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Kevin Michael Richardson
Richardson at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego.
Born	(1964-10-25) October 25, 1964 (age 47) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Other names	Kevin M. Richards, Kevin Michael Richards, Kevin M. Richardson, Kevin Richardson, KMR
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1991–present
Height	6.0
Spouse	Monica Richardson (2006–present)
Website
http://www.kevinmichaelrichardson.com

Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor who is well known for his wide variety of voice work since the early 1990's. He is also known for being the voice of Tartarus in the video game Halo 2, Robert Hawkins in Static Shock and as Captain Gantu in Lilo & Stitch. He currently provides the voice of Cleveland Brown, Jr. in The Cleveland Show.

Early life[link]

A classically-trained actor and a native of the Bronx, New York, Richardson first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school students selected for the National Foundation for the Arts' "Arts '82" program. As a result of this he earned a scholarship to Syracuse University and a spot on a PBS special directed by the esteemed late John Houseman.

Career[link]

Richardson has usually portrayed villainous characters due to his deep and powerful voice.

His credits include Mr. Gantu from Stitch! The Movie, Shnitzel from Chowder (The first episode; later replaced by John DiMaggio), Goro in Mortal Kombat, the second voice of Skulker on Danny Phantom, Sarevok in the Baldur's Gate series, Jolee Bindo in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Crunch Bandicoot in two of the Crash Bandicoot games, Tartarus from Halo 2, Ultimate Supreme Executive Chairman Drek in Ratchet & Clank, Antauri in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Openly Gator from Queer Duck, Doctor Payne and other characters on The Proud Family, Darth Laser (an obvious parody of Darth Vader) on Fairly Oddparents, Maurice the Aye-Aye from The Penguins of Madagascar, and the voice of Exile in the late 1990s cartoon Road Rovers. Richardson replaced Keith David as the voice of Tombstone on The Spectacular Spider-Man. In 2001, he voiced Barney Rubble on the TV animated movie The Flintstones: On the Rocks, his version of Barney Rubble's voice was more similar to the early Mel Blanc voice than to the Ed Norton imitation, which Blanc later used on the original Flintstones.

In 2004 he became the first African-American to voice the Joker for the Kids WB animated series, The Batman.

In 2008, he did the voice of a hero, Bishop for Wolverine and the X-Men. Later, he did the voice of Nick Fury on The Super Hero Squad Show.

He often plays characters based on and satirizing comedian Bill Cosby, such as on Family Guy (with the voice of Jerome in "Jerome is the New Black") and The Boondocks. He also voices Cleveland Brown, Jr. and Lester Krinklesac and numerous others on The Cleveland Show.

Richardson's current voice roles (as of 2011) include Panthro in the 2011 Thundercats series, Martian Manhunter on Young Justice, and Bulkhead, one of the lead characters on Transformers: Prime.

He played Kilowog in Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, the video game sequel to the live-action film Green Lantern, and later reprised the role in the animated series Green Lantern: The Animated Series.

Personal life[link]

Richardson married his wife Monica in May 2006.

Filmography[link]

External links[link]

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Kevin Michael
Background information
Birth name	Kevin Michael Seward
Born	(1985-10-22) October 22, 1985 (age 26)
Origin	Chester, Pennsylvania
Genres	Pop / R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Independent
Website	www.kevinmichael.com

Kevin Michael (born Kevin Michael Seward, October 22, 1985 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American pop artist that was signed to Downtown Records in 2007, the same year he released his self-titled debut album.

Early life[link]

Born in a Philadelphia suburb, Kevin grew up in a mixed-race family. His father is African-American and his mother is also bi-racial. This had quite an effect on him as a child growing up and would serve as one of his main messages in later musical work. He is a self-taught vocalist with a five octave range. Kevin cites artists like Prince, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as some of his biggest musical influences. At the age of 16 he wrote his first song, and has continued writing his own material throughout the years. Kevin says he loves writing music just as much as singing it.

2006–2009[link]

Kevin received attention from Virgin Records and Columbia Records while still a teenager, but ultimately signed with Atlantic Records and their Downtown Records imprint.^[1]

His first EP Ya Dig? was featured only on iTunes and the buzz single "We All Want The Same Thing" was highlighted on iTunes Store as the Single of the Week for May 8, 2007.^{[citation needed]} "We All Want The Same Thing" featured rapper Lupe Fiasco and was featured in a Verizon Wireless V Cast Song ID commercial.^[2]

Kevin's first official single from his full length LP was "It Don't Make Any Difference", both produced by and featuring Wyclef Jean. In the song Kevin talks about interracial relationships and the product of being a bi-racial adult himself. A video for the song was shot in Brooklyn, NY in May 2007 directed by video collective Syndrome (James Larese). The video and song was received well by both MTV and VH1 Soul.

