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Batman The Killing Joke Finds Kevin Conroy Back Under the Animated Cowl. Andrea Romano, who has cast more than 2. Batman projects, said she starts by asking, Can we get Kevin Conroy The very first call was for Batman The Animated Series, in 1. Photo. Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman since 1. Credit. Ben Esner We listened to over 5. A month in, a friend recommended Mr. Alan Moore Batman' title='Alan Moore Batman' />Conroy, who showed up, asked a few questions he wasnt a comic book fan and read the copy. He got the job on the spot. Ms. Romano said she and Bruce Timm, the shows creator, exchanged a glance, and you could see the stress of casting washed from our faces. The series, which distinguished itself with a dark style and often heavy subject matter, ran four seasons and won four Emmy Awards. For years, Mr. Conroy reprised the role almost exclusively. How did producers know right away He gave Batman a gravitas that, in 1. Alan Burnett, a writer and producer on the series. Mr. Conroys sensibility also helped lift the material, said Paul Dini, another writer and producer on the series. He instantly understood the dynamics, the distinction, between Bruce Wayne and Batman. Wayne was the almost foppish disguise, a lighter version of Mr. Conroys speaking voice. The deeper rasp of Batman was the characters natural affect in private moments. He brings reality and he grounds melodrama, said Justin Michael, host of the fan show Batman The Animated Podcast. You can hear him start a line with, Riddler and take it seriously. While Mr. Conroy has an easy laugh, his origin has a bit of Bruce Wayne darkness to it. The youngest of four children, his Irish Catholic childhood on Long Island and in Connecticut ended at 1. He finished high school early, living with friends. My family kind of disintegrated, he said. I was on my own. By then, he felt most at home onstage, during school plays. PhotoBatman The Killing Joke, the graphic novel written by Alan Moore. Credit. DC Comics At 1. Mr. Conroy began attending Juilliard on a scholarship, at one point sharing an apartment with Robin Williams and Frances Conroy. Alan Moore Batman' title='Alan Moore Batman' />A room with Christopher Reeve, the future Superman, was available, but unaffordable at 2. In the late 1. 98. Broadway production of Eastern Standard, in which he played a TV producer secretly living with AIDS. I went to so many funerals that I felt such a sense of obligation to do it right, said Mr. Conroy, who is gay. During a moment alone onstage, he would break down. Every night I would just wail, feeling all the pain. I couldnt not feel it. It was a scream of, Look whats happening to us HelpBy then, Mr. Conroy was bicoastal, supplementing his income with ads and TV movies in Los Angeles. He maintained dual residences after being cast as Batman, but in 2. West Coast and returned to New York full time. While he would commute to Los Angeles for the role, it was less of a sure thing that hed be picked. If they know youre not going to be available, they wont use you, he said. Rather than rent a remote studio in New York, theyll get an actor in L. A. On Twitter, Mr. Hamill and Bat fans pushed for the Killing Joke casting, and Mr. Burnett said that the two men were the only real choices They play beautifully against each other, having worked with each other for all these years. Camfrog Multi Login Id Store here. The actors are also reprising their roles on TV this fall, in Justice League Action, a lighter cartoon series. Mr. Conroy is bicoastal again. Unlike Batman, Mr. Conroy has managed to resolve much of his childhood trauma. First, he sought a modicum of financial stability. Alan Moore Batman' title='Alan Moore Batman' />You always feel like youre a week away from the unemployment line, he said. So even when things are going really great, Ive always been the person whos looking over his shoulder, like, when is the jig going to be up He saved during his stage and Los Angeles days, flipping houses on both coasts, and supported and made peace with his parents in their final years. I was able to speak for my father at his funeral and sing for my mother at hers, he said. Mr. Conroy said hes grateful for his long running second act. Ive been really fortunate to have gotten Batman, because hes a character thats just evolved, he said. Its just been a character where you can ride that wave for 2. Keeping him alive, keeping him from getting just dark and boring and broody, is the challenge. Continue reading the main story. Alan Moore Fan Site. Answer the contest question correctly, and youll be entered into a drawing with the chance to win a copy of the V For Vendetta HC. Alan Moore has agreed to produce the art work for a poster for the Defend Housing Council group. 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