Townsend Coleman

Townsend Coleman

  • Birthday: 1954-05-28
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

As a busy Hollywood voice-actor, Townsend Coleman is perhaps one of the most recognizable voices on TV. For 16 years, he was the voice of NBC's "Must See TV" and "Comedy Night Done Right" primetime comedy promos, including hits from Seinfeld and Frasier to 30 Rock and The Office, as well as the promos for "The Tonight Show" starring Jay Leno (then Conan), "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (then Jimmy Fallon), "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Saturday Night Live". He currently voices the daily on-air promos for the long-running "Live with Kelly and Michael" and radio spots for "Judge Judy", in addition to regularly voicing primetime promos for ABC Family, The Hub, and now, ABC-TV. But the character behind the voice really came to life in 1985, when Coleman, having just moved to Los Angeles from Cleveland, Ohio, auditioned for and got a part on the animated hit, "Inspector Gadget". As the voice of Corporal Capeman, Gadget's bumbling assistant, he embarked on an entirely new career, providing the voices for some of the most memorable characters in cartoons and commercials. In addition to thwarting evil as the voice of "The Tick", Fox Kids' hit animated series, he has provided the voices for many popular cartoon characters, including Michaelangelo, Rat King, and Usagi Yojimbo on the original, long-running cartoon series, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". He also voiced Waldo on "Where's Waldo?", Gobo, Architect, and Wrench on NBC's animated "Fraggle Rock", Scott/Teen Wolf on "Teen Wolf", Scratch on "Spacecats", the voice of Wayne Gretzky on "Prostars", Riot on "Jem and the Holograms", Dragonflyer on "Glofriends", Rewind on the 80's "Transformers", and 20 years later, Sentinel Prime on "Transformers: Animated" for Cartoon Network.

Filmography

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins

1988

As Michaelangelo (voice)

Dixie's Diner

1989

As (voice)

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

1990

As Dad / Michaelangelo (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids

1991

As Michaelangelo / Groundchuck (voice)

Turtles Take Time (and Space)

2016

As 1980's Michelangelo / Pirate Captain (voice)

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

1998

As Father Joseph Mohr (voice)

Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

2013

As Commissioner Gordon (voice)

The Crippled Lamb

1999

As Samuel/Daneil/Joseph

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992

As Knotty (voice)

Superman: Doomsday

2007

As Drill Operator (voice)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012

As Morrie / Civilian (voice)

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

1998

As Additional Voices (voice)

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008

As Dr. Magnus (voice)

Black Moon Rising

1986

As Waiter

The Grinch

2018

As Additional Voices (voice)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013

As Morrie / Civilian (voice)

Sing

2016

As Additional Voices (voice)

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