Richard Steven Horvitz (born July 29, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and voice director. He is best known for his voice work in animation and video games. His voice credits include the original Alpha 5 on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo, Razputin Aquato in Psychonauts, Kaos in Skylanders, Billy and his father Harold in Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Grey Matter in Ben 10, Rodney in Squirrel Boy, Daggett in The Angry Beavers, Zim in Invader Zim, Orthopox in Destroy All Humans!, the Zoni in Ratchet & Clank, Bumble in Kinectimals, the Space Weaver in Broken Age, Kanchomé in Zatch Bell!, and Moxxie in Helluva Boss.
Early life Horvitz was born in Los Angeles, California. His father Louie, a planning engineer for Rocketdyne for over 35 years, was Jewish. His maternal grandfather was born in Cuba, and his mother's family is from Mérida, Mexico. His older brother, Louis J. Horvitz, is a television director and producer. As a child, Horvitz was inspired by Flip Wilson, Tom Jones, and Don Adams, doing impressions of them.
Career Acting
Horvitz first appeared in a 1976 Freshen Up gum commercial, which led to other commercial appearances and several hand modeling jobs. After a brief stint in an off-Broadway production of Oliver!, he went on to make appearances on television series such as Kids Incorporated and Safe at Home, and films such as Summer School, How I Got into College, and Deadly Weapon. From 1988 to 1991, he starred as Howie for two seasons in the syndicated television sitcom The Munsters Today.
Voice acting
Starting in 1993, Horvitz changed the focus of his career to voice acting, starting with the voice of Alpha 5 in the live-action series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From there, he had several other voice roles in such animated series as The Angry Beavers (as Daggett), Invader Zim (as Zim), Kim Possible (as Aviarius), Dave the Barbarian (as Ned Frischman), Zatch Bell! (as Kanchomé), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (as Billy and his father Harold), Ben 10 (as Grey Matter), Squirrel Boy (as Rodney), and Shorty McShorts' Shorts (as Dudley). He also co-wrote the Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Keeper of the Reaper" alongside his wife Kristen Lazarian.
After his stint as Alpha 5 ended, Horvitz went on to voice a few monsters in other Power Rangers series and was also the voice of Alpha 7 in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "Forever Red". He voiced the main characters of Raz in the Psychonauts series and Orthopox in the Destroy All Humans! series. He has also voiced various NPCs in EverQuest II, the Berserker Darklings in The Darkness, Bumble in Kinectimals, and Kaos in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.
Horvitz voiced Green Grapes in the Fruit of the Loom commercials and has acted on stage, including in Jeffrey Hatcher's Mrs. Mannerly.
Horvitz also voices Moxxie and serves as a voice director in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss. He also played the roles of Alpha 8 and Alpha 9 in the Netflix special Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise.
Horvitz speaks fluent Spanish, though he has stated he does not perform Spanish-language voice work.
Comedy In 2001, Horvitz was in the sketch comedy group The MoHos with Fred Willard, created by Willard's wife Mary Lovell. He and Willard would sometimes perform on various talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Horvitz also appeared in an episode of Saturday Night Live in the short segment "Bear City" and briefly appeared on Tosh.0.
Personal life Horvitz married playwright and screenwriter Kristen Lazarian on February 9, 1996. They currently live in Los Angeles and have three sons.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Summer School Alan Eakian 1989 Deadly Weapon Lester How I Got into College Young Enterpriser 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Alpha 5 (voice) Credited as "Richard Wood" 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Claude Frollo's Guard (voice) 1997 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Alpha 5 (voice) Theatrical film A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 1998 Sabrina Goes to Rome Stonehenge (voice) Television film Mulan Chinese Soldier (voice) 1999 Storm Danny 2001 Osmosis Jones Male Red Blood Cell (voice) Shaolin Soccer Cheating Team Captain English dub 2005 Son of the Mask Masked Otis (voice) 2007 Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure Billy, Billybot, Harold, Pale Ghoul Juror, Chippy (voice) Television film Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix Grey Matter, Stinkfly (voice) Television film 2008 Underfist: Halloween Bash Billy, Harold, Pumpkin (voice) Television film 2009 The Informant! Bob Zaideman 2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love Hardware Store Assistant 2012 Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens Grey Matter, Police Radio (voice) Television film 2013 I Know That Voice Himself Documentary Saving Santa Chestnut, Orange-Haired Elf (voice) 2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Munchkin Suitor (voice) 2019 Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Invader Zim (voice) 2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Additional voices 2021 Seal Team Snap (voice) 2023 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always Alpha 8, Alpha 9 (voice) Television film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Head of the Class Oswald Bletch Episode: "Don't Play with Matches" 1989 The Munsters Today Howie Buchanan 2 episodes 1993–1999 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Alpha 5 (voice) 156 episodes 1996 Power Rangers Zeo 50 episodes 1997 Power Rangers Turbo Episode: "Shift Into Turbo" Babylon 5 Mark Episode: "Conflicts of Interest" I Am Weasel Beaver, Owl (voice) Episode: "I Am Ambassador" Sabrina the Teenage Witch Smaller Chair (voice) Episode: "A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It" 1997, 2004 Johnny Bravo Dr. Pencilneck, Guard with Shades, Bag Boy, Ticket Taker (voice) 2 episodes 1997–1998 Working Craig, Elevator Passenger 2 episodes 1997–2001 The Angry Beavers Daggett Beaver (voice) Main role 2000 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Smogger (voice) Episode: "Up to the Challenge" 2001 Power Rangers Time Force Mantamobile (voice) Episode: "A Blue Streak" As Told by Ginger Mitchey Mekelburg (voice) Episode: "The Even Steven Holiday Special" 2001–2007 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Billy, Harold (voice) Main role 2001–2003 Invader Zim Invader Zim, various characters (voice) Main role 2002 Static Shock Jimmy Osgood (voice) Episode: "Jimmy" Power Rangers Wild Force Alpha 7 (voice) Episode: "Forever Red" Rugrats Manager, Ketchup Man, Announcer (voice) 2 episodes 2004–2005 Dave the Barbarian Ned Frischman, Guard, Tarantula (voice) 2 episodes2004 The Fairly OddParents Chuck (voice) Episode: "Crash Nebula"Kim Possible Aviarius (voice) Episode: "Go Team Go" 2006 That's So Raven Teddy Episode: "Adventures in Boss Sitting" Shorty McShorts' Shorts Dudley, Guard (voice) Episode: "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" 2006–2008 Ben 10 Grey Matter, Sublimino, various (voice) 17 episodes Squirrel Boy Rodney (voice) Main role 2007 Codename: Kids Next Door Oliver (voice) Episode: “Operation: C.R.I.M.E.” 2007–2008 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Dr. Chipotle (voice) 6 episodes 2009 Tosh.0 Fred Willard Fan Episode: "New Pukes Kid" 2011 Fish Hooks Ninja Fish (voice) Episode: "Milo Gets a Ninja" 2015–2020 New Looney Tunes Impkin the Pumpkin King (voice) Supporting role 2016 Shimmer and Shine Gobi (voice) Episode: "The Glob" 2016–2018 Skylanders Academy Kaos (voice) Main role 2017 Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer Yucky (voice) 3 episodes 2017–present The Loud House Various characters (voice) 2017–2018 Bunnicula Lugosi (voice) 3 episodes 2018 Mighty Magiswords Ghosthopper, Kricket Knight (voice) Episode: "Ghosthaste" The Adventures of Kid Danger Larvin (voice) 5 episodes Elena of Avalor Ocho (voice) 3 episodes Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Jorn, Borb, Lorbs (voice) 3 episodes 2019 Dragon Ball Super Dr. Rota (voice) Episode: "Death Match with an Invisible Attacker!" 2019–2021 Power Players Dr. Nautilus (voice) 2024 Love on the Spectrum Himself Episode: "2.5" 2025 Jellystone! Billy, Harold, Rodney (voice) Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Mirths" 2025–present Hazbin Hotel Minor character also voice director
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2019 Camp Camp Xemüg (voice) Episode: "Camp Loser Says What?"; Credited as Rico Bonet 2019–present Helluva Boss Moxxie, Crimson (voice) Main role; also voice director 2023 Grandpa Moxxie (voice), Officer Horvitz Episode: "Blitzø vs. Grandpa" 2024 Class Acts Interviewer from Hell Episode: "The Ending Could Ruin Everything"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 1998 Popeye & The Sunken Treasure Sea Hag2005Red Ninja: End of HonorTakeda KatsuyoriEnglish Version, Credited as Richard Horvitz Ape Escape: On the Loose Spike U.S. Version Psychonauts Raz Aquato Destroy All Humans! Orthopox, Suburban Crazy2006 Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing Mad Whoot The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Billy, Mogar Destroy All Humans! 2 Pox2007 The Darkness Berserker Darkling Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Zoni2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Enemy Soldiers English Version Crash: Mind Over Mutant Bratgirl SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom Invader Zim Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Pox2009 Brütal Legend Jack the Lift Op, Kabbage Boy Guitarist Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Pollyx, ZoniFusionFallBilly 2010 Kinectimals Bumble2011 PlayStation Move Heroes Lunk, Zoni Nicktoons MLB Invader Zim Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Kaos Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Nevo DinklemeyerCartoon Network: Punch Time ExplosionBillyGrouped under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"2012 Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault Stuart Zurgo Skylanders: Giants Kaos2013 Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus Pollyx Skylanders: Swap Force Kaos2014 Broken Age Walt'r, Space Weaver Skylanders: Trap Team Kaos 2015 Skylanders: SuperChargers Kaos2016 Ratchet & Clank Brain Scientist, Mayor Buckwash, Hoverboarder #2 Skylanders: Imaginators Kaos 2017 Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin Raz Aquato2020Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Lani-Loli2021 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Zurkon Jr. Psychonauts 2 Raz Aquato Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Invader Zim 2022 Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Turgle Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Invader Zim, Daggett Beaver2025 Dragon Ball Legends Chilled2026 Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroChilledNicktoons & The Dice of DestinyInvader ZimDLC
Audiobooks Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant – Skipper Matthews
Theme park attractions Tower of Terror (Tokyo DisneySea) – Shiriki Utundu The Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror (Walt Disney Studios) – Shaft Creatures
Awards and nominations Nominated – Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production for Invader Zim – 2001 Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – 2020
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