Richard Steven Horvitz | |
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| Born | (1966-07-29)July 29, 1966 (age 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
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| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Louis J. Horvitz (brother) |
| Website | www |
Richard Steven Horvitz[a] (born July 29, 1966)[1] is an American actor, comedian and voice director. He is best known for his voice work in animation and video games. His voice credits include the originalAlpha 5 onMighty Morphin Power Rangers,Power Rangers Zeo andPower Rangers Turbo, Razputin Aquato inPsychonauts, Kaos inSkylanders, Billy and his father Harold inGrim & Evil andThe Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Grey Matter inBen 10, Rodney inSquirrel Boy, Daggett inThe Angry Beavers, Zim inInvader Zim, Orthopox inDestroy All Humans!, the Zoni inRatchet & Clank, Bumble inKinectimals, the Space Weaver inBroken Age, Kanchomé inZatch Bell!, andMoxxie inHelluva Boss.
Horvitz was born inLos Angeles,California. His father Louie was a planning engineer forRocketdyne for over 35 years.[2] His maternal grandfather was born inCuba, and his mother's family is fromMadera, Mexico.[3] His older brother,Louis J. Horvitz, is a television director and producer. As a child, Horvitz was inspired byFlip Wilson,Tom Jones, andDon Adams, doing impressions of them.[4]
Horvitz first appeared in a 1976Freshen Up gum commercial, which led to other commercial appearances and severalhand modeling jobs. After a brief stint in an off-Broadway production ofOliver! he went on to make appearances on television series such asKids Incorporated andSafe at Home, and films such asSummer School,How I Got into College, andDeadly Weapon.[5] From 1988 to 1991, he starred as Howie for two seasons in the syndicated television sitcomThe 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 seriesMighty Morphin Power Rangers. From there, he had several other voice roles in such animated series asThe 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), andShorty McShorts' Shorts (as Dudley). He also co-wrote theGrim 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 otherPower Rangers series and was also the voice of Alpha 7 in thePower Rangers Wild Force episode "Forever Red". He voiced the main characters of Raz in thePsychonauts series and Orthopox in theDestroy All Humans! series. He has also voiced variousNPCs inEverQuest II, the Berserker Darklings inThe Darkness, Bumble inKinectimals, and Kaos inSkylanders: Spyro's Adventure.[8]
Horvitz voiced "Green Grapes" in theFruit of the Loom commercials and has acted on stage, including inJeffrey Hatcher'sMrs. Mannerly.[9]
Horvitz also voices Moxxie and serves as a voice director in the adult animated web seriesHelluva Boss. He also played the roles of Alpha 8 and Alpha 9[10] in theNetflix specialMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of thePower Rangers franchise.[11]
In 2001, Horvitz was in thesketch comedy group The MoHos withFred Willard, created by Fred's wife Mary Lovell.[12] He and Fred would sometimes perform on various talk shows includingJimmy Kimmel Live! andThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Horvitz also appeared in an episode ofSaturday Night Live in the short segment "Bear City" and briefly appeared onTosh.0.[12]
Horvitz married playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian on February 9, 1996. They currently live inLos Angeles and have three sons together.[13] He speaks fluentSpanish.
| 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[14] |
| 1998 | Sabrina Goes to Rome | Stonehenge (voice) | Television film[14] |
| 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) | [14] |
| 2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Billy, Billybot, Harold, Pale Ghoul Juror, Chippy (voice) | Television film[14] |
| 2007 | Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Grey Matter, Stinkfly (voice) | Television film[14] |
| 2008 | Underfist: Halloween Bash | Billy, Harold, Pumpkin (voice) | Television film[14] |
| 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[14] |
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary |
| 2013 | Saving Santa | Chestnut, Orange-Haired Elf (voice) | [14] |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Munchkin Suitor (voice) | [14] |
| 2019 | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Zim (voice) | [14] |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Additional voices | [14] |
| 2021 | Seal Team | Snap (voice) | [14] |
| 2023 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always | Alpha 8, Alpha 9 (voice) | Television film[15] |
| 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" | |
| Babylon 5 | Mark | Episode: "Conflicts of Interest" | |
| I Am Weasel | Beaver, Owl (voice) | Episode: "I Am Ambassador"[14] | |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Smaller Chair (voice) | Episode: "A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It" | |
| 1997, 2004 | Johnny Bravo | Dr. Pencilneck, Guard with Shades, Bag Boy, Ticket Taker (voice) | 2 episodes[14] |
| 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" |
| As Told by Ginger | Mitchey Mekelburg (voice) | Episode: "The Even Steven Holiday Special"[14] | |
| 2001–2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Billy, Harold (voice) | Main role[14] |
| 2001–2003 | Invader Zim | Zim, various characters (voice) | Main role[14] |
| 2002 | Static Shock | Jimmy Osgood (voice) | Episode: "Jimmy"[14] |
| Power Rangers Wild Force | Alpha 7 (voice) | Episode: "Forever Red" | |
| Rugrats | Manager, Ketchup Man, Announcer (voice) | 2 episodes[14] | |
| 2004–2005 | Dave the Barbarian | Ned Frischman, Guard, Tarantula (voice) | 2 episodes[14] |
| 2004 | The Fairly OddParents | Chuck (voice) | Episode: "Crash Nebula"[14] |
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Teddy | Episode: "Adventures in Boss Sitting" |
| Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Dudley, Guard (voice) | Episode: "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing"[14] | |
| 2006–2008 | Ben 10 | Grey Matter, Sublimino, various (voice) | 17 episodes[14] |
| Squirrel Boy | Rodney (voice) | Main role[14] | |
| 2007–2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Dr. Chipotle (voice) | 6 episodes[14] |
| 2009 | Tosh.0 | Fred Willard Fan | Episode: "New Pukes Kid" |
| 2011 | Fish Hooks | Ninja Fish (voice) | Episode: "Milo Gets a Ninja"[14] |
| 2015–2020 | New Looney Tunes | Impkin the Pumpkin King (voice) | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Shimmer and Shine | Gobi (voice) | Episode: "The Glob"[14] |
| 2016–2018 | Skylanders Academy | Kaos (voice) | Main role |
| 2017 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Yucky (voice) | 3 episodes[14] |
| 2017–present | The Loud House | Various characters (voice) | [14] |
| 2017–2018 | Bunnicula | Lugosi (voice) | 3 episodes[14] |
| 2018 | Mighty Magiswords | Ghosthopper, Kricket Knight (voice) | Episode: "Ghosthaste"[14] |
| The Adventures of Kid Danger | Larvin (voice) | 5 episodes[14] | |
| Elena of Avalor | Ocho (voice) | 3 episodes[14] | |
| Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Jorn, Borb, Lorbs (voice) | 3 episodes[14] | |
| 2019 | Dragon Ball Super | Dr. Rota (voice) | Episode: "Death Match with an Invisible Attacker!"[14] |
| 2019–2021 | Power Players | Dr. Nautilus (voice) | [16] |
| 2025 | Jellystone! | Billy, Harold, Rodney (voice) | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Mirths" |
| 2025–present | Hazbin Hotel | Various characters | [14] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Camp Camp | Xemüg (voice) | Episode: "Camp Loser Says What?"; Credited as Rico Bonet |
| 2019–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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