Those who knew him - or felt as if they did - remembered Conroy poignantly Friday for his kindness, decency, generosity of spirit and love of life. Conroy also mapped out how those factors shaped his Batman performances. He also notably penned the story of his life in "Finding Batman," which closes the DC Pride 2022 comics anthology, laying out the struggles he faced coming up as an openly gay man amid the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s in an industry that was far less accepting of homosexuality than it is today. “To me, Bruce Wayne is the character, the costume.”Īmong the highlights of his career were the 1993 animated movie "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" and Conroy's live-action appearance as Bruce Wayne in the Arrowverse’s 2019-2020 “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event involving the CW shows "Supergirl," "Batwoman," "The Flash," "Arrow," "Black Lightning" and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow." “The character he evolves into as the Batman, to me that’s his comfort space,” Conroy told The Times in 2017. Never mind the A-listers who played Batman in live-action movies and TV over the years: The Juilliard-trained actor became the quintessential voice of the character for a generation, starting with the 1992-1995 animated series and including nearly 60 other animated movies, TV shows and video games.Ĭonroy kept a firm handle on Bruce Wayne and his alter ego Batman over decades playing both of them - remaining the one constant in a changing franchise and a fixture at fan conventions. Kevin Conroy, the actor best known as the voice of the Caped Crusader in Warner Bros.' "Batman: The Animated Series," has died after a short battle with cancer, publicist Gary Miereanu confirmed Thursday.
0 kommentar(er)
