Loren Lester (born October 4, 1960) is an American screen, stage and voice actor best known as the voice of DC Comics superheroes

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and

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in various media, starting with the DC Animated Universe. He is also a graduate of the

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theatre department and has appeared in over 100 radio and television commercials.

Career

Film and television

He began his career very young; 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''. In 1990, he provided the voice for Jordan Knight in '' New Kids on the Block''. 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''. From 1992 to 1999, Lester voiced Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing in the DC Animated Universe, appearing primarily in '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and it's revamped follow-up '' The New Batman Adventures''. He later reprised the role in the 2017 direct-to-video, ''

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''. Lester has appeared in over 200 episodes of series including '' Parenthood'', '' Bones'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Good Luck Charlie'', ''

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'', '' Awake'', '' The Closer'', ''

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'', '' Cold Case'', '' Criminal Minds'', ''

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'', '' 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'', ''

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'', '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' and '' The Young and the Restless''. Lester also appeared in the ''

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'' 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 "

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". 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

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and his counterpart Man Bat for '' Batman: Arkham Knight''. Lester also voiced

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/ 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. 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 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, also an actress and daughter of Peter Mark Richman, have three daughters: Jenny, Lily, and Julia.

Filmography

Television

* 5 Weeks in a Balloon (TV Movie) * Young Love, First Love (TV Movie) * Midnight Offerings (TV Movie) * Gimme a Break! - Arnie *

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- Clarence Norman *

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- Anesthesiologist * The Facts of Life - Roy * The Legend of Prince Valiant - Messenger/Survivor * Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron - Guard * Bonnie - Joe The Toe *

- Attendant * Boomtown * Good Morning, Miami * Without a Trace * The Practice * Las Vegas * LAX *

- Meyer *

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* Gilmore Girls - Anson * Joey *

- Dr. Baker * Two and a Half Men * The West Wing - Jarin * Pepper Dennis * The Suite Life of Zack and Cody *

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- 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 *

- Mr. Simmons *

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* Cold Case *

* The Young and the Restless - Dr. Jasper * Undercovers - Hans * Dating in the Middle Ages - Dr. James Brownhill * Victorious - Dr. Levinson *

- Aubrey Zimmerman * Hung - Howard Koontz * Awake - Murray *

- Dr. Edgar Cromwell *

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* Good Luck Charlie - Randy * Help for the Holidays * Bones * Reinventing Cassie (TV Movie) * Parenthood

Television (animated)

Film

* Rock 'n' Roll High School - Fritz Hansel * Evilspeak - Charlie Boy *

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- Anchorman * Ping! * The Sweetest Thing * American Wedding * Red Eye * Midnight Clear - Gordon * True Men * 17 Again - Mike's Lawyer *

After the Wizard After may refer to: Literature * ''After'' (Elgar), an 1895 poem by Philip Bourke Marston set to music by Edward Elgar * ''After'' (Prose novel), a 2003 novel by Francine Prose * ''After'' (book), a 2005 book by Canadian writer Francis Chalifour ...

- Dr. Edwards * Hit List - Billy Joe Philbin * A Green Story * Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes *

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* A Country Christmas * Damn Foreigners *

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- David

Film (animated)

Video games

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lester, Loren 1960 births Living people American male soap opera actors American male stage actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Occidental College alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors