Rino Romano

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Rino Romano
Born (1969-07-01) July 1, 1969 (age 54)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 1989–Present

Rino Romano (born July 1, 1969) is a Canadian actor.

Career

He is known for his work as Batman in the animated series The Batman (2004–2008), Spider-Man in Spider-Man Unlimited (1999–2001),[1] 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, King Pen and 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 also provided voice narration for the PBS series Curious George,[1] as well as previews on NBC, The WB, and The CW. He was also the narrator for the courtroom reality TV series Hot Bench (created by Judy Sheindlin, known for Judge Judy) from the show's beginning in 2014 until 2020.

Personal life

In 2018, he sold his home in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles for $1.647 million.[1]

Filmography

Film

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 Television film
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
The Batman vs. Dracula[3] Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Direct-to-video
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild[3] Monty (voice) Direct-to-video
2007 The Batman: Season 4 masked Himself Direct-to-video
Short film
2007 The Story of the 2006 Diamond goldBar Wolfpack Narrator (voice) Direct-to-video
Documentary
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight[3] Caramon Majere, Goblin Guard, Goblin Leader (voices) Direct-to-video
2009 Level 26: Dark Origins Sqweegel (voice) Short film
2010 Get Him to the Greek[3] Announcer
2013 Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest[3] Narrator Direct-to-video
Curious George Swings Into Spring[3] Direct-to-video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Maniac Mansion Ryan Forrester (1 episode); "National Security Risk"
1990 On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story Unknown Role Television film
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 Television film
1993 Class of '96 Vincent (1 episode); "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire"
1993–1994 Tales from the Cryptkeeper[3] Eddie (voice) (2 episodes); "Cold Blood, Warm Heart/The Spider & the Flies", "Gone Fishin'/A Little Body of Work"
1994 Getting Gotti Dio Television film
1994 The Mighty Jungle Eric (1 episode); "Wrapping It Up
1994–1995 Hello Kitty Unknown Role (voice) (2 episodes); "Mom Loves Me After All", "The Circus Comes to Town"
1994–1997 The Busy World of Richard Scarry Billy Dog, Additional voices Main role
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Quirk (1 episode); "Quake!"
1995 Sailor Moon Tuxedo Mask, Game Machine Joe (voices) DiC English dub
Main role as Tuxedo Mask; 13 episodes
Game Machine Joe (1 episode) "Jupiter Comes Thundering In"
1995 Ready or Not Judge (1 episode); "Under One Roof"
1995 Sugartime Phil Alderisio Television film
1995 TekWar Drieger (1 episode); "Tek Posse"
1995 Falling for You Desk Cop Television film
1995 Ultraforce Prototype (voice) (1 episode); "Prime Time"
1995 Dog City Yves (voice) (1 episode); "The Dog Days of Summer Vacation"
1995–1996 Due South Ian MacDonald (2 episodes); "Starman", "The Man Who Knew Too Little"
1996 Losing Chase Batender Television film
1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles Gang Leader (voice) (1 episode); "And Justice for All"
1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Rain (voice) (1 episode); "Skin Deep"
1996–1997 Traders Mike Fabris (3 episodes); "Us & Them", "Chaos Theory", "The Enemy Without"
1997 F/X: The Series Ricky (1 episode); "Siege"
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Eduardo Rivera (voice) Main role; 40 episodes
1997–1998 Men in Black: The Series Troy the Symbiote, Kevin Brown (voices) (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 (voice) Television film
1998 Stories from My Childhood Unknown role (voice) (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 (voice) Main role; 40 episodes
1999 Hang Time Cartman Sound-a-like
(voice)
(1 episode); "Too Good to Be True"
1999 Rocky Marciano Allie Colombo Television film
1999 Time of Your Life Tony (2 episodes); "The Time They All Came Over for Thanksgiving", "The Time She Got Mobbed"
