Richard Steven Horvitz is an American actor and comedian well-known for his voice work in animation and video games. Horvitz has amassed over 200 acting roles throughout his ongoing career.
He has voice worked in many animated characters including Alpha 5 in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Power Rangers Turbo, Grey Matter in Ben 10, Zoni in the Ratchet & Clank series, and the Space Weaver in Broken Age.
Richard Horvitz: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Education
Richard Horvitz was born on 29th July 1966, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. He has an elder brother named Louie John Horvitz, who is 20 years older than him.
His older brother is a television director and producer. However, Horvitz hasn’t shared information on his father and mother.
Richard was 5 when he discovered his inner performer. His childhood idols were Tom Jomes, Get Smart’s Don Adams, and Flip Wilson.
He would mimic them for several hours a day. At the age of 10, in 1976, he began his career in commercials.
Education
Richard Horvitz graduated from the University of California. He studied voice acting and theater. Unfortunately, He hasn’t shared more information on his educational background.
Richard Horvitz: Professional Life, Career
In 1976, Richard Horvitz first appeared in a Freshen Up gum commercial, which led him to other commercial appearances and several hand modeling jobs.
He got his first proper role in the off-Broadway production of Oliver! which was held at the Aquarius Theater in Los Angeles, at the age of 13.
He starred as Howie for two seasons in the syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today, from 1988 to 1991.
Richard Horvitz changed his career to voice acting, starting in 1993. He began with the voice of Alpha 5 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Since then, he had several voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (as Daggett), Kim Possible, Invader Zim (as Zim), Dave the Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), and Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), Squirrel Boy (as Rodney), Ben 10 (as Grey Matter), and Shorty McShorts’ Shorts (as Dudley).
Horvitz went on to voice a few monsters in other Power Rangers series. He was also the voice of Alpha 7 in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode “Forever Red”, after his stint as Alpha 5 Ended.
Richard Horvitz’s first film was made in 1987, in the romantic comedy film Summer Schoool. And he made his first TV show appearance as Gary Van Sickle in the comedy series, Safe at Home, in 1986.
Horvitz made his TV show debut as a voice actor in the animated fantasy adventure show, The Legend of Prince Valiant, as the First Mate in 1992.
Richard Horvitz: Awards, Nominations
Richard Horvitz was nominated for two awards:
In 2001, Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Malew Performer in an Animated Television Production for Invader Zim.
In 2020, Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus.
Richard Horvitz: Net Worth, Income, Salary
According to some sources, Richard Horvitz’s net worth is around $1 million – $5 million. His primary source of income is his voice acting career.
Richard Horvitz: Height, Weight
Richard Horvitz stands 5.6 feet tall and weighs around 75kg. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Social Media: Instagram, Twitter
Richard Horvitz has over 46 thousand followers on Twitter and over 30 thousand followers and over 1 hundred posts on Instagram.
He posts mainly about his events and ads for his coming shows on his Instagram. Besides that, he has also posted some of his and his family’s pictures.
He also posted a picture of himself and his son(Cole) on 7th JUNE, 2022 the day of his son’s graduation.
Where he congratulated his son on his graduation from Brown University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, which has got over 5 thousand likes. He also said that his son has started his job at google.
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