| Josh Keaton | |
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| Born | Joshua Luis Wiener February 8, 1979 Hacienda Heights, California, U.S.A. |
| Other names | Joshua Wiener, Josh Wiener |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice actor, Singer, Music producer |
| Years active | 1991 — present (actor) 1997 — present (voice) |
| Agent | DPN Voice Over Talent |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Melendez |
| Website | |
| http://www.joshkeaton.com | |
Joshua "Josh" Keaton (born February 8, 1979) is an American actor, voice actor, singer and music producer.
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Early life
Keaton was born Joshua Luis Wiener in Hacienda Heights, California. He has three sisters: Danielle, Alitzah (Ali Navarro), and Sabrina. He is also fluent in Spanish and actually started his career as a child in Spanish and then later in English.
Career
His career has included television, video game and film work, with a mixture of live acting and voice work for animations. He was in the 1990s boy band "No Authority" and was signed to MJJ Music and later RCA Records as a solo artist. He played Harry Osborn in the video games Spider-Man: The Movie, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. He was formally the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the new The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series airing in 2008 on the CW and producing music. Keaton also voiced Jules Brown, Verne's older brother in Back to the Future: The Animated Series, the 1991/1992 cartoon show. Keaton voiced the Ultimate Spider-Man in the video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions with fellow veteran animated Spider-Man voice actors Dan Gilvezan, Christopher Daniel Barnes, and Neil Patrick Harris. He recently worked on Spider-Man: Edge of Time, the most recent Spider-Man game, where this time, Keaton portrays Spider-Man.
Voice roles
Films
- 1993: Recycle Rex
- 1997: Hercules — Young Hercules
- 2006: The Wild - Additional voice
- 2010: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths - Wally West/The Flash, Aquaman (uncredited)
- 2012: Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire - Melvin
Television series
- 1990: Peter Pan and the Pirates — Curly
- 1991: Back to the Future: The Animated Series — Jules Brown
- 2005: Bratz — Ethan
- 2008: The Spectacular Spider-Man — Peter Parker/Spider-Man
- 2010: Transformers: Prime — Jack Darby, Tailgate
- 2011: Sym-Bionic Titan - Ian/Lead Singer of band "Disenfranchised"
- 2011: Winx Club - Valtor [1]
- 2011: The Super Hero Squad Show - Moon-Boy
- 2011: Green Lantern: The Animated Series - Hal Jordan
Commercials, games, etc.
- OshKosh B'Gosh television commercial
- 2002: Spider-Man - Harry Osborn
- 2004: Onimusha 3: Demon Siege — Ranmaru Mori
- 2004: Spider-Man 2 — Harry Osborn
- 2004: Shellshock: Nam '67 — Tick Tock
- 2004: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — Major Ocelot
- 2005: Area 51 — Crispy
- 2005: Psychonauts — Lungfish Zealot, Dingo Inflagrante, Matador
- 2005: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo — LONESTAR
- 2005: X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse — Cyclops
- 2006: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — Nankobo Tenkai, Yagyu Munenori
- 2006: Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 — Mizuki
- 2006: Need For Speed: Carbon — Sal
- 2006: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 — LONESTAR
- 2006: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops — Ocelot
- 2006: Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs — Chayton Black
- 2006: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Human Torch, Hermod
- 2007: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition — Wayne
- 2007: God of War II — Young Spartan
- 2007: Spider-Man 3 — Apocalypse Small Thugs
- 2008: No More Heroes — Destroyman
- 2008: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Young Ocelot
- 2008: Ninja Gaiden II — Ryu Hayabusa
- 2008: Spider-Man: Friend or Foe — Harry Osborn/New Goblin
- 2009: Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier — Jak
- 2009: Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust - Larry Lovage
- 2009: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 - Ryu Hayabusa
- 2009: Marvel Super Hero Squad - Spider-Man
- 2010: No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle — New Destroyman
- 2010: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep — Young Hercules
- 2010: StarCraft II [2] - Valerian Mengsk
- 2010: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - Ultimate Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man (DS Version)
- 2010: Splatterhouse - Rick Taylor
- 2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet - Spider-Man
- 2011: Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds — Spider-Man
- 2011: Spider-Man: Edge of Time - Amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker 2099.
- 2011: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Spider-Man
- 2011: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - Spyro
- 2012: Transformers Universe - Jack Darby
- 2012: Skylanders: Giants - Spyro
Live roles
Films
- 1991: All I Want for Christmas — Brad
- 1992: Newsies — Newsboy
- 1996: Same River Twice — Andy
- 1996: Judge and Jury — Boy #2
- 1996: Infinity — David
- 1997: Just Write — Teenager on Trolley
- 1998: The Souler Opposite — Young Barry
- 1999: Chimera House — Roy
- 1999: A Murder On Shadow Mountain (made for television) — Young Denny
- 2007: Up-In-Down-Town - Billy
Television series
- 1994: Boy Meets World — Roy (2 episodes)
- 1995: Sister, Sister — Franklin (1 episode)
- 1995—1996: The Secret World of Alex Mack — Bryce (recurring)
- 1997: Chicago Hope — Will Peters (1 episode)
- 1997: Baywatch — Todd Rose (1 episode)
- 1997: General Hospital — Tim (recurring)
- 1999: Touched by an Angel — Young Nick Stratton (1 episode)
- 1999—2002: The Young and the Restless — Denny (recurring)
- 2002: Boston Public — Martin Andrews (1 episode)
- 2002: ER Greg (1 episode)
- 2004: Will & Grace — Sal (2 episodes)
- 2006: Bones — Yasutani the Terrible (1 episode)
References
External links
- Official Website
- Band and Music Production Website
- Josh Keaton at the Internet Movie Database
- MYSPACE
| Preceded by Neil Patrick Harris |
Voice or portrayal of Spider-Man 2008-present |
Succeeded by Drake Bell |
| Preceded by Elijah Wood |
Voice of Spyro the Dragon 2011- |
Succeeded by Current voice |
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