Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 28, 1954
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Townsend Coleman
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
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Tick | Midnight (voice) |
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | '87 Michelangelo (voice) |
| 2008 | Big & Small | |
| 2007 | Transformers: Animated | Sentinel Prime (voice) |
| 2007 | Transformers: Animated | Tracks (voice) |
| 2004 | The Batman | Campus Guard (voice) |
| 2001 | Spy TV | |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Falseface (voice) |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Mugsy (voice) |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Rocco (voice) |
| 1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1996 | Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series | Canard (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Co-Pilot (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Programmer (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Death Fist Ninja (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Captain (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Thug Leader (voice) |
| 1996 | The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor | |
| 1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | |
| 1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Nerdy Kid (voice) |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Middle-Aged Silvermane (voice) |
| 1994 | The Tick | The Tick (voice) |
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Young Silvermane (voice) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Chick (voice) |
| 1991 | Where's Wally? | Wally (voice) |
| 1991 | ProStars | Wayne Gretzky (voice) |
| 1991 | Space Cats | Scratch (voice) |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Turkey Client / Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Khan Pilot (voice) |
| 1990 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Knight (voice) |
| 1989 | Ring Raiders | |
| 1988 | Dino-Riders | |
| 1988 | Denver, the Last Dinosaur | |
| 1987 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Michaelangelo (voice) |
| 1987 | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series | |
| 1987 | Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs | Colt (voice) |
| 1987 | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series | Gobo Fraggle / Architect / Wrench (voice) |
| 1986 | Wildfire | |
| 1986 | Teen Wolf | Scott Howard (voice) |
| 1985 | Jem | Riot (voice) |
| 1983 | Inspector Gadget |