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Townsend Coleman is an American voice actor who has performed in many animated series and TV commercials beginning in the early 1980s. Among his most notable roles are Michaelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,[1] Wayne Gretzky on ProStars, Jason Whittaker in Adventures in Odyssey and the title characters in Where's Wally? and The Tick.

Townsend Coleman
Coleman in 2018
OccupationVoice actor, DJ
Years active1974–present

Early work


Coleman was a disc jockey for WGCL in Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1970s. This included the weekend of July 7–8, 1979, when that radio station presented his own take on American Top 40 after the station's refusal to air the "Top 40 Disco Songs" special for that weekend.

In the same period, Coleman appeared in several plays through Jerry Leonard's Heights Youth Theater ensemble. The plays were staged at Wiley Junior High School in University Heights, Ohio – just down the road from John Carroll University. Other famous performers who appeared in Leonard's plays include the actress Carol Kane.

Shortly before becoming a voice actor, he hosted a pair of dance shows for local television stations: We're Dancin' at WNEW in New York City (now WNYW) and The Dance Show at WSB-TV in Atlanta.[2][3]


Voice acting


Coleman's career as a voice actor took off in the 1980s when, having recently moved to Los Angeles, he auditioned for the role of Corporal Capeman on Inspector Gadget. He also portrayed Riot on Jem, Gobo in the animated version of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock, Scott Howard on the animated Teen Wolf and many others. In TV commercials, he was the 7-Up "Spot", Keebler Elves, and Raid Bugs. Coleman has also been the voice of NBC commercials for programs such as Must See TV and The Tonight Show since the early 1990s. Coleman has also provided the voice for Jason Whittaker on the Focus on the Family radio drama Adventures in Odyssey since 1994. He also voiced the Autobot Mini-Cassette Rewind on the Transformers cartoon series (1986) and provided the voice of Colt in Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.

From 1987 to 1996, Coleman voiced Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Coleman also provided the voice for The Tick in the 1994 cartoon series, for which he received an Annie Award nomination. Coleman performed a wide range of voices in King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, including Vizier Abdul Alhazred, Shamir Shamazel, Lord Azure, Ferryman, Beast and the Minotaur.

Coleman returned to the Transformers franchise by voicing Sentinel Prime in the Transformers Animated series. The character was designed to look like The Tick, as confirmed by the writers of the show at Botcon 2008, Coleman also currently provided the voice of Neddy the Mallet in the Cartoon Network series, Mighty Magiswords. Neddy's mannerisms on the show are based on The Tick which led to him being acquired the role. According to the creator Kyle Carrozza, Neddy was Townsend's first original cartoon role in years.

Recently, he also returned to the Tick franchise in the 2017 series on Amazon Prime, but this time providing the voice of the ex-superhero dog Midnight.


Filmography



Film


YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Black Moon RisingWaiterLive action
The Kingdom Chums: Little David's AdventureEliab / Fox Soldier #2TV Movie
The Amazing Adventures of Inspector GadgetCpl. Capeman
1987Alice Through the Looking GlassTom FoolTV Movie
1988Yogi and the Invasion of the Space BearsZor One
1992FernGully: The Last RainforestKnotty
1998Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroAdditional VoicesDirect-to-video
Buster & Chauncey's Silent NightFather Joseph (speaking)
2000The Christmas LambSamuel / Daneil / JosephTV Movie
2007Superman: DoomsdayDrill OperatorDirect-to-video
2008Justice League: The New FrontierDr. Magnus
2013Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsMorrie / Abner
Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes UniteCommissioner Gordon
2016SingAdditional Voices
2018The GrinchAdditional Voices

Video games


YearTitleRoleNotes
1992King's Quest VIVizier Abdul Alhazred / Shamir Shamazel
Lord Azure
2007Mass EffectLord Darius / Rafael Vargas
Zabaleta
2012Lego Batman 2: DC Super HeroesMr. Freeze / Mad Hatter
Commissioner Gordon / General Zod
Spec Ops: The LineSoldiers
2021 Nickelodeon All-Star BrawlMichelangeloVoiceover added in the June 2022 update
2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's RevengeMichelangelo / Rat King / Rahzar
2022 Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime SpeedwayMichelangelo

Television


YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Inspector GadgetCorporal Capeman / Sweetly
1986The TransformersMini-Cassette Rewind / Martin
1986-1987Teen WolfScott Howard / Teen Wolf
1987-1996Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesMichaelangelo, Rat King, Krang (1989 alternate)
Shredder (1993 alternate - 7 episodes only)
Usagi Yojimbo, Rahzar
Screwloose, Splinter (season 5 alternate)
Burne Thompson (season 3 alternate)
Jerry Spiegel, Electrozapper
Dalton Dumpsky, Fritz
1987Fraggle Rock: The Animated SeriesGobo Fraggle / Wrench Doozer
Architect Doozer		13 Episodes
1988Jem and the HologramsRory "Riot" Llewelyn
1988SupermanTeenage Clark Kent / Ted Kline
1989Ring RaidersYasu Yakamura
1990TaleSpinTurkey Client / Newsreel AnnouncerEpisode: "From Here to Machinery"
1991Darkwing DuckPatrickEpisode: Whiffle While You Work
1991Where's Wally?Waldo
1994-1996The TickThe Tick
1995-1996Timon & PumbaaVulture Police / Purplest Stupidest Pirate
1995-1997Spider-ManYoung and Middle-Aged Silvermane2 Episodes
1996Mighty Ducks: The Animated SeriesCanard2 Episodes
1996-1999Superman: The Animated SeriesProgrammer / Thug Leader
Death Fist Ninja / Co-Pilot / Captain		4 Episodes
1997-1999The New Batman AdventuresRocco / Mugger / Mugsy2 Episodes
1999-2000Batman BeyondFalseface / Lieutenant2 Episodes
2002Spy TVAnnouncer2 Episodes
2005Duck DodgersSuperego Dodgers / Protectorate #2Episode: "A Lame Duck Mind"
2007The BatmanCampus GuardEpisode: "Seconds"
2007-2009Transformers: AnimatedSentinel Prime, Tracks13 Episodes
2014-2017Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles80s Michelangelo / Clerk5 Episodes
2015Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.HerculesEpisode: "The Tale of Hercules"[4]
2016-2018Mighty MagiswordsNeddy the Mallet, Beeswax Crown
2017-2018The TickMidnight / Onward

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References


  1. "Townsend Coleman Interview" Kidzworld.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2009.
  2. Wolcott, James (March 28, 1983). "A Priest Called Ralph". New York. New York City: New York Media, LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. The Dance Show (February 12, 1984). "The Dance Show -2/12/1984 Episode 08 With Madonna Cicconne". archive.org. Internet Archive. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. "The Tales of Hercules". Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Season 2. Episode 16. March 15, 2015. Disney XD.




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