Rino Romano | |
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| Born | July 1, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Rino Romano (born July 1, 1969) is a Canadian actor and voice actor.
Career[]
He has voiced Batman in the animated series The Batman, Spider-Man in Spider-Man Unlimited, and the video games Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro for PlayStation and an uncredited cameo in X2: Wolverine's Revenge, Eduardo Rivera in Extreme Ghostbusters, Luis Sera in Resident Evil 4, Scorp in the Skylanders franchise and the original Tuxedo Mask in the '90s English dub of the anime series Sailor Moon.
Between 2006 and 2015 Romano provided voice narration for the PBS series Curious George, as well as previews on NBC, The WB, and The CW. He is currently the narrator for the courtroom reality TV series Hot Bench, created by Judy Sheindlin, known for Judge Judy.
Personal life[]
In 2018, he sold his home in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles for $1.647 million.[1]
Filmography[]
Film (live-action)[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Snow | Lewis | Short film |
| 1989 | Sing | Blade | |
| 1993 | A Man in Uniform | Clyde | |
| 1994 | The Club | Evan | |
| 1994 | Getting Gotti[2] | Johnny Dio | TV movie |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle IV | Pilot of Minotaur | |
| 1995 | Soul Survivor | Goldfinger | |
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Student #5 | |
| 1996 | The Conspiracy of Fear | Zelmo | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Hostile Intent | Press | |
| 2005 | Cruel but Necessary | Wayne | |
| 2007 | The Batman: Season 4 Unmasked | Himself | Direct-to-video Short film |
| 2007 | The Story of the 2006 Diamond Bar Wolfpack | Narrator | Direct-to-video Documentary |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek[3] | Announcer |
Film (animated)[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Batman vs. Dracula[3] | Bruce Wayne / Batman |
Direct-to-video |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild[3] | Monty | Direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight[3] | Caramon Majere | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Level 26: Dark Origins | Sqweegel | Short film |
| 2013 | Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest[3] | The Narrator | Direct-to-video |
| Curious George Swings Into Spring[3] | The Narrator | Direct-to-video |
Television (live-action)[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Maniac Mansion | Ryan Forrester | (1 episode); "National Security Risk" |
| 1990 | On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story | Unknown Role | TV movie |
| 1991 | My Secret Identity | Station Manager's Nephew | (1 episode); "Pirate Radio" |
| 1991 | Street Legal | Gary | (1 episode); "Keeping Secrets" |
| 1993 | Amy Fisher: My Story | Mick | TV movie |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Vincent | (1 episode); "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire" |
| 1994 | Getting Gotti | Dio | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Mighty Jungle | Eric | (1 episode); "Wrapping It Up |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Quirk | (1 episode); "Quake!" |
| 1995 | Ready or Not | Judge | (1 episode); "Under One Roof" |
| 1995 | Sugartime | Phil Alderisio | TV movie |
| 1995 | TekWar | Drieger | (1 episode); "Tek Posse" |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Desk Cop | TV movie |
| 1995–96 | Due South | Ian MacDonald | (2 episodes); "Starman", "The Man Who Knew Too Little" |
| 1996 | Losing Chase | Batender | TV movie |
| 1996–97 | Traders | Mike Fabris | (3 episodes); "Us & Them", "Chaos Theory", "The Enemy Without" |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Ricky | (1 episode); "Siege" |
| 1999 | Hang Time | Cartman Sound-a-like (voice) |
(1 episode); "Too Good to Be True" |
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano | Allie Colombo | TV movie |
| 1999 | Time of Your Life | Tony | (2 episodes); "The Time They All Came Over for Thanksgiving", "The Time She Got Mobbed" |
| 2000–02 | Backstory | Narrator | Main role; 16 episodes |
| 2000–03 | NYPD Blue | Greg Knapp / Frank Genova | (2 episodes);
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| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Narrator | TV documentary |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Paul Turcotte in 1976 | (1 episode); "Reelin' in the Years" |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion | Announcer | TV documentary |
| 2003 | Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Narrator | TV documentary |
| 2004 | Biography | Narrator | (1 episode); "Jayne Mansfield: Blonde Ambition" |
| 2006 | Primetime Pets | Narrator | TV documentary |
| 2006 | The Science of Superman | Narrator | TV documentary |
| 2009 | Surviving a Super Tumor | Narrator | TV movie |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sqweegel (voice) |
(1 episode); "Squeegel" |
| 2012 | How Playboy Changed the World | Narrator / Himself | TV documentary |
| 2013 | VO Buzz Weekly | Himself | 2 episodes |
Television (animated)[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper[3] | Eddie | (2 episodes); "Cold Blood, Warm Heart/The Spider & the Flies", "Gone Fishin'/A Little Body of Work" |
| 1994–95 | Hello Kitty | Unknown Role | (2 episodes); "Mom Loves Me After All", "The Circus Comes to Town" |
| 1994-97 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | Billy Dog, Additional voices | Main role |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon | Tuxedo Mask, Game Machine Joe | DiC English dub Main role as Tuxedo Mask; 13 episodes Game Machine Joe (1 episode) "Jupiter Comes Thundering In" |
| 1995 | Ultraforce | Prototype | (1 episode); "Prime Time" |
| 1995 | Dog City | Yves | (1 episode); "The Dog Days of Summer Vacation" |
