Richard Steven Horvitz

Richard Steven Horvitz
Horvitz at SuperCon 2014
Born	(1966-07-29) July 29, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Richard Wood, Rich Horvitz
Occupation	Voice Actor, actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouse(s)	Kristen Lazarian
Children	3
Website	http://www.richardhorvitz.com/

Richard Steven Horvitz, also known as Richard Wood (born July 29, 1966), is an American actor. In the world of animation, he is often cast as neurotic and mentally unstable characters. He is best known for his work as the voice of the original Alpha 5 in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Power Rangers Turbo, Razputin in Psychonauts, Kaos in the Skylanders franchise, Billy and his dad Harold in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Grey Matter in Ben 10, Daggett in The Angry Beavers, Bumble in Kinectimals, the title character Zim in Invader Zim, Mouth in Kick Buttowski, and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series. He also voiced The Space Weaver in the game Broken Age.

Career

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

Horvitz's film career began in 1976 with a 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 TV shows such as Kids Incorporated and Safe at Home and movies such as Summer School, How I Got Into College and Deadly Weapon. He also starred as Howie for two seasons on the 1988 syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today which lasted three years until 1991. Howie was best friend of Marilyn Munster (played by actress Hilary Van Dyke). Starting in 1993, he changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with voice of Alpha 5 on the live-action series Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. This is one of Richard's often-forgotten roles that he has performed. From here, he expanded into several other particular voice roles on such animated shows 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, Billy's dad), Ben 10 (Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (Rodney), and Shorty McShorts' Shorts as Dudley. 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 Razputin in Psychonauts and Orthopox in Destroy All Humans!, Destroy All Humans! 2, and Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon, (not Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed) in a voice that closely resembles that of Zim (rather, what would happen if Zim adopted an English accent). He has voiced various NPCs in Everquest 2. He also does the voice of the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness, Bumble in Kinectimals, and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Richard also plays the character "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials. He has also acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's "Mrs. Mannerly" in Boston.

Personal life

Horvitz was born, grew up, resides, and currently works in Los Angeles. On the side he also taught voice acting and theater at the California State University, Northridge. He is a friend of Fred Willard, Rob Paulsen, Barry Dennen and Billy West, who voiced Zim in the pilot episode. He lives with his wife, playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian, and their three sons; Cole, Jake, and Wyatt. The couple's oldest of their three sons, Jake Elliot Horvitz, was born April 11, 1997, an event proudly mentioned in one of his shows, The Angry Beavers. He and his wife also wrote "Keeper of the Reaper", an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.

Filmography

Animation

• The Angry Beavers – Daggett Beaver
• As Told by Ginger – Mitchey Mickelberg
• Ben 10 – Grey Matter, Sublimino, Lepidopterran Prisoner, Arnold
• Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures – Scott
• The Buzz on Maggie – Additional voices
• ChalkZone – Additional voices
• Codename: Kids Next Door – Crayon Boy
• Danny Phantom – Additional voices
• Dave the Barbarian – Ned Frischman
• Dead Meat – Malockawokka
• Detention – Additional voices
• Dexter's Laboratory – Additional voices
• El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera – Dr. Chipotle Sr., Diego, Dr. Chipotle Jr.
• The Fairly OddParents – Bird
• Fish Hooks – Ninja
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends – Additional voices
• Freakazoid! – Additional voices
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Billy, Harold, additional voices
• Histeria! – Additional voices
• Invader Zim – Zim, Additional voices
• Johnny Bravo – Ticket Taker, Bag Boy, Dr. Pencilneck, Guard
• KaBlam! – Additional voices
• Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil – Mouth
• Kim Possible – Aviarius (in "Go Team Go")
• The Legend of Prince Valiant – Additional voices
• Mad – Flop-Flips Announcer, Surgeon
• The Mammal Team – Nutbite
• The Mighty B! – Additional voices
• Mqueen Zoom – Professor Shortbody
• Poochini's Yard – Additional voices
• Rocko's Modern Life – Additional voices
• Rugrats – Various Teenage Characters
• Shorty McShorts' Shorts – Dudley, Guard
• Squirrel Boy – Rodney J. Squirrel
• Static Shock – Jimmy Osgood
• Tiny Toon Adventures – Additional voices
• Totally Spies! – Theodor
• Underfist: Halloween Bash – Billy, Harold

