge Peter Parker / Spider-ManUncredited cameo
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Jean Fournier, Guard B, Driver
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Quickclaw, Guard #1 [6]
2005 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Additional Voices
Resident Evil 4 Luis Sera [6]
2006 Just Cause Josë Caramicas
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend James Rutland [6]
2013 Skylanders: Swap Force Scorp
2014 Skylanders: Trap Team Scorp
2015 Skylanders: SuperChargers Scorp [9]
2016 Skylanders: Imaginators Scorp, King Pen
2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Reiji Ishioda [6]

References

  1. "The Many Voices of Batman". VoiceOverHerald.com. 20 October 2014.
  2. "This is Who Narrates Curious George". 2 June 2021.
  3. "Every Actor Web-Heads Didn't Know Played Spider-Man". 2 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Flemming, Jack (22 July 2018). "Voice actor Rino Romano gets his price and more for Hollywood Hills bungalow". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. latimes.com
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Rino Romano (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. Heching, Dan (5 April 2023). "Critics of Chris Pratt in 'Mario' movie will only hear a little of the actor's Italian accent". CNN. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. Ronin Entertainment. Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. Universal Interactive. Scene: Ending credits, 1:15:38 in, Voice Over Talent.
  9. Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers . Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
Preceded by
None
Voice of Tuxedo Mask
1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by Voice of Spider-Man
1999–2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Voice of Batman
2004–2008
Succeeded by