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Richard Steven Horvitz
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Horvitz in 2020
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| Born | July 29, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Years active | 1976–present |
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Kristen Lazarian
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| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Louis J. Horvitz (brother) |
Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966) 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 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.
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Early life
Horvitz was born on July 29, 1966, in Los Angeles, California. His older brother, Louis J. Horvitz, is a television director and producer.
Career
Voice acting
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. 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 voice of Alpha 5 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), Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), 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.
Horvitz voiced "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials and has acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's Mrs. Mannerly.
Horvitz also voiced Moxxie and served as voice director in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss.
Comedy
In 2001, Horvitz did not create, but was in the sketch comedy group The MoHos with Fred Willard, created by his wife Mary. 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.
Personal life
Horvitz married playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian on February 9, 1996. They currently live in Los Angeles and have three sons together.
Filmography
Live-action
- Babylon 5 – Mark
- Cats & Dogs – Puppy at Barn (voice, uncredited)
- Crazy, Stupid, Love – Hardware Store Assistant
- Fruit of the Loom Commercials – Green Grapes
- Head of the Class – Oswald Bletch
- I Know That Voice – Himself
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie – Alpha 5 (voice)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Zeo/Turbo – Alpha 5 (voice, credited as Richard Wood)
- Power Rangers in Space – Datascammer (voice)
- Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – Smogger (voice)
- Power Rangers Time Force – Mantamobile (voice)
- Power Rangers Wild Force – Alpha 7 (voice)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch – Additional Voices
- Safe at Home – Gary Van Sickle
- Summer School – Alan Eakian
- That's So Raven – Teddy
- The Chimp Channel – Timmy Briar (voice)
- The Informant! – Mark Whitacre's Attorney
- The Munsters Today – Howie Buchanan
- Tosh.0 – Fred Willard Fan
- VR Troopers – Minotaurbot (2nd voice)
- Working – Craig, Elevator Passenger
- You Can't Take It with You – Leo
Films
- Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure – Billy, Harold
- Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen – Billy, Harold
- Crazy, Stupid, Love – Hardware Store Assistant
- EuroTrip – ADR Performer
- From Up on Poppy Hill – Additional Voices
- Hop – Additional Voices
- Deadly Weapon – Lester
- How I Got into College – Young Enterpriser
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Grinch's Answering Machine (voice, uncredited)
- Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – Zim
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return – Munchkin Suitor
- Mulan (1998) – Chinese Soldier / Zhencha (Scout Hun)
- Osmosis Jones – Male Red Blood Cell
- Race to Space – Keith
- Sabrina Goes to Rome – Stonehenge
- Saving Santa – Orange Haired Elf, Chestnut
- Seal Team – Snap
- Shaolin Soccer – Cheating Team Captain
- Shrek – Farquaad Guards
- Snow Dogs – Scooper (dream sequence)
- Son of the Mask – Masked Otis (voice, shared role with Bill Farmer)
- Storm – Danny
- The Adventures of Galgameth – Kinch
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 – Additional Voices
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Frollo's Soldiers
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run – Additional Voices
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie – Alpha 5
Animation
- As Told by Ginger – Mitchey Mickelberg
- Ben 10 – Grey Matter, Sublimino, Lepidopterran Prisoner, Arnold
- Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures – Scott
- Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer – Yucky
- Bunnicula – Lugosi
- CatDog - Klaus
- Camp Camp – Xemüg (as Rico Bonet)
- Chippy Squirrel – Chippy the Squirrel
- Codename: Kids Next Door – Crayon Boy
- Danger Rangers - Worley the Weasel
- Dave the Barbarian – Ned Frischman
- Dead Meat – Malockawokka
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera – Dr. Chipotle Sr., Diego, Dr. Chipotle Jr.