Anime

• Duel Masters – Fritz
• Zatch Bell! – Kanchome (2005–2006), Additional voices

Live action

• Babylon 5 – Mark
• Head of the Class – Oswald Bletch
• MMPR/PRZ/PRT – Alpha 5 (1993–1997) (voice; credited as Richard Wood, credited in Christmas video as Richard Horvitz)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie – Alpha 5
• Power Rangers in Space – Datascammer (voice) (1998)
• Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue – Smogger (voice) (2000)
• Power Rangers: Time Force – Mantamobile (voice) (2001)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force (Forever Red) – Alpha 7 (2002) (voice; credited as Richard Horvitz)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch – Various characters (voice)
• Safe at Home – Gary Van Sickle
• That's So Raven – Teddy: Donna Cabonna's Boyfriend (in "Adventures in Boss-Siting")
• The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth – Sherry the Fairy (voice)
• The Chimp Channel – Timmy Briar (voice)
• The Munsters Today – Howie Buchanan
• VR Troopers – "Minotaurbot" (2nd voice) (1995)
• Fruit of the Loom commercials – "Green Grapes"
• Tosh.0 – Fred Willard fan
• Working – Craig, Elevator Passenger
• You Can't Take It with You – Leo

Films

• Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure – Billy, Harold (Billy's Dad)
• Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen – Billy, Caveman (Billy's Dad)
• Cats & Dogs – Puppy at barn (uncredited) (voice)
• Crazy, Stupid, Love – Extra (Hardware Store Assistant)
• EuroTrip – ADR Performer
• From Up on Poppy Hill – Additional Voices
• Hop – Additional Voices
• How I Got Into College – Young Enterpriser
• Howl's Moving Castle – Additional Voices
• Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return – Munchin Suitor (voice)
• Mulan – Chinese Soldier (voice)
• Osmosis Jones – Additional voices
• Pom Poko – Additional Voices
• Race to Space – Keith
• Sabrina Goes to Rome – Stonehenge (voice)
• Saving Santa – Orange Haired Elf, Chestnut (voice)
• Shaolin Soccer – Cheating Team Captain (voice)
• Snow Dogs – Scooper (dream sequence) (voice)
• Son of the Mask – Masked Otis (voice; shared with Bill Farmer)
• Storm – Danny
• Summer School – Alan Eakian (class nerd)
• The Adventures of Galgameth – Kinch
• The Informant! – Mark Whitacre's Attorney
• The Wind Rises – Additional Voices
• Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie – Alpha 5 (voice)

Video games

• Ape Escape: On The Loose (US) – Spike, Child
• Broken Age – Walt'r, The Space Weaver
• Brütal Legend – Kabbage Boy Guitarist, Jack the Lift-Op, various voices
• Crash of the Titans – Brat Girl, Koo-Ala, Doom-Monkey
• The Darkness – Berserker Darkling
• Destroy All Humans! – Orthopox 13, Suburban Crazy
• Destroy All Humans! 2 – Orthopox 13/Holopox
• Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon – Holopox (Orthopox 13), Orthopox 14
• EverQuest II – Geredo, Guard Tanglor, Shawdowman, Skeleton, Snorgle Filthwallow, Gerbard the snitch, Cog Burn, Ogobre, Jubbs Tagglefoot, Gubbo Chaley, Farmer Walcott, Turtle
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Billy, Mogar
• Kinectimals – Bumble
• League of Legends – Ziggs, Rumble
• Mario Super Sluggers – Lakitu
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – PMC Soldiers
• Nicktoons MLB – Zim
• Nicktoons Nitro – Zim
• Nicktoons Racing – Daggett "Dag" Beaver
• PlayStation Move Heroes – Lunk, Zoni
• Prototype 2 – Additional Voices
• Psychonauts – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
• Ratchet & Clank (series) – The Trio of Zoni, Stuart Zurgo, Tharpods, Various Characters
• Resistance: Fall of Man – Slipskull
• Rise of the Argonauts – Sinon
• SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom – Zim
• Skylanders: Giants – Kaos
• Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure – Kaos
• Skylanders: SuperChargers – Kaos
• Skylanders: Swap Force – Kaos
• Skylanders: Trap Team – Kaos
• WildStar – Creature
• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Fel Imp (Warlock minion), Saboteur Kip'tilak, Kaz'tik the Manipulator
• World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional voices
• Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles – Kanchome

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

External links

• Richard Steven Horvitz at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Steven Horvitz at Anime News Network's encyclopedia