Voice actor Kevin Conroy, best known for voicing Batman in Batman: The Animated Series passed away at 66. Series producer Warner Bros announced that Conroy passed away after a battle with cancer.
Kevin Conroy voiced the iconic character in 15 films, 400 television episodes, and 24 dozen video games.
In the statement by Warner Bros Animation, they said Conroy’s performance as Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman would “forever stand among the greatest portrayals of the Dark Knight in any medium”.
The late voice actor is survived by his husband Vaughn C Williams, sister Trisha Conroy, and brother Tom Conroy.
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Kevin Conroy Tribute
Celebrities and netizens have flocked to social media to pay tribute to the late voice actor. Fellow Batman: The Animated Series actors such as Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, and Diane Pershing paid tribute to Conroy.
Hamill, the actor best known for playing the role of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series voiced the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series.
In a touching tribute, Hamill described Kevin Conroy as perfection and said he loved him like a brother.
Hamill said, “He truly cared for the people around him – his decency shone through everything he did.”
He signed off by saying, “He was the ideal partner - it was a complementary, creative experience. I couldn’t have done it without him. He will always be my Batman.”
Diane Pershing played the role of Poison Ivy opposite Conroy in the animated series. She said that he put in time and effort at the Comic-Con event “to the joy of all his fans”. Pershing added, “He will be sorely missed not just by the cast of the series but by his legion of fans all over the world”.
Actor Tara Strong, who voiced Batgirl in the series also paid tribute to Conroy on Twitter. She wrote, “I don’t have the words. Not today. My heart is broken. There will never be another. He IS #Batman.”
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