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Rino Romano

Canadian actor

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Rino Romano is a Canadian actor. Having first appeared in on-screen roles in the 1990s, he became best known for his voice acting in the following decade; he has served as the voice of Batman and Spider-Man in various media. He has also served as the narrator for the Curious George animated franchise.

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), and the video games Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 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, Carlos "Stunts" Rey in NASCAR Racers and the original Tuxedo Mask in the '90s English dub of the anime series Sailor Moon.

From 2007 to 2022, Romano also provided voice narration for the PBS series Curious George, as well as previews on NBC, The WB, and The CW. He was also the narrator for the syndicated courtroom reality TV series Hot Bench from 2014 to 2020.

Personal life

He dated fellow actress Kathryn Fiore in 1999.

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Snow	Lewis	Short film
1989	Sing	Blade
1993	A Man in Uniform	Clyde
1994	The Club	Evan
Getting Gotti	Johnny Dio	Television film
1995	Iron Eagle IV	Pilot of Minotaur
Soul Survivor	Goldfinger
1996	Getting Away with Murder	Student #5
The Conspiracy of Fear	Zelmo	Direct-to-video
1997	Hostile Intent	Press
2005	Cruel but Necessary	Wayne
The Batman vs. Dracula	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)	title=Rino Romano (visual voices guide)	url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Rino-Romano/	access-date=November 28, 2018	website=Behind The Voice Actors	type=Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
2006	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild	Monty (voice)	Direct-to-video
2007	The Batman: Season 4 Unmasked	Himself	Direct-to-video
Short film
The Story of the 2006 Diamond goldBar Wolfpack	Narrato (voice)	Direct-to-video
Documentary
2008	Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight	Caramon Majere, Goblin Guard, Goblin Leader (voice)	Direct-to-video
2009	Level 26: Dark Origins	Sqweegel (voice)	Short film
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Announcer
2013	Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest	Narrator	Direct-to-video
Curious George Swings Into Spring	Direct-to-video
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Uncle Tony (voice)	last=Heching	first=Dan	date=2023-04-05	title=Critics of Chris Pratt in 'Mario' movie will only hear a little of the actor's Italian accent	url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/entertainment/super-mario-movie-chris-pratt-italian-accent/index.html	access-date=2023-04-05	website=CNN	language=en}}

