Batman’s voice actor from “Batman Died: The Animated Series,” Kevin Conroy, has passed away, leaving his innumerable fans and family in mourning. Batman’s iconic voice will be missed by millions of people in the world.  Learn more about how he died and Kevin Conroy’s cause of death in detail

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Death of Kevin Conroy The voice of Batman in “Batman: The Animated Series,” Kevin Conroy, regrettably passed away. Kevin Conroy, the adored Bruce Wayne/Batman voice actor from the animated series Batman, has passed away. Co-stars Lauren Lester (Robin) and Diane Pershing (Poison Ivy) both confirmed this on their personal social media pages.

Kevin Conroy cause of death

Conroy’s death was reported by Diane Pershing, the voice of the DC character Poison Ivy, and endorsed by publicist Gary Miereanu, who said the actor had died Thursday (Nov. 10) after a “short battle with cancer.”

Medico topics have been trying to reach out to the family and relatives for comment on the incident. So far no responses have been received. We will update the page once enough information is available. More information on Kevin Conroy cause of death will be added soon.

Warner Bros. issued the following press release 

 

KEVIN CONROY,

PREEMINENT VOICE OF BATMAN,

PASSES AWAY AT AGE 66

NEW YORK, NY (November 11, 2022) – Actor Kevin Conroy, the most beloved voice of Batman in the animated history of the character, died Thursday at age 66 after a short battle with cancer.

A noted stage, film and television performer, Conroy rose to unparalleled voice acting fame as the title character of the landmark Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1996). He would establish never-to-be-broken records as the quintessential voice of Batman, bringing the super hero to animated life in nearly 60 different productions, including 15 films – highlighted by the acclaimed Batman: Mask of the Phantasm; 15 animated series, spanning nearly 400 episodes and more than 100 hours of television; as well as two dozen video games. Conroy was also featured as a live-action Bruce Wayne in the Arrowverse’s 2019-2020 “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event.

In recent years, Conroy was a notable fixture on the Con circuit, greeting fans with the same warmth, respect and enthusiasm they reserved for him.

“Kevin was far more than an actor whom I had the pleasure of casting and directing – he was a dear friend for 30+ years whose kindness and generous spirit knew no boundaries,” said Emmy Award winning casting/dialogue director Andrea Romano. “Kevin’s warm heart, delightfully deep laugh and pure love of life will be with me forever.”

“Kevin was perfection,” recalled Mark Hamill, who redefined the Joker playing opposite Conroy’s Batman. “He was one of my favorite people on the planet, and I loved him like a brother. He truly cared for the people around him – his decency shone through everything he did. Every time I saw him or spoke with him, my spirits were elevated.”

Born on November 30, 1955 in Westbury, New York, and raised in Westport, CT, Conroy began establishing himself in the acting community while under the tutelage of John Houseman at The Julliard School – where he studied alongside the likes of Christopher Reeve, Frances Conroy, and his roommate Robin Williams.

Conroy began his career following his love of the theatre, keeping him on stage in both New York and at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. The actor received rave reviews for his starring performances in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Public Theater, Eastern Standard on Broadway, Arthur Miller’s

The Last Yankee, and in the title role of Hamlet at the 1984 New York Shakespeare Festival. In addition, he performed in films and television – most notably in the mid-1980s when he had recurring roles on Dynasty, Tour of Duty and Ohara; successful runs on soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Another World; and guest roles on popular series like Cheers, Murphy Brown, Spenser: For Hire and Matlock.

But it was his incomparable, nuanced performance as the voice of Batman that put Conroy on the map – and the fans’ radar – when Batman: The Animated Series debuted on September 5, 1992. From that point on, Conroy would forever be linked to the Dark Knight – in TV series like Batman Beyond and Justice League/Justice League Unlimited; films ranging from Batman: the Killing Joke and Batman: Gotham Knight to Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman; and more than two dozen video games.
“Kevin was a brilliant actor,” Hamill said.

“For several generations, he has been the definitive Batman. It was one of those perfect scenarios where they got the exact right guy for the exact right part, and the world was better for it. His rhythms and subtleties, tones and delivery – that all also helped inform my performance. He was the ideal partner – it was such a complementary, creative experience. I couldn’t have done it without him. He will always be my Batman.”

“Kevin brought a light with him everywhere,” said Paul Dini, producer of Batman: The Animated Series, “whether in the recording booth giving it his all, or feeding first responders during 9/11, or making sure every fan who ever waited for him had a moment with their Batman. A hero in every sense of the word. Irreplaceable. Eternal.” Conroy is survived by his husband Vaughn C. Williams, sister Trisha Conroy, and brother Tom Conroy. Memorial services are pending.

Kevin Conroy: Biography

American actor Kevin Conroy, who was born on November 30, 1955, is well-known. In a variety of media, beginning with the animated television program Batman: The Animated Series created by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, he is most known for lending his voice to the DC Comics superhero Batman.

Additionally, he has lent his voice to additional DC Animated Universe feature films and animated television shows. He relocated to Westport, Connecticut, with his family when he was about 11 years old. He moved to New York City in 1973 after receiving a full scholarship to Juilliard’s theatre program, where he studied with famed actor John Houseman. Also, he stayed there with Robin Williams, who was in the same company as Conroy and Kelsey Grammer, and they shared a room.

He also met Kelsey Grammer at that time. He embarked on a tour with Houseman’s acting group, The Acting Company, after getting his Juilliard diploma in 1978. He took part in Ira Levin’s production of Deathtrap’s national tour the year after that.

The family will publish Kelvin Conroy’s obituary and funeral arrangements.

