Townsend Coleman

Townsend Coleman

1954-05-28

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.

Also appears in

The Grinch

The Grinch

6.9

Sing

Sing

7.1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

7.9

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

6.4

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

7.7

Superman: Doomsday

Superman: Doomsday

6.7

Justice League: The New Frontier

Justice League: The New Frontier

6.8

Black Moon Rising

Black Moon Rising

5.5

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

6.9

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

6.4

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

6.7

Buster & Chauncey’s Silent Night

Buster & Chauncey’s Silent Night

5.5

Kingdom Chums - Little David’s Adventure

Kingdom Chums - Little David’s Adventure

10.0

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite

6.4

The Crippled Lamb

The Crippled Lamb

5.0

Turtles Take Time (and Space)

Turtles Take Time (and Space)

7.0

The Jungle King

The Jungle King

6.0

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

5.6

Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears

Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears

5.8

Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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