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Loren Lester
Loren Lester | |
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 Lester in 2015 | |
| Born | (1960-10-04) October 4, 1960 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor and voice actor |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Lester (1989-present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | http://www.lorenlester.com |
Loren Lester (born October 4, 1960) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Robin (Dick Grayson) and Nightwing in the numerous Batman animated series and features in the DC Animated Universe.
Lester is a graduate of the Occidental College theatre department and has voiced and appeared in hundreds of TV and radio commercials.
Lester and Alan Oppenheimer
Contents
1 Career
1.1 Film And TV
1.2 Stage
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
3.1 Television
3.2 Television (animated)
3.3 Film
3.4 Film (animated)
3.5 Video games
3.6 Shorts
4 References
5 External links
Career
Film And TV
He began his career as a teenager; one of his early recurring roles was "Roy" in The Facts of Life. He also provided the voice for Rick Gordon, Flash Gordon's son, in the 1986 cartoon series Defenders of the Earth and as Barbeque on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
Lester with Bill Ratner, Gregg Berger, Mary McDonald-Lewis, and Jerry Houser
In 1990, he provided the voice for Jordan Knight in NKOTB TV Series. In 1994, he was also the voice of Gringo in the Don Bluth film Thumbelina.
He also played one of the hall monitors, Fritz Hansel, in Rock 'n' Roll High School.
Lester has appeared in over 200 episodics including Parenthood, Bones, NCIS, Ringer, Good Luck Charlie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Awake, The Closer, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Castle, Two and a Half Men, and many others.
He recurred on all three seasons of the HBO hit comedy series Hung, and had recurring roles on Victorious (Nickelodeon), Gilmore Girls, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.
Lester also appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening". He was the Irate passenger in Red Eye. In 2008, Lester played the role of an ER doctor on Heroes in the episode "The Second Coming".
His voice has been heard in numerous critically acclaimed audio books and in popular interactive games such as Halo 4 and Batman: Arkham Knight. He provides the voice of Kirk Langstrom and his counterpart Man Bat for Batman: Arkham Knight.[1]
Lester also voiced Hal Jordan, Green Lantern in "The Eyes of Despero" episode of Batman: Brave and the Bold, also from DC Comics. And then the voice of Iron Fist in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes from Marvel Comics.[2]
Recently, he directed the web series Let’s Do Lunch, starring Sam Harris and Barry Williams.
Stage
Lester has starred in dozens of plays and musicals. He is seen frequently in the Los Angeles theatre scene and recently made his debut at The Pasadena Playhouse in Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels. He has also starred in productions at such venues as the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the Santa Monica Playhouse and West Coast Ensemble.
Lester with Jim Cummings and Alan Oppenheimer
Lester also wrote the stage show It’s Magic – The Life and Music of Doris Day, currently on tour.
Personal life
Lester and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters.
In 2015, Loren was introduced to the convention circuit with his representative CelebWorx. He is meeting fans around the world on a monthly basis.
Filmography
Television
- 5 Weeks in a Balloon (TV Movie)
- Young Love, First Love (TV Movie)
- Midnight Offerings (TV Movie)
Gimme a Break! - Arnie
Charles in Charge - Clarence Norman
Falcon Crest - Anesthesiologist
The Facts of Life - Roy
The Legend of Prince Valiant - Messenger/Survivor
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron - Guard
Bonnie - Joe The Toe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Attendant- Boomtown
- Good Morning, Miami
- Without a Trace
- The Practice
- Las Vegas
- LAX
General Hospital - Meyer- Scrubs
Gilmore Girls - Anson- Joey
Desperate Housewives - Dr. Baker- Two and a Half Men
The West Wing - Jarin- Pepper Dennis
- The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Game - Dr. Joe
Help Me Help You - Gabe the Mohel
The Bold and the Beautiful - Eli
7th Heaven - Bob Meyers- The Riches
In Case of Emergency - Dr. Green- Notes from the Underbelly
- State of Mind
- Side Order of Life
- Zoey 101
- Unhitched
- Greek
The Closer - Dan Frye- Heroes
- Criminal Minds
Castle - Mr. Simmons- Flashforward
- Cold Case
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Young and the Restless - Dr. Jasper
Undercovers - Hans- Dating in the Middle Ages - Dr. James Brownhill
Victorious - Dr. Levinson
Ringer - Aubrey Zimmerman
Hung - Howard Koontz
Awake - Murray
NCIS - Dr. Edgar Cromwell- Final Witness
- Good Luck Charlie
- Help for the Holidays
- Bones
- Reinventing Cassie (TV Movie)
- Parenthood
Television (animated)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Barbecue | 8 episodes |
| 1986–1990 | Defenders of the Earth | Rick Gordon, Young Kurt Walker | 66 episodes |
| 1990 | New Kids on the Block | Jordan Knight | 15 episodes |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Messenger, Survivor | Episode: "The Gift" |
| 1992–1995 | Batman: The Animated Series | Dick Grayson / Robin, Henchman |
30 episodes |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Monster, Camera #2, Monster #2, 3-Eyes, Blorp 1+3 | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Guard | Episode: "The Dark Side of the Swat Kats" |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Episode: "True Face of a Monster" |
|
| 1997–1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Dick Grayson / Nightwing, Mo, Guard #2 | 8 episodes |
| 2001 | Men in Black: The Series | 2 episodes |
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| 2005–2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Julian, Announcer, Aketon, Tynar | 8 episodes |
| 2009, 2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Danny Rand / Iron Fist, Newscaster |
2 episodes |
Film
Rock 'n' Roll High School - Fritz Hansel
Evilspeak - Charlie Boy
Prayer of the Rollerboys - Anchorman- Ping!
- The Sweetest Thing
- American Wedding
- Red Eye
- Midnight Clear - Gordon
- True Men
17 Again - Mike's Lawyer
After the Wizard - Dr. Edwards
Hit List - Billy Joe Philbin- A Green Story
- Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes
- A Leading Man
- A Country Christmas
- Damn Foreigners
- Chicanery
Film (animated)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Thumbelina | Gringo | |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Dick Grayson / Robin | Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | Direct-to-video |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Dick Grayson / Robin | Sega CD version |
| 2002 | Earth & Beyond | ||
| 2003 | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Richard Parker, Additional Voices |
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| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Richard Parker | |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | |
| 2011 | Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds | Danny Rand / Iron Fist | |
| 2011 | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Danny Rand / Iron Fist | |
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | ||
| 2012 | Halo 4 | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Dr. Kirk Langstorm / Man-Bat |
Shorts
- The Old Man and the Studio
- Cross-Eyed Dinner Theater Presents! - Alan
- The One Who Got Away
- Going Home
- Down, Up, Out
- Peter at the End
- Red
- The Interrogation
- The Uncivil War
- Up the Valley and Beyond
- A Family of Clowns
- Max
- Terrorists Anonymous
References
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External links
Loren Lester on IMDb- Official website
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