Richard Steven Horvitz

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Richard Horvitz

Birth name Richard Steven Horvitz
Alias Richard Horvitz, Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Wood
Born July 29, 1966 (1966-07-29) (age 41)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s) Voice Actor
Spouse Kristin Lazarian
Children Three Sons
Website Richard Horvitz.com

Richard Steven Horvitz, sometimes credited as Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Horvitz or Richard Wood (born on July 29, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and voice actor.

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[edit] Career

Horvitz's film career began in 1976 with a Freshen Up Gum commercial, which led to other commercial apprearences as well as 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. 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. From here, he expanded into several other regular voice roles on such animated shows as The Angry Beavers (Daggett), Invader Zim (Zim), Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian (Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (Kanchomé), and currently the shows 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! and Destroy All Humans! 2, and has voiced various NPCs in Everquest 2. He also does the voice of the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness.

He most recently guest starred on Disney Channel's That's So Raven as Teddy, an on/off boyfriend of fictional fashion designer Donna Cabonna.

He also had a minor part as a grocer that Sophie buys potatoes from in Howl's Moving Castle.

[edit] Personal life

On the side he also taught voice acting and theater at the California State University, Northridge.

He is friends with comedian actor Fred Willard.

He is presently living in his home in the state of California with his wife Kristin Lazarian[1] and their three sons.

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