- Elena of Avalor – Ocho
- Finley the Fire Engine – Dex (U.S. version)
- Fish Hooks – Ninja
- Grim & Evil - Billy, Harold
- Helluva Boss – Moxxie, Eddie, Additional Voices
- Invader Zim – Zim, Additional Voices
- Johnny Bravo – Ticket Taker, Bag Boy, Dr. Pencilneck, Guard
- Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil – Mouth
- KIDSCITY: The Village Dome of Kids – Jack Spyro Lloyd, Additional Voices
- Kim Possible – Aviarius
- Mad – Flop-Flips Announcer, Surgeon
- Mixels – Mixadel, Scrud, Splasho, Mixie Cat, Skulzy (Uncredited)
- Mighty Magiswords – various
- Mqueen Zoom – Professor Shortbody
- New Looney Tunes – Impkin the Pumpkin King
- Poochini's Yard – Additional Voices
- Power Players – Additional Voices
- Rocko's Modern Life – Additional Voices
- Rugrats – Various Teenage Characters
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure – Jorn, various
- Serta Commercials – Additional Voices
- Shorty McShorts' Shorts – Dudley, Guard
- Skylanders Academy – Kaos
- Squirrel Boy – Rodney J. Squirrel
- Static Shock – Jimmy Osgood
- Teen Titans Go! – Additional Voices
- The Angry Beavers – Daggett Beaver
- The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich – Big Cheese, Fryborg, Salty Pup
- The Buzz on Maggie – Additional Voices
- The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show – Kirby (season 2)
- The Fairly OddParents – Bird
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Billy, Harold, Additional Voices
- The Legend of Prince Valiant – Additional Voices
- The Loud House – Chaz, Joey, Rodney Spokes
- The Mammal Team – Nutbite
- Underfist: Halloween Bash – Billy, Harold
- Wonder Quest – Lacky
Anime
- Dragon Ball Super – Dr. Rota (as Rico Bonet) (English dub)
- Duel Masters – Fritz (English dub)
- Howl's Moving Castle – Additional Voices (English dub)
- Pom Poko – Additional Voices (English dub)
- The Wind Rises – Additional Voices (English dub)
- Zatch Bell! – Kanchome, Additional Voices (English dub)
Video games
- Ape Escape: On the Loose – Spike, Child
- Broken Age – Walt'r, The Space Weaver
- Brütal Legend – Kabbage Boy Guitarist, Jack the Lift-Op, Additional Voices
- Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL - Billy
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time – Lani-Loli
- Crash of the Titans – Brat Girl, Koo-Ala, Doom-Monkey
- Destroy All Humans! (2005) – Orthopox 13, Suburban Crazy
- Destroy All Humans! 2 – Orthopox 13 / Holopox
- Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon – Holopox (Orthopox 13), Orthopox 14
- Destroy All Humans! (2020) - Orthopox 13
- Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed (2022) - Orthopox 13 / Holopox
- Dragon Ball Legends – Chilled
- EverQuest II – Geredo, Guard Tanglor, Shawdowman, Skeleton, Snorgle Filthwallow, Gerbard the Snitch, Cog Burn, Ogobre, Jubbs Tagglefoot, Gubbo Chaley, Farmer Walcott, Turtle
- Jurassic Park: Dinosaur Battles – Gabriel (as Rich Horvitz)
- League of Legends - Ziggs
- Kinectimals – Bumble
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – PMC Soldiers
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Zim (voiceover added in the June 2022 update)
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots – Zim (Nintendo DS version only)
- Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis - Zim
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway - Zim
- Nicktoons MLB – Zim
- Nicktoons Nitro – Zim
- Nickelodeon Party Blast – Zim
- Nicktoons Racing – Daggett "Dag" Beaver
- PlayStation Move Heroes – Lunk, Zoni
- Prototype 2 – Additional Voices
- Psychonauts – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
- Psychonauts 2 – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
- Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin – Razputin "Raz" Aquato
- Ratchet & Clank series – The Zoni, Stuart Zurgo, Tharpods, Additional Voices
- Red Ninja: End of Honor - Additional Voice
- Resistance: Fall of Man – Slipskull
- Rise of the Argonauts – Sinon
- Skylanders: Giants – Kaos
- Skylanders: Imaginators – Kaos
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure – Kaos
- Skylanders: SuperChargers – Kaos
- Skylanders: Swap Force – Kaos
- Skylanders: Trap Team – Kaos
- SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom – Zim
- The Darkness – Berserker Darkling
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Billy, Harold
- WildStar – Creature
- World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth - Joma, Patch
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Fel Imp, Saboteur Kip'tilak, Kaz'tik the Manipulator
- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional Voices
- Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles – Kanchome
- Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury – Kanchome
Audiobooks
- Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant – Skipper Matthews
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
- Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – 2020
