Biography
Biography


Kevin Conroy is the definitive Batman. He has provided many other voices for the series, but Batman is his character. He's been with the show since the beginning, and has appeared in every one of the original series' 109 episodes. Kevin has also provided the voice of Bruce Wayne's father, Dr. Thomas Wayne, on several occasions, including in the episodes Perchance To Dream and Beware the Gray Ghost, as well as many background characters for various episodes.

Kevin was born on November 30, 1955, in Westbury, Long Island, and moved to Westport, Connecticut, when he was about eleven. In 1973, at the age of seventeen, he moved to New York when he earned a full scholarship to attend Julliard's famous drama divison, where he studied under actor John Houseman. In 1978, after graduating from Julliard, he toured with "The Acting Company," Houseman's acting group, and, in 1979, he went on the national tour of "Deathtrap."

In 1980, he decided to try his hand in television, and moved out to California. He landed a role in the daytime soap opera Another World. However, he soon missed the theatre, and so he became associated with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, where he performed in "Hamlet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream." From 1980 to 1985, he acted in a variety of contemporary and classic theatre pieces, including the Broadway production of "Eastern Standard" and "Lolita." He is very respected in theatre circles for his interpretation of Shakespearean characters, and, in 1984, he played the title role in "Hamlet" in the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Kevin returned to television in the 1985 TV movie Covenant and had a role on another daytime soap drama, Search For Tomorrow. He was a series regular on O'Hara in 1987, and on Tour of Duty from 1987 to 1988, before starring in a series of television movies. Obviously, he is best known for Batman: The Animated Series, which began airing in 1992 and, through The Adventures of Batman & Robin, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, and Batman Beyond, ran for a combined total of nine years. Kevin continued the role on Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, which ran for a combined five seasons on Cartoon Network.


Facts & Trivia

Height: 6' 0" (about)
Weight: ?
Hair: sandy-blond
Eyes: light green (?)
Birthdate: November 30, 1955
Hometown: Westbury, Long Island
Married: No
Children: No
Siblings: 3 (1 sister, 2 brothers)
Pets: chocolate lab named Bear
Hobbies: Traveling, running, cycling, painting

  • Has pursued a writing career in recent years.
  • Took part in the California AIDS ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
  • Was roommates with Robin Williams for the year that Williams was at Julliard.
  • Dated actress Debra Rush, who starrted opposite him in the stage production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  • Went to school with Christopher Reeve.
  • Favorite script of B:TAS is "Perchance to Dream".
  • Aunt was famed Broadway actress Susan Conroy.
  • Attended the University College of Dublin.
  • Q&A in January/February 2001 issue of FHM: For Him Magazine.
  • Shares the same birthday (November 30) as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., who voices Alfred on Batman: The Animated Series.
  • Featured (w/Loren Lester) in issue #10 of Scarlet Street: The Magazine of Mystery and Horror.
  • Spoke at the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony during a tribute to voice actors. (unconfirmed)
  • While at Julliard, shared the same class with Robin Williams, Kelsey Grammer, and Christine Baranksi.
  • In issue #19 of The Batman Adventures (B:TAS-inspired comic book series), panels 1-3 on page 18 show a movie theater marquee that reads "Now Playing: Hamlet, starring K. Conroy."
  • In "Perchance to Dream," read the voice of Batman, Bruce Wayne, Bruce's father, and the evil Batman in real time, alternating between all four characters without having to pause recording.
  • Auditioned for the part of Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom Wings. The producers spent two weeks deciding between him and Tim Daly. The two eventually worked together on The Batman/Superman Movie.

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