Kevin's performance was favorably reviewed on day two of the August 2007 Lollapalooza concert in Chicago, describing Kevin as a "young singer with the towering afro and a voice that mixes the soulful side of Michael Jackson with a hip-hop edge."^[3] He has also performed at MTV's 2007 Video Music Awards at The Palms Casino Pool in Las Vegas.^[4]

The debut album Kevin Michael was released on October 2, 2007. He was on separate tours with Lily Allen, and then Maroon 5 in 2007.^[2] In 2008, he toured with John Legend on the Pepsi Smash Tour.

Kevin appears in the 2009 romantic-comedy (500) Days of Summer as the wedding singer. His cover of Etta James' "At Last" was included on the movie's soundtrack.

2010 to present[link]

On June 10, 2010, Kevin resurfaced under the alias KofTHEY (K being the initial for his name, and THEY being a group acronym standing for THE Youth) and released THEY’s first single, "Areola" on their YouTube channel, KofTHEY.^[5]

On March 14, 2011, Kevin opened Twitter and Facebook accounts as KofTHEY.^[6]

On March 16, 2011, Kevin released the follow-up album International for a limited release in Japan.

On April 5, 2011, He launched the TeamTHEY website and released two new songs under KofTHEY.^[7]

On July 1, 2011, Kevin released 'Covers For You', a 9-song cover album. The album also includes one track from his International album.

Song Use In Pop Culture[link]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

EPs[link]

Singles[link]

Soundtrack appearances[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Official Myspace page
• Official Twitter account

Michael Richardson may refer to:

• Mike Richardson (American football, born 1961), former professional American football player of the 1980s
• Mike Richardson (American football, born 1984), professional American football player
• Mike Richardson (Australian footballer) (born 1959), former Australian rules footballer
• Mike Richardson (Canadian football) (born 1969), former professional Canadian football player
• Mike Richardson (publisher) (born 1950), publisher of Dark Horse Comics
• Mike Richardson (soccer) (born 1985), American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder
• Michael Richardson (politician) (born 1949), Australian politician
• Michael Richardson (English footballer) (born 1992), English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder
• Michael Richardson (cricketer) (born 1986), South African born English cricketer

See also[link]

• Micheal Ray Richardson (born 1955), American basketball coach and former player

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Reagan Gomez-Preston
Reagan Gomez-Preston at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego.
Born	(1980-04-24) April 24, 1980 (age 32) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	DeWayne Turrentine (1999–present) 2 children

Reagan Gomez-Preston (born April 24, 1980) is an American actress.

Early life[link]

Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez, and an African-American father, Bennett Preston.^{[citation needed]} She has a younger brother named Kyle.^{[citation needed]}

When Gomez-Preston was young her mother worked for the Detroit Police Department.^[1] Cheryl Gomez was one of the first women assigned to street patrol.^{[citation needed]} Due to verbal abuse, written racist epithets, death threats, and a commanding officer expressing interest in a relationship with her, she quit, and filed a sexual harassment suit against the Detroit Police Department,^[1] which she won, receiving an award somewhere between $800,000 and $1.2 million.^[2] After this Cheryl Gomez moved the family to Philadelphia. There Gomez-Preston was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre.^{[citation needed]} Her parents eventually divorced. In 1994, she moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles with her mother and Kyle, so that Gomez-Preston could pursue an acting career.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

Gomez-Preston began her career in The Parent 'Hood, as Zaria Peterson. She guest starred on UPN's One on One as Flex's younger sister/Brianna's paternal aunt. She also played Francine opposite Holly Robinson Peete in the short-lived UPN sitcom, Love Inc. She is also a former cast member of The Amanda Show.

She has been featured in King magazine twice, first in the September 2003-October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006-January 2007 issue. She was one of five cover girls in her second appearance.

