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| − | Keith David was born in New York City's Harlem district and raised in East Elmhurst, in the Queens section of the city. As a child he realized he wanted to act after playing the cowardly lion in his school's production of | + | Keith David was born in New York City's Harlem district and raised in East Elmhurst, in the Queens section of the city. As a child he realized he wanted to act after playing the cowardly lion in his school's production of ''The Wizard of Oz''. He later enrolled in New York's High School of the Performing Arts and continued his studies at Juilliard. After graduation he was hired as an understudy for Tullus Aufidius in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''Coriolanus''. In 1992 he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his role in the Broadway play ''Jelly's Last Jam''. |
| − | Keith voiced The Big Man in the first episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', and voiced the character later in the radio play | + | Keith voiced The Big Man in the first episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', and voiced the character later in the radio play "[[Religious Studies 101: A Handful of Thorns]]". He also voiced Mongul on ''[[Young Justice]]''. |
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Keith's impressive filmography can be seen at [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ his IMDB listing]. | Keith's impressive filmography can be seen at [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202966/ his IMDB listing]. | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 2 August 2015
Keith David is the voice actor who played Goliath and Thailog on Gargoyles. He's been a frequent guest of the Gathering of the Gargoyles.
Biography
Keith David was born in New York City's Harlem district and raised in East Elmhurst, in the Queens section of the city. As a child he realized he wanted to act after playing the cowardly lion in his school's production of The Wizard of Oz. He later enrolled in New York's High School of the Performing Arts and continued his studies at Juilliard. After graduation he was hired as an understudy for Tullus Aufidius in William Shakespeare's Coriolanus. In 1992 he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his role in the Broadway play Jelly's Last Jam.
Keith voiced The Big Man in the first episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man, and voiced the character later in the radio play "Religious Studies 101: A Handful of Thorns". He also voiced Mongul on Young Justice.
Keith's impressive filmography can be seen at his IMDB listing.
Roles on Gargoyles
- Goliath
- Thailog
- Officer Morgan
- One of the Street Thugs (Note: though he uses the same voice, in different appearances this voice is used for two different thugs.)
See also
- Keith David at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- Keith David at the Internet Movie Database
