Richard Steven Horvitz
Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966),[1] sometimes credited as Richard Wood, is an American actor, voice actor and comedian, known for his high energetic voice. 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,[2] Billy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,[3] Grey Matter in Ben 10, Daggett in The Angry Beavers, Zim, the titular character in Invader Zim,[4] Orthopox in Destroy All Humans!, the Zoni in Ratchet & Clank, Bumble in Kinectimals, the Space Weaver in Broken Age, and Moxxie in Helluva Boss by Vivienne Medrano, an ongoing animated series.[5]
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 29, 1966
Other names | Richard Horvitz Richard Wood Rico Bonet |
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Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse(s) | Kristen Lazarian |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Louis J. Horvitz (brother) |
Website | www![]() |
Early life
Horvitz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California on July 29, 1966 to a Christian family. He began acting at the age of 10. He has taught voice acting and theater at the California State University, Northridge.
Career

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.[6]
He also starred as Howie for two seasons in the 1988 syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today which lasted three years until 1991; Howie was best friend of Marilyn Munster (played by Hilary Van Dyke). 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 expanded into several other particular voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (Daggett), Invader Zim (Zim), Kim Possible, Dave the Barbarian (Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Billy and his father Harold), Ben 10 (Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (Rodney) and Shorty McShorts' Shorts as Dudley.
In 2001, he began performing in sketch comedy with Fred Willard in his sketch comedy group, The MoHos.[7] He would perform with Fred on various talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he also appeared in an episode of Saturday Night Live in the short segment "Bear City" and briefly appeared on Tosh.O.[7]
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 also played the main character Raz in Psychonauts and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series in a voice that closely resembles that of Zim (in an English accent).
He has voiced various NPCs in EverQuest 2. He voiced the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness, Bumble in Kinectimals and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Horvitz also voiced "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials. He has also acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's "Mrs. Mannerly" in Boston.[8]
Personal life
Horvitz lives in Los Angeles with his wife, playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian and their three sons.[9] The couple's oldest was mentioned at an event promoting The Angry Beavers. He and Lazarian wrote an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy with the episode's storyboard artist C. H. Greenblatt entitled "Keeper of the Reaper." Richard is also the younger brother of TV director Louis J. Horvitz.
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 Adventures of Timmy the Tooth – Sherry the Fairy (voice)
- The Chimp Channel – Timmy Briar (voice)
- 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
Animated 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
- Shaolin Soccer – Cheating Team Captain
- Snow Dogs – Scooper (dream sequence)
- Son of the Mask – Masked Otis (voice, shared role with Bill Farmer)
- Storm – Danny
- Summer School – Alan Eakian
- The Adventures of Galgameth – Kinch
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 – Additional voices
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Frollo's Soldiers
- The Informant! – Mark Whitacre's Attorney
- 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
- Camp Camp – Xemüg (as Rico Bonet)
- 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
- 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
- Mqueen Zoom – Professor Shortbody
- New Looney Tunes – Impkin the Pumpkin King
- Poochini's Yard – Additional Voices
- Power Players – Additional Voices
- Rocko's Modern Life – Pinky the Appendix, Rocko's Car, Additional Voices
- Rugrats – Various Teenage Characters
- 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, Mr. Spokes
- The Mammal Team – Nutbite
- Totally Spies! – Theodore
- 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[10]
- 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
- 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 - Rumble, Ziggs
- Kinectimals – Bumble
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – PMC Soldiers
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots – Zim (Nintendo DS version only)
- 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[11]
- Skylanders: Swap Force – Kaos
- Skylanders: Trap Team – Kaos[12]
- 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
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Fel Imp, Saboteur Kip'tilak, Kaz'tik the Manipulator
- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional Voices[13]
- 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[14]
References
- MobileReference (2007). Calendar of Historical Events, Births, Holidays and Observances. MobileReference. ISBN 9781605011097.
- Williams, Katie (4 September 2013). "Double Fine shows off Broken Age's voice-acting lineup". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- Hackett, Keisha (July 3, 2013). "Richard Horvitz to join Rikki Simons at Invader Zim Q&A". Teen Link/Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- Bogos, Steven (2 September 2013). "Jack Black Heads Broken Age's Voice Acting Cast". Escapist magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- Vivienne Medrano [@VivziePop] (December 29, 2019). "THRILLED to finally show a trailer for a project that's been lowkey for a hot minute. #HelluvaBoss is special in so many ways 🥰 Honored I got to work with @BrandonLOVESYOU on this and the AMAZING talents @RichardHorvitz @ericalindbeck and @BrockBaker" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Twitter. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
- "Richard S Horvitz Filmography". Baseline/All Media Guide. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- https://www.richardhorvitz.com/blog/my-story
- Regan, Tatum (Nov 20, 2012). "Mrs. Mannerly (Theater Review)". Edge Boston. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- http://www.kristenlazarian.com/bio
- Haas, Pete (1 September 2013). "Double Fine's Broken Age Cast Includes Jack Black, Jennifer Hale". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
- Toys for Bob. Skylanders: Trap Team. Scene: Closing credits, 8:40 in.
- Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.
- THR Staff (25 January 2020). "'Klaus' Wins Big at Annie Awards for Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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