Richard Steven Horvitz
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Richard Horvitz began acting professionally at the age of 10. As a
child, he appeared in numerous stage productions. Among the most
notable, the musical "Oliver!", starring
Dick Shawn and
Stubby Kaye. Also as a child, Richard
starred in numerous commercials and made many television guest
appearances on such shows as
Diff'rent Strokes (1978),
Head of the Class (1986),
You Can't take it with you, Rags to Riches and many more. As an adult,
Richard attended UCLA before leaving to star in the TBS original TV
series Safe at Home (1985). In
1987, Richard starred along with
Mark Harmon and
Kirstie Alley in the
Carl Reiner-directed film,
Trại Hè Đáng Sợ (1987), for Paramount
Studios. Most recently, Richard co-starred in the Warner Bros. film,
Người Chỉ Điểm (2009) as
Matt Damon's attorney, "Bob Zaideman". In
2011, Richard can be seen, alongside
Steve Carell, in
Yêu Điên Dại (2011).
Other notable films include
Race to Space (2001),
Galgameth (1996) for the Disney Channel
and also the film Storm (1999),
starring Martin Sheen. Richard also
continues to make guest appearances on television, including numerous
appearances on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
and
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003).
Fans of animation will recognize many of Richard's iconic characters,
including "Zim" on Nickelodeon's
Kẻ xâm lược Zim (2001), "Billy" on
Cartoon Networks'
Cuộc Phiêu Lưu Grim của Billy & Mandy (2003) ("The Grim
Adventures of Billy and Mandy"), "Dagget" on Nickelodeon's
The Angry Beavers (1997)
and many more. Video game titles include, "Psychonauts", "Destroy All
Humans", "Kinectimals", "Metal Gear Solid 4" "Ratchet and Clank: Crack
in Time" and many other games. Savvy viewers will also recognize
Richard as the "Green Grapes" in the Fruit of the Loom commercials.