Townsend Coleman
Acting
- Born:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Grinch
Sing
The Tick
Turtles Take Time (and Space)
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Classics
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Justice League: The New Frontier
Transformers: Animated
Superman: Doomsday
The Batman
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Spy TV
The Crippled Lamb
Batman Beyond
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Cow and Chicken
The Legend of Calamity Jane
The New Batman Adventures
I Am Weasel
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Pinky and the Brain
Spider-Man
The Tick
The Jungle King
Animaniacs
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Batman: The Animated Series
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles' Awesome Easter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello's Degree
Where's Wally?
ProStars
Space Cats
Darkwing Duck
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza by the Shred
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Attack of the Big MACC
TaleSpin
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Operation Blue Line, Starring: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Case of the Killer Pizzas
Ring Raiders
Dixie's Diner
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
Dino-Riders
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hot Rodding Teenagers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
ALF Loves a Mystery
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Wildfire
Teen Wolf
The Real Ghostbusters
Black Moon Rising
Jem
Inspector Gadget
Transformers Animated - The Battle Begins