She also appeared in music videos "Sorry 2004" by Ruben Studdard,^[3] "No Better Love" by Young Gunz,^[4] and "Whatever You Like" by T.I..^[5]

Gomez-Preston is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company. Cheryl Gomez lives in California, where she and her daughter run Chery Creative Concepts.com. Gomez-Preston's father, Bennett Preston, is a medical examiner/pathologist in Philadelphia.^{[citation needed]}, Preston used her father's surname Preston, and used her mother's surname Gomez.

She is currently in the animated series The Cleveland Show as Roberta Tubbs, Cleveland Brown's stepdaughter. Gomez-Preston replaced actress Nia Long.

Personal life[link]

Since 1995, Gomez-Preston had dated model DeWayne Turrentine. Turrentine was at one time in the group Quo. They married in 1999. They have two children Scarlett Annette Turrentine (born May 13, 2007) and Tyger Turrentine (born April 2, 2011).^[6]

Filmography[link]

Gomez-Preston in September 2009 for the premiere of The Cleveland Show

FILM

• 2010: Dysfunctional Friends as Ebony (completed)
• 2010: A Gang Land Love Story as Julia (completed)
• 2010: This Time as Cheyenne
• 2010: Kiss The Bride as Robin
• 2009: Sweet Justice as Asia Sterling
• 2009: Elbows & Vogues as Julia
• 2005: Beauty Shop as a Customer
• 2004: Trois 3: The Escort as Lena
• 2004: Hair Show as Fiona
• 2004: Doing Hard Time as Rayvon Jones
• 2004: Never Die Alone as Juanita
• 2003: Love Don't Cost a Thing as Olivia
• 2002: Off Centre as Sherry
• 2002: Dead Above Ground as Latrisha McDermont
• 2002: That's Life as Barbie
• 2001: Carmen: A Hip Hopera as Caela
• 1996: Jerry Maguire as Tidwell's cousin
• 1995: Freaky Friday as Heather

TV

• 2010–present: The Cleveland Show as Roberta Tubbs
• 2010: Family Guy as Roberta Tubbs (1 episode)
• 2007: 'Til Death as Deb
• 2005 - 2006: Love, Inc. as Francine (22 episodes)
• 2003: One on One as Bernadette Washington
• 2001: That '70s Show as Melissa
• 2000: Martial Law as an Extra)
• 2000: The Amanda Show as a Regular
• 1999: Felicity (1999, as a student)
• 1999: Undressed as Jackie
• 1997: Smart Guy as Nina Duberly
• 1996: Moesha as Geneva
• 1995 - 1999: The Parent Hood as Zaria Peterson (90 episodes)

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} Chery Creative Concepts.com
2. ^ When No Means No: A Guide to Sexual Harassment by Cheryl Gomez-Preston
3. ^ Reagan Gomez in Sorry 2004
4. ^ Reagan Gomez in No Better Love
5. ^ Reagan Gomez in Whatever You Like
6. ^ Sister 2 Sister magazine, December 2003

External links[link]

• Reagan Gomez-Preston at the Internet Movie Database

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Cleveland Brown Jr. is a character in the animated television series Family Guy, and its spin-off series The Cleveland Show.^[2] He is the son of Cleveland Brown and his late ex-wife Loretta. On Family Guy, he was depicted as slim and hyperactive; however, on The Cleveland Show he is shown to have undergone a marked transformation, both in terms of a significant increase in weight and a newly-subdued personality. He was voiced by Mike Henry in Family Guy and by Kevin Michael Richardson in The Cleveland Show.

At fourteen years old, Junior is the only child of Cleveland and Loretta Brown, and the stepbrother of Roberta and Rallo Tubbs. Junior's most prominent character traits are his laziness, obesity, and low social intelligence (although there are occasional references to him being academically bright). Since his parents' divorce, Loretta gave custody of Cleveland, Jr. back to Cleveland and forced him to move. Thus, the pair left for California. However, en route, they decided to live in Stoolbend, Virginia instead, where Cleveland married Donna Tubbs, and Rallo and Roberta became his step-siblings.

[edit] Role in The Cleveland Show

Cleveland Jr. is a frequent target of weight related jokes from a variety of characters in the series, in particular Rallo, his step-brother. When Rallo met Cleveland, Jr. and his father he would often call them "fat." In the second episode, Cleveland, Jr. served as a door in the bathroom so that he could earn his classmates' respect, which angered Cleveland. He also exudes a nervous and overly sensitive nature, and seems to have a fear of toasters as the toaster in his house scares and taunts him.