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Maniac Mansion	Ryan Forrester	Episode: "National Security Risk"
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story	Unknown Role	Television film
1991	My Secret Identity	Station Manager's Nephew	Episode: "Pirate Radio"
Street Legal	Gary	Episode: "Keeping Secrets"
1993	Amy Fisher: My Story	Mick	Television film
Class of '96	Vincent	Episode: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire"
1993–1994	Tales from the Cryptkeeper	Eddie (voice)	2 episodes
1994	Getting Gotti	Dio	Television film
The Mighty Jungle	Eric	Episode: "Wrapping It Up"
Dog City	Yves (voice)	Episode: "Dog Days of Summer Vacation"
1994–1996	The Busy World of Richard Scarry	Billy Dog (voice)	Main role
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Quirk	Episode: "Quake!"
Sailor Moon	Tuxedo Mask (voice)	DiC English dub
Ready or Not	Judge	Episode: "Under One Roof"
Sugartime	Phil Alderisio	Television film
TekWar	Drieger	Episode: "Tek Posse"
Falling for You	Desk Cop	Television film
Ultraforce	Prototype (voice)	Episode: "Prime Time"
1995–1996	Due South	Ian MacDonald	2 episodes
1996	Losing Chase	Batender	Television film
Gargoyles	Gang Leader (voice)	Episode: "And Justice for All"
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm	Rain (voice)	Episode: "Skin Deep"
1996–1997	Traders	Mike Fabris	3 episodes
1997	F/X: The Series	Ricky	Episode: "Siege"
Extreme Ghostbusters	Eduardo Rivera (voice)	Main cast; 40 episodes
1997–1998	Men in Black: The Series	Troy (voice)	2 episodes
1998	Halloweentown	Benny (voice)	Television film
Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Various voices	2 episodes
1998–2000	Godzilla: The Series	Randy Hernandez (voice)	Main cast
1999	Hang Time	Cartman Sound-a-like	Episode: "Too Good to Be True"
Rocky Marciano	Allie Colombo	Television film
Time of Your Life	Tony	2 episodes
Batman Beyond	Kidnapper (voice)	Episode: "Rebirth"
NASCAR Racers	Carlos "Stunts" Rey (voice)
1999–2000	Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles	Johnny Rico (voice)	Main role; 13 episodes
1999–2001	Spider-Man Unlimited	Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Hector Jones / Green Goblin (voice)	Main role; 13 episodes
2000	Zorro: Generation Z	Bernardo (voice)	26 episodes
Malibu, CA	DJ (voice)	Episode: "Jason's Deal"
The Angry Beavers	Wayne (voice)	Episode: "Canucks Amuck"
2000–2002	Backstory	Narrator (voice)	Main role; 16 episodes
2000–2003	NYPD Blue	Greg Knapp / Frank Genova	2 episodes
2001	Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood	Narrator	TV documentary
2002	Boomtown	Paul Turcotte in 1976	Episode: "Reelin' in the Years"
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion	Announcer	TV documentary
Totally Spies!	Robby Guthrie (voice)	Episode: "Spies vs. Spies"
What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Captain Treesdale, Keith Dale (voice)	Episode: "Space Ape at the Cape"
Ozzy & Drix	Jude (voice)	Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
Grim & Evil	Destructicus Con Carne (voice)	Episode: "The Time Hole Incident"
2003	Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest	Narrator	TV documentary
As Told by Ginger	Radio Announcer, Student (voice)	Episode: "Wicked Game"
Samurai Jack	Thief, Robot (voice)	Episode: "Jack and the Labyrinth"
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series	Various voices	4 episodes
Teen Titans	Kai (voice)	Episode: "Sisters"
Evil Con Carne	Destructicus Con Carne (voice)	Episode: "Son of Evil"
2004	Biography	Narrator (voice)	Episode: "Jayne Mansfield: Blonde Ambition"
Jackie Chan Adventures	Charlie (voice)	Episode: "Dragon Scouts"
2004–2008	The Batman	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)	Main role
2005	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Javier, Guillermo (voice)	Episode: "Ecto-Cooler/The Schlubs"
2006	Primetime Pets	Narrator	TV documentary
The Science of Superman	Narrator	TV documentary
2007–2022	Curious George	The Narrator, Dog Owner, Newsreel Announcer, Fair Announcer	Main role; 198 episodes
2007	All Grown Up!	Didier, Joe (voice)	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
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas	Narrator (voice)
2010	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sqweegel (voice)	Episode: "Squeegel"
2012	How Playboy Changed the World	Narrator / Himself	TV documentary
2013	VO Buzz Weekly	Himself	2 episodes
Phineas and Ferb	Additional voices	Episode: "Sidetracked"
2016	Rolling with the Ronks!	Walter (voice)	Pilot episode

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
1998	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith	Kyle Katarn
1999	Revenant	Cameron, Jason, Townsmen
2000	Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force	Ensign Alexander Munro
Spider-Man	Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Thug
2001	Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro	Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Palooka, Police Announcer
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2	Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura	Virgil
Zoog Genius: Math, Science, & Technology	Male Host
2002	Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon	Additional voices
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian	Rama, Village Chief, Soldier #2
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem	Karim, Guard
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Revan, additional voices
Star Trek: Elite Force II	Lt. Alexander Munro
X2: Wolverine's Revenge	Peter Parker / Spider-Man	Uncredited cameo
2004	Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain	Jean Fournier, Guard B, Driver
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition	Quickclaw, Guard #1
2005	Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil	Additional Voices
Resident Evil 4	Luis Sera
2006	Just Cause	Josë Caramicas
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend	James Rutland
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Scorp
2014	Skylanders: Trap Team	Scorp
2015	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Scorp
2016	Skylanders: Imaginators	Scorp, King Pen
2020	Yakuza: Like a Dragon	Reiji Ishioda

References

(20 October 2014). "The Many Voices of Batman".
(2 June 2021). "This is Who Narrates Curious George".
(2 January 2019). "Every Actor Web-Heads Didn't Know Played Spider-Man".
Flemming, Jack. (July 22, 2018). "Voice actor Rino Romano gets his price and more for Hollywood Hills bungalow". [[Los Angeles Times]].
[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-31/bryan-callen-sexual-misconduct-allegations latimes.com]
"Rino Romano (visual voices guide)".
Heching, Dan. (2023-04-05). "Critics of Chris Pratt in 'Mario' movie will only hear a little of the actor's Italian accent".
(2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". [[Universal Interactive]].
(2015). "[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]". [[Activision]].

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