History Creator / KevinMichaelRichardson

Kevin has been more widely heard than seen through the hundreds of animated, commercial and video game characters he has created over the past years, due largely to his deep, distinctive voice. He was heard in theaters as the voice of Thaddeus in ''Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris'' in addition to being featured in ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', as the character DeusExMachina. Kevin was also seen in The WB's family comedy ''Like Family'' as the patriarch of an extended family that includes his wife's best friend and her teenage son. He was featured in the hit animated movie ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' and continued in [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries the animated series of the same name]] as Captain Gantu. Other animated feature films include ''Film/TheCountryBears'', ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis: The Movie'', ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'', ''Film/WhispersAnElephantsTale'', ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven 2'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'', in which he voiced the mystic Shaman Mnyambo, a role he also portrays in the television series.

!!Tropes associated with Kevin Michael Richardson:

!!Tropes associated with Kevin Michael Richardson:

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' - Ray-Ray and Cheeks

* BassoProfundo: He has an immense and mighty deep voice, as do a lot of the characters he voices.

* "WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw" - Coach 'Cobra Big Bowling' Nolan Mitchell

* ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha'' - Potato Patata, Jr.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends '' - Announcer

* BassoProfundo: He has a deep voice, as do a lot of the characters he voices.

* ''WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour'' - Growly Pete

* FullCirclePortraying: He shared three roles with Creator/KeithDavid: ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' villain Despero (David voiced him in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and Richardson voiced him in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''), ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain Tombstone (Richardson becoming TheOtherDarrin to David in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' when other commitments forced David to leave after the first episode), and the titular character of ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' (David in [[WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn the HBO show]] and later ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', Richardson in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur II]]'' and ''VideoGame/SpawnArmageddon'').

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Kamek

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' - URL (replacing Creator/JohnDiMaggio since season 8)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' - URL (replacing Creator/JohnDiMaggio since season 32)

Kevin has been more widely heard than seen through the hundreds of animated, commercial and video game characters he has created over the past years, due largely to his deep, distinctive voice. He was heard in theaters as the voice of Thaddeus in ''Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris'' in addition to being featured in ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', as the character DeusExMachina. Kevin was also seen in The WB's family comedy ''Series/LikeFamily'' as the patriarch of an extended family that includes his wife's best friend and her teenage son. He was featured in the hit animated movie ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' and continued in [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries the animated series of the same name]] as Captain Gantu. Other animated feature films include ''Film/TheCountryBears'', ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis: The Movie'', ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'', ''Film/WhispersAnElephantsTale'', ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven 2'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'', in which he voiced the mystic Shaman Mnyambo, a role he also portrays in the television series.

* ''Series/LikeFamily'' - Ed Ward

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' - Louis Armstrong, Azzlan, Cthulhu, Dr. Hibbert (replacing Harry Shearer as of 2021)