Kevin Conroy was born on 30 November 1955, in Westbury, New York City USA, and is an actor, best known for being the voice of Batman in the television show “Batman: The Animated Series”. He also reprised the role in numerous DC animated films and has gained a lot of popularity through them. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Kevin Conroy? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $10 million, mostly earned through a successful career in voice acting. He’s also voiced Batman for the acclaimed “Batman: Arkham” video game franchise which includes “Batman: Arkham Asylum”, “Batman: Arkham City”, and “Batman: Arkham Knight”. All of these have ensured the position of his wealth.
Kevin Conroy Net Worth $10 million
In 1973, Conroy earned a full scholarship to attend the drama division of Julliard. He studied under actor John Houseman and befriended actors Robin Williams, Kelsey Grammer and Christopher Reeve. He graduated in 1978 and then became part of Houseman’s The Acting Company. After a year with the company, he went on a national tour in a production of “Deathtrap”, which was the base of his net worth.
In 1980, Conroy moved to California to try his hand at a television career. He was cast in the soap opera “Another World” and would then work with Old Globe Theatre in several productions. In the next five years, he would appear in many stage productions such as “Hamlet”, “Eastern Standard”, and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Afterwards, he returned to television in the movie “Covenant” and then became a series regular in the series “Ohara”. In 1987, he played the commander in “Tour of Duty” and would then star in a string of television movies. He also made guest appearances in “Cheers”, “Search for Tomorrow” and “Matlock”. Al contributed steadily to his net worth.
Conroy would gain a lot of recognition after being cast as the voice of Batman in “Batman: The Animated Series” which ran from 1992 to 1995. He would continue to reprise this role in numerous spin-offs, which include “The New Batman Adventures”, “Batman Beyond”, “Justice League” and “Justice League Unlimited”. DC had made Kevin the Batman of their animated universe, and he would voice the character in several animated films including “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm”, “Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero”, and “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker”. He also voiced Batman for guest appearances in other animated series such as “Static Shock” and “Superman: The Animated Series”. He is the first person in animation to use two distinct voices for both Batman and Bruce Wayne. He has portrayed the character longer than any other person, both in live-action and animation. Some of his latest projects for DC include “Batman: Assault on Arkham”, “Batman: The Killing Joke” and “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox”. He also worked on three of the “Batman: Arkham” video games from 2009 to 2015. These have seen significant rises in his net worth.
According to Kevin, one of the most notable events in his life was when he volunteered to cook for officers and firefighters after the September 11 attacks. Many of the workers recognized him and he used his Batman voice to inspire many from the personnel.
For his personal life, it is known that Kevin is married and has a child, but keeps his off-screen life very private.
Batman: The Killing Joke; Batman: Mask of the Phantasm; Justice League: Doom; Batman: Assault on Arkham; Superman/Batman: Public Enemies; Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker; Batman: Gotham Knight; Superman/Batman: Apocalypse; Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman; Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero; Chain of De...
TV Shows
Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Ben 10, Tour of Duty, Rachel Gunn, R.N., Search for Tomorrow, Ben 10: Alien Force, Another World, The Office, Ohara, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Justice League Action
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Trademark
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The voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman
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Deeply charming, yet virile voice
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[on seeing the animation for Batman: The Animated Series for the first time]: "I was really blown away. I turned to Mark [Hamill] and I was like 'Did you have any idea we were working on something like this?!'"
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To be fair, I must give credit where credit is due. Although Kilmer is clearly no Michael Keaton - except for a few corny lines, which are mainly the writers' fault, and a slight lacking when it comes to the portrayal of a dark side - he did a much better job than I expected.
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He [Bruce Wayne] is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human. On Michael Keaton -
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To me, Batman is definitely Bruce Wayne's darker side. The challenge is playing it as two separate aspects of the same person. I have to create the illusion of a Dark Knight, who's mysterious and strong.
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I love doing the voice of Batman because of the quality of the animation. The music is particularly incredible. Another bonus is getting the opportunity to work with some very respected actors who do not usually do voice work.
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People fantasize about being a hero and helping someone in trouble. Batman is that fantasy realized--not just for Bruce Wayne, but for the audience. Inwardly, Bruce Wayne is still an adolescent watching his parents being murdered. That will never leave him. And people really relate to that.
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As of 2014, he is the only actor to play Batman/Bruce Wayne, Dr Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father) & Joe Chill (the gunman who murdered Bruce's parents). He got to play Joe Chill in the Justice League Unlimited episode "For the Man who has Everything" (albeit in a dream sequence).
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Gave a speech at the the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony during a tribue to voice actors.
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He was the first actor to portray Batman as having two distinctive vocal styles: charming and virile as Bruce Wayne and gravelly and rasping as Batman.
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Irish-American.
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After the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, Conroy participated in relief efforts by volunteering to do cooking duties for officers and firefighters.
After providing the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne for over ten years, he did a guest appearance for The Batman (2004) where he provided the voice of John Grayson, father of Dick Grayson (the first Robin).
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Has played the voice of Batman for more than 20 years, spanning at least 9 different television series, 12 animated movies and 7 video games. No other actor has played Batman for so long.
Auditioned for the part of Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom Wings (1990). The producers spent two weeks deciding between him and Tim Daly. The two eventually worked together on Superman (1996).
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In the the episode "Perchance to Dream" of Batman: The Animated Series (1992), he 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.