The early life of Conroy

Conroy was born into an Irish Catholic household on November 30, 1955, in Westbury, New York. Around the age of 11, he relocated to Westport, Connecticut. He relocated to New York City in 1973 after receiving a full scholarship to study drama at Juilliard under the tutelage of actor John Houseman.

He shared a room with Kelsey Grammer and Conroy’s groupmate Robin Williams while he was there. He went on tour with Houseman’s acting troupe The Acting Company after earning his degree from Juilliard in 1978, and the following year he participated in the national tour of Ira Levin’s Deathtrap.

The professional life of Conroy:

Acting career

Conroy moved to California in 1980 to pursue a career in television. He was cast in another world, a daytime soap drama. In productions of Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, Conroy developed a connection to the theatre.

He performed in several modern and classic theatre works between 1980 and 1985, including the Broadway versions of Edward Albee’s Lolita and Eastern Standard.

He admitted to The New York Times that he felt “such a sense of obligation” to play the role of a TV producer secretly living with AIDS in Eastern Standard because he attended so many funerals as a gay man in New York during the AIDS epidemic. At the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1984, Conroy performed as Hamlet.

Television and movie

He made his television debut again in the 1985 television film Covenant and appeared in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow. From 1985 through 1986, Conroy portrayed gay attorney Bart Fallmont on Dynasty.

Before appearing in many television movies, he was a series regular on Ohara in 1987 and served as the company commander on Tour of Duty from 1987 to 1988.

His position in the show was diminished when it was being recorded in Hawaii, and despite being initially cast as one of the key characters, he wound up spending the majority of his time taking pictures of tourists on the Honolulu boardwalk. Additionally, Conroy has made appearances in episodes of sitcoms like Cheers Search for Tomorrow, Matlock, and Murphy Brown.

Delinquent Voice acting career

Kevin Conroy is best known as a voice actor for playing Bruce Wayne/Batman in the acclaimed animated series Batman (1992–1995).

He proceeded to portray Batman in a variety of animated spin-off projects that were all set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU).

These spin-offs include the television series The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999), Batman Beyond (1999–2001), Justice League (2001–2004), and Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006), as well as the 1993 theatrical film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and the direct-to-video movies Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub (2003).

Additionally, he provided the voice of Batman for the DC Animated Universe’s Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock, and The Zeta Project.

Michael Keaton had already portrayed Bruce Wayne and Batman in Tim Burton’s live-action Batman flicks, but Conroy is notable for being the first voice actor to do so.

Kevin Conroy’s Batman makes reference to Batman v Superman (Crisis on Infinite Earths)

Conroy has played the role of Batman for a longer period

Conroy has played the role of Batman for a longer period than any other actor, taking into account all live-action and animated Batman episodes and films.

Olan Soule, who portrayed Batman in several animated films between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, held the previous record (including Super Friends).

Conroy has portrayed Batman in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies as well as the DCAU, including Batman: Gotham Knight (2008), Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009), Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010), Justice League: Doom (2012), Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014), Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), and Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019).

Conroy helped in relief efforts after the events on September 11, 2001, in New York City by offering to cook for the police and firefighters. Conroy acknowledged his surprise at the response of the emergency service personnel to his appearance during an audio commentary for Batman: Gotham Knight.
Conroy called out to the dining area in his kitchen at the request of another cook “I am revenge! said in the trademark Batman voice.

The night that I am! I’m Batman!” (from the “Nothing to Fear” episode of Batman: The Animated Series). Emergency service employees, many of whom had seen Batman: The Animated Series when it aired in the 1990s, cheered and applauded in response to this. Conroy acknowledged feeling genuinely gratified and humbled by the response.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Christian Bale’s Batman lines were redubbed by Conroy for an animated version of one of the movie’s trailers before the live-action movie The Dark Knight Rises (2012) hit theatres.

Conroy admitted to working on “the next Arkham” while speaking at the 2013 Dallas Comic Con, which sparked rumors that he might return to play Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins.

Conroy may have been alluding to an unreleased game from the Rocksteady Arkham series, as it was stated in June 2013 that he would not be involved in Arkham Origins. On March 4, 2014, a new Arkham game titled Batman: Arkham Knight was announced with Conroy repeating his role.

Tim Daly’s online series

In October 2013, he revealed on Twitter that he had appeared in a role on Tim Daly’s online series The Daly Show, in which Conroy mocked his portrayal of Batman in a fight with Daly’s mockery of Superman (whom Daly previously voiced in Superman: The Animated Series). In the live-action Batwoman episode of the Arrowverse crossover “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” Conroy plays Bruce Wayne of Earth-99.

Conroy frequently voices the Joker alongside Mark Hamill, who has praised Conroy’s performance in that role. Hamill states that he would be open to working on a Batman-related project “Now, whenever they give me jobs, I ask, “Is Kevin doing it?” I don’t even need to read the screenplay; I’ll follow Kevin’s lead.”

Conroy played Bruce Wayne’s Role

In the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover episode featuring Batwoman, Kevin Conroy played Bruce Wayne from Earth-99. It was revealed that the Earth-99 Bruce Wayne had violated his moral code by killing the majority of the Rogues Gallery and the Earth-99 Superman and that the conflict had left him wearing an exo-suit resembling that of the Kingdom Come Batman. The Earth-1 Batwoman and the Earth-38 Supergirl eventually faced this Bruce, who was fatally electrocuted in the process.

Tributes and condolences pouring in Social media for “Batman”

As soon as news of Kevin Conroy’s passing began to circulate online, his countless fans began to pay respect to him. Over the years, several fans have claimed that they now hear  Conroy’s voice when they read any Batman story. All Batman fans will sincerely miss him.

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