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|image=[[File:Richardson.jpg|225px]]
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|born=October 25, 1964 (age {{age|October 25, 1964}})
|born=October 25, 1964 (age {{age|October 25, 1964}})
|role=Voice actor for [[Kamek]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|role=Voice actor for [[Kamek]] in Illumination's animated film
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'''{{wp|Kevin Michael Richardson}}''' (born October 25, 1964 in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American actor known for providing the voices of various animated characters in films and shows, mostly villains.
'''{{wp|Kevin Michael Richardson}}''' (born October 25, 1964 in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American actor, best known for providing the voice of {{wp|Joker (character)|Joker}} in ''{{wp|The Batman}}'' animated series, {{wp|Goro (Mortal Kombat)|Goro}} in the 1995 ''{{wp|Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat}}'' film and ''{{wp|Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge}}'', {{wp|List of Lilo & Stitch characters#Gantu|Captain Gantu}} in the ''{{wp|Lilo & Stitch (franchise)|Lilo & Stitch}}'' movies and TV series, the Deus Ex machina in ''{{wp|The Matrix Revolutions}}'', {{wp|Trigon (comics)|Trigon}} in ''{{wp|Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans}}'' and ''{{wp|Teen Titans Go!|Teen Titans Go!}}'', Jerome, {{wp|Cleveland Brown Jr.}} and various other characters in ''{{wp|Family Guy}}'' and ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}'', {{wp|Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|the Shredder}} in 2012's ''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' series, Stump Smash, Tree Rex, among others in the ''{{wp|Skylanders}}'' game series, {{wp|List of American Dad! characters#Other main characters|Principal Lewis}} and Tank Bates among others in ''{{wp|American Dad!}}'', and is the current voice of {{wp|Dr. Hibbert|Dr. Julius Hibbert}} in ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}'' and ''Principol Nichols'' in the upcoming computer-animated series from Nickelodeon based on the book series of the same name, ''{{wp|Big Nate (TV series)|Big Nate}}''.


Richardson is known for his roles in animated TV shows and movies such as {{wp|Joker (character)|Joker}} in ''{{wp|The Batman (TV series)|The Batman}}'' animated series, {{wp|List of Lilo & Stitch characters#Gantu|Captain Gantu}} in the ''{{wp|Lilo & Stitch (franchise)|Lilo & Stitch}}'' movies and TV series,  {{wp|Trigon (comics)|Trigon}} in ''{{wp|Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans}}'' and ''{{wp|Teen Titans Go!|Teen Titans Go!}}'', Bulkhead in ''{{wp|Transformers: Prime}}'', and {{wp|Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder}} in 2012's ''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' series. He is also known for roles in adult cartoons such as Jerome and {{wp|Cleveland Brown Jr.}} in ''{{wp|Family Guy}}'' and ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}'', {{wp|List of American Dad! characters#Other main characters|Principal Lewis}} and Tank Bates in ''{{wp|American Dad!}}'', and the current voices of {{wp|Dr. Hibbert|Dr. Julius Hibbert}} and {{wp|List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Bleeding Gums Murphy|Bleeding Gums Murphy}} in ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}'' (among other, additional characters in all three of these shows), as well as the titular character of 2000's ''{{wp|Lobo (DC Comics)|Lobo}}''. Live-action films that Richardson has provided his voice for include the Deus Ex Machina in ''{{wp|The Matrix Revolutions}}'' and {{wp|Goro (Mortal Kombat)|Goro}} in the 1995 ''{{wp|Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat}}'' film. For video games, he voiced Tartarus from ''{{wp|Halo 2}}'', Crunch Bandicoot and Stew from ''{{wp|Crash Bandicoot}}'' and Terrador and Gaul from ''{{wp|The Legend of Spyro}}''.
In a Nintendo Direct broadcasted on September 23, 2021, it was announced that Richardson will be providing the voice for [[Kamek]] in the [[Untitled Mario film|''Mario'' film]] co-produced by [[Illumination]].<ref>Nintendo (September 23, 2021). [https://youtu.be/dG9fAtmYdlM Nintendo Direct - 9.23.2021]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref>
 
Richardson voices [[Kamek]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref>Nintendo (September 23, 2021). [https://youtu.be/dG9fAtmYdlM Nintendo Direct - 9.23.2021]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> In the film, he gives Kamek a {{wp|Peter Lorre}}-esque voice.<ref>Matyas (December 2, 2022). [https://youtu.be/WEO34DpoZzA The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Brand NEW Footage (Mario with a British Accent)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.</ref>


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