Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy dead at 66: voiced caped crusader in multiple animated shows

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Kevin Conroy, a voice actor who played the voice of Batman in multiple animated show has died. He was 66. The actor's publicist says Kevin died Thursday following  a 'short battle with cancer.'The news was announced in a statement Friday from the actor's co-star, Diane Pershing, who provided the voice for Poison Ivy, who wrote 'Sad news: our beloved voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, died yesterday.'  Kevin Conroy who played the voice of Batman has died as age 66'He's been ill for a while but he really put in a lot of time at the cons, to the joy of all of his fans.

He will be sorely missed not just by the cast of the series but by his legion of fans all over the world.' Conroy's co-stars spoke fondly of their friend in an obituary released by publicist Gary Miereanu.

Mark Hamill, who played The Joker opposite Conroy's Batman, honored his friend, saying, 'Kevin was perfection.'  Batman: Conroy began providing the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and continued to play the part in various spinoffs in the DC Universe Like a brother: Mark Hamill, who provided the voice of the Joker opposite Conroy's Batman called the late actor, 'one of my favorite people on the planet, and I loved him like a brother''He was one of my favorite people on the planet,' he continued, 'and I loved him like a brother.

He truly cared for the people around him – his decency shone through everything he did. Every time I saw him or spoke with him, my spirits were elevated.The Star Wars star declared his friend was 'the definitive Batman...