1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie Kidnapper (voice) Television film
1999 Batman Beyond[3] Kidnapper (voice) (1 episode); "Rebirth: Part 1"
1999 NASCAR Racers Carlos "Stunts" Rey (voice)
1999 NASCAR Racers: The Movie Television film
1999–2000 Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles Johnny Rico (voice) Main role; 13 episodes
1999–2001 Spider-Man Unlimited Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Hector Jones / Green Goblin (voices) Main role; 13 episodes
2000 Zorro: Generation Z Bernardo (voice) (26 episodes)
2000 Malibu, CA DJ (voice) (1 episode); "Jason's Deal"
2000 The Angry Beavers Wayne (voice) (1 episode); "Canucks Amuck/Yak in the Sack"
2000–2002 Backstory Narrator (voice) Main role; 16 episodes
2000–2003 NYPD Blue Greg Knapp / Frank Genova (2 episodes);
  • "Lucky Luciano" (as Frank Genova)
  • "I Kid You Not" (as Greg Knapp)
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Narrator TV documentary
2001 Max Steel Unknown role (voice) (1 episode); "Swashbucklers"
2002 Boomtown Paul Turcotte in 1976 (1 episode); "Reelin' in the Years"
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion Announcer TV documentary
2002 Totally Spies! Robby (voice) (1 episode); "Spies vs. Spies"
2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Captain Treesdale, Keith Dale (voices) (1 episode); "Space Ape at the Cape"
2002 Ozzy & Drix Jude (voice) (1 episode); "Where There's Smoke"
2002 Grim & Evil Destructicus Con Carne (voice) (1 episode); "The Time Hole Incident"
2003 Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest Narrator TV documentary
2003 As Told By Ginger Radio Announcer, Student #2 (voices) (1 episode); "Wicked Game"
2003 Samurai Jack[3] Thief, Robot (voices) (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 (voices) (4 episodes);
  • "Spider-Man Dis-Abled" (as Muang and Drip-Den Guy)
  • "When Sparks Fly" (as Teen #2 & Doug Reisman's Friend)
  • "Head Over Heels" (as Muang and Drip-Den Guy)
  • "The Party" (as Doug's Friend)
2003 Teen Titans[3] Kai (voice) (1 episode); "Sisters"
2003 Evil Con Carne Destructicus Con Carne (voice) (1 episode); "Son of Evil"
2004 Biography Narrator (voice) (1 episode); "Jayne Mansfield: Blonde Ambition"
2004 Jackie Chan Adventures Charlie (voice) (1 episode); "Dragon Scouts"
2004–2008 The Batman[3] Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Main role; 65 episodes
2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Javier, Guillermo (voice) (1 episode); "Ecto-Cooler/The Schlubs"
2006 Primetime Pets Narrator TV documentary
2006 The Science of Superman Narrator TV documentary
2006–2018 Curious George[3] The Narrator, Dog Owner, Newsreel Announcer, Fair Announcer Main role; 80 episodes
2007 All Grown Up! Didier, Joe (voice) (1 episode); "O Bro, Where Art Thou?"
2008–2009 Spaceballs: The Animated Series Lone Starr (voice) Main role; 14 episodes
2009 Surviving a Super Tumor Narrator Television film
2009 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas[3] Narrator (voice) Main role
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
2013 Phineas and Ferb Additional voices (1 episode); "Sidetracked"
2016 Rolling with the Ronks![3] Walter (voice) 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 Voice Over Talent
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Rama, Village Chief, Soldier #2
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 Lt. Alexander Munro
X2: Wolverine's Revenge Peter Parker / Spider-Man Uncredited
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 VO
Resident Evil 4 Luis Sera [3]
2006 Just Cause Josë Caramicas
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend James W. Rutland Jr. [3]
Scarface: The World is Yours Voice Cast
2013 Skylanders: Swap Force Scorp
2014 Skylanders: Trap Team Scorp
2015 Skylanders: SuperChargers Scorp [4]
2016 Skylanders: Imaginators King Pen, Scorp
2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Reiji Ishioda

References

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External links

Preceded by
None
Voice of Tuxedo Mask
1995
Succeeded by
Toby Proctor
Preceded by Voice of Spider-Man
1999–2001
Succeeded by
Neil Patrick Harris
Preceded by Voice of Batman
2004–2008
Succeeded by
Jeremy Sisto