| 1996 | Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles | Gang Leader | (1 episode); "And Justice for All" |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Rain | (1 episode); "Skin Deep" |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Eduardo Rivera | Main role; 40 episodes |
| 1997–98 | Men in Black: The Series | Troy the Symbiote, Kevin Brown | (4 episodes); "The Jack O'Lantern Syndrome", "The Heads You Lose Syndrome", "The Quick Clone Syndrome", "The Head Trip Syndrome", "The Symbiote Syndrome" |
| 1998 | Halloweentown | Benny | Television movie |
| 1998 | Stories from My Childhood | unknown role | (2 episodes); "Beauty & the Beast (A Tale of the Crimson Flower)", "Alice & The Mystery of the Third Planet" |
| 1998–2000 | Godzilla: The Series | Randy Hernandez | Main role; 40 episodes |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: The Movie | Kidnapper | Television movie |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond[3] | Kidnapper | (1 episode); "Rebirth: Part 1" |
| 1999 | NASCAR Racers | Carlos "Stunts" Rey | |
| 1999 | NASCAR Racers: The Movie | Carlos "Stunts" Rey | Television movie |
| 1999–2000 | Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles | Johnny Rico | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Spider-Man Unlimited | Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Hector Jones / Green Goblin | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Malibu, CA | DJ | (1 episode); "Jason's Deal" |
| 2000 | The Angry Beavers | Wayne | (1 episode); "Canucks Amuck/Yak in the Sack" |
| 2001 | Max Steel | Unknown Role | (1 episode); "Swashbucklers" |
| 2002 | Totally Spies! | Robby | (1 episode); "Spies vs. Spies" |
| 2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Captain Treesdale, Keith Dale | (1 episode); "Space Ape at the Cape" |
| 2002 | Ozzy & Drix | Jude | (1 episode); "Where There's Smoke" |
| 2002 | Grim & Evil | Destructicus Con Carne | (1 episode); "The Time Hole Incident" |
| 2003 | As Told By Ginger | Radio Announcer, Student #2 | (1 episode); "Wicked Game" |
| 2003 | Samurai Jack[3] | Thief, Robot | (1 episode); "Jack & the Labyrinth" |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Muang, Drip-Den Guy, Teen #2, Doug Reisman's Friend, Doug's Friend | (4 episodes);
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| 2003 | Teen Titans[3] | Kai | (1 episode); "Sisters" |
| 2003 | Evil Con Carne | Destructicus Con Carne | (1 episode); "Son of Evil" |
| 2004 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Charlie | (1 episode); "Dragon Scouts" |
| 2004–08 | The Batman[3] | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Main role; 65 episodes |
| 2005 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Javier, Guillermo | (1 episode); "Ecto-Cooler/The Schlubs" |
| 2006–13 | Curious George[3] | Narrator | Main role; 68 episodes |
| 2007 | All Grown Up! | Didier, Joe | (1 episode); "O Bro, Where Art Thou?" |
| 2008–09 | Spaceballs: The Animated Series | Lone Starr | Main role; 14 episodes |
| 2009 | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas[3] | Narrator | Main role |
| 2013 | Phineas and Ferb | Additional Voices | (1 episode); "Sidetracked" |
| 2016 | Rolling with the Ronks![3] | Walter | Pilot episode |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith | Kyle Katarn | |
| 1999 | Revenant | Cameron / Jason | [3] |
| 2000 | Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force | Ensign Alexander Munro | |
| Spider-Man | Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Bank Thug #1 | [3] | |
| 2001 | Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro | Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Palooka, Police Announcer | [3] |
| X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | ||
| Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | Virgil | ||
| 2002 | Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | Lance, Additional Voices | |
| The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian | Rama, Additional Voices | ||
| Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem | Karim, Guard | [3] | |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Revan, Additional Voices | [3] |
| Star Trek: Elite Force II | Lieutenant Alexander Munro | ||
| X2: Wolverine's Revenge | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Uncredited role | |
| Onimusha Blade Warriors | Mega Man Zero | ||
| 2004 | Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain | Jean Fournier, Guard B, Driver | |
| Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | Quickclaw, Guard #1 | [3] | |
| 2005 | Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | Additional Voices | |
| Resident Evil 4 | Luis Sera | [3] | |
| 2006 | Just Cause | Josë Caramicas | |
| Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend | James W. Rutland Jr. | [3] | |
| 2013 | Skylanders: Swap Force | Scorp | |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Scorp | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | Scorp | [4] |
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | King Pen, Scorp |
References[]
- ↑ Voice actor Rino Romano gets his price and more for Hollywood Hills bungalow
- ↑ Getting Gotti at IMDB.com
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 Rino Romano at Behind the Voice Actors
- ↑ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. (Activision). Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors. (2015)
External links[]
- Rino Romano at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Rino Romano on Batman: YTB
| Preceded by None |
Voice of Tuxedo Mask 1995 |
Succeeded by Toby Proctor |
| Preceded by Christopher Daniel Barnes |
Voice of Spider-Man 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Neil Patrick Harris |
| Preceded by Kevin Conroy |
Voice of Batman 2004–2008 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Sisto |