When it is revealed in "Birth of a Salesman" that he has repressed emotions from the divorce of his parents and has in fact never cried before, his new siblings help him to express his sadness and at the same time the three of them accepted one another as family. In a preview of the show, he says, "I can eat this and a salad," and Cleveland replies with, "A salad would be a good start," possibly meaning he's encouraging him to go on a diet. However, it could also simply be some sarcastic remark to Cleveland, Jr.'s obesity.

Junior's obesity and low self esteem makes it difficult for him to find friends. In "Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance", he becomes friends with Laine and Kyle, although this is solely due to his agreeing to act as a replacement bathroom door. In "The One About Friends", Cleveland, Jr. creates an actual friendship with Lester Krinklesac's son, Ernie. He shared a kiss with Laura Davis at the Stoolbend Community Church's chastity ball.

While Junior is not very active as he was in Family Guy, he has other hobbies; he enjoys doing chores and playing the tuba. Derek nominated him for student-council president as a joke, but, after saving Oliver Wilkerson's life, he won. Additionally, while he may not know much when it comes to social situations, he is quite academically talented.

Character[link]

Creation[link]

Cleveland, Jr. debuted in the Family Guy season 2 episode "Love Thy Trophy", but only made a handful more appearances thereafter. He was presumably taken into Loretta's custody after she divorced Cleveland in "The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire" and has since undergone a major character reinvention upon becoming a leading character in The Cleveland Show. After Cleveland and Loretta's divorce is finalized in the pilot episode of The Cleveland Show, Junior is placed in Cleveland's custody, and they move out of Quahog, Rhode Island to Stoolbend, Virginia where Cleveland rekindles a relationship with, and subsequently remarries, his high school sweetheart.

Design[link]

In Family Guy Cleveland, Jr. is an active child of normal size, but in The Cleveland Show he has aged, gained weight and appears mentally and socially slower. In Family Guy, he wears a purple T-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers, but in The Cleveland Show, he wears a red T-shirt, blue shorts, sneakers and glasses.

Cleveland, Jr. was a minor character who had a short time with true father Peter Griffin in the episode, "Fore Father", where he showed a talent of playing golf. After that episode, he made short appearances later in the show, with his last on Family Guy at his father's supposed funeral, along with Loretta.

His new appearance and personality is extremely similar to Chris Griffin. In the animatic for the Family Guy episode "Love, Blactually", his new found obesity is mentioned as a side effect of mood-stabilizing medication, though no mention of it has been made in the broadcast version of "Love, Blactually". However, in The Cleveland Show episode "You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown" (season 1, episode 21), his medication was mentioned when Cleveland, Jr. referred to getting a brainstorm and not the kind he takes medication for.

Voice[link]

Kevin Michael Richardson voices Junior in The Cleveland Show.

Junior's voice is provided by Kevin Michael Richardson, who voices other characters on The Cleveland Show, including Lester Krinklesac, Julius, and P-Hound. In Family Guy, Junior's voice is provided by Mike Henry.

Richardson stated that he describes voicing Cleveland, Jr. as "a character he did on ER named Patrick, who was mentally impaired and wore a football helmet."^[3] Before the show aired in 2009, the show's panel appeared at the 2009 Comic Con International, and held a discussion about the show. When describing Junior's change in physical appearance and age, Mike Henry said "Cleveland, Jr. really didn't have much to him and so he didn't appear for a while and so we sort of aged him up and made room for Rallo to be the younger one for a while."^[4]

Personality[link]

He is obsessive-compulsive when it comes to cleaning and keeping things orderly. Originally explained in Birth of a Salesman as his way of dealing with his parents' divorce, he uses it to his advantage in The Curious Case of Junior working at the Stool to secure a job at The Broken Stool. He moos when frightened, making people mistake him for a cow. Though Cleveland, Jr. is shy he can out-rap people with ease and isn't above threatening people. He is quite academically talented; he apparently has the second highest calculus scores at his school. It is revealed that Cleveland Jr. doesn't believe in God but he doesn't call himself an atheist when a hurricane strikes Stoolbend and refuses to take part in a prayer. (He does, however, identify as an atheist in the later episode Jesus Walks.) He is very down to earth, likes to obey rules without question, is generally friendly to others regardless of how they treat him, often makes geeky references and proves that he loves his father.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official The Cleveland Show website on FOX.com