Rino Romano is a Canadian actor. Having first appeared in on-screen roles in the 1990s, he became best known for his voice acting in the following decade; he has served as the voice of Batman and Spider-Man in various media. He has also served as the narrator for the Curious George animated franchise.
Career He is known for his work as Batman in the animated series The Batman (2004–2008), Spider-Man in Spider-Man Unlimited (1999–2001), and the video games Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 for PlayStation and an uncredited cameo in X2: Wolverine's Revenge, Eduardo Rivera in Extreme Ghostbusters, Luis Sera in Resident Evil 4, King Pen and Scorp in the Skylanders franchise, Carlos "Stunts" Rey in NASCAR Racers and the original Tuxedo Mask in the '90s English dub of the anime series Sailor Moon.
From 2007 to 2022, Romano also provided voice narration for the PBS series Curious George, as well as previews on NBC, The WB, and The CW. He was also the narrator for the syndicated courtroom reality TV series Hot Bench from 2014 to 2020.
Personal life He dated fellow actress Kathryn Fiore in 1999.latimes.com
In 2018, he sold his home in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles for $1.647 million.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Snow Lewis Short film 1989 Sing Blade 1993 A Man in Uniform Clyde 1994 The Club Evan Getting Gotti Johnny Dio Television film 1995 Iron Eagle IV Pilot of Minotaur Soul Survivor Goldfinger 1996 Getting Away with Murder Student #5 The Conspiracy of Fear Zelmo Direct-to-video 1997 Hostile Intent Press 2005 Cruel but Necessary Wayne The Batman vs. Dracula Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Direct-to-video 2006 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild Monty (voice) 2007 The Batman: Season 4 Unmasked Himself Direct-to-videoShort film The Story of the 2006 Diamond goldBar Wolfpack Narrato (voice) Direct-to-videoDocumentary 2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Caramon Majere, Goblin Guard, Goblin Leader (voice) Direct-to-video 2009 Level 26: Dark Origins Sqweegel (voice) Short film 2010 Get Him to the Greek Announcer 2013 Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest Narrator Direct-to-video Curious George Swings Into Spring 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Uncle Tony (voice)
Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Maniac Mansion Ryan Forrester Episode: "National Security Risk" On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story Unknown Role Television film 1991 My Secret Identity Station Manager's Nephew Episode: "Pirate Radio" Street Legal Gary Episode: "Keeping Secrets" 1993 Amy Fisher: My Story Mick Television film Class of '96 Vincent Episode: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire" 1993–1994 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Eddie (voice) 2 episodes 1994 Getting Gotti Dio Television film The Mighty Jungle Eric Episode: "Wrapping It Up" Dog City Yves (voice) Episode: "Dog Days of Summer Vacation" 1994–1996 The Busy World of Richard Scarry Billy Dog (voice) Main role 1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Quirk Episode: "Quake!" Sailor Moon Tuxedo Mask (voice) DiC English dub Ready or Not Judge Episode: "Under One Roof" Sugartime Phil Alderisio Television film TekWar Drieger Episode: "Tek Posse" Falling for You Desk Cop Television film Ultraforce Prototype (voice) Episode: "Prime Time" 1995–1996 Due South Ian MacDonald 2 episodes 1996 Losing Chase Batender Television film Gargoyles Gang Leader (voice) Episode: "And Justice for All" Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Rain (voice) Episode: "Skin Deep" 1996–1997 Traders Mike Fabris 3 episodes 1997 F/X: The Series Ricky Episode: "Siege" Extreme Ghostbusters Eduardo Rivera (voice) Main cast; 40 episodes 1997–1998 Men in Black: The Series Troy (voice) 2 episodes 1998 Halloweentown Benny (voice) Television film Oh Yeah! Cartoons Various voices 2 episodes 1998–2000 Godzilla: The Series Randy Hernandez (voice) Main cast 1999 Hang Time Cartman Sound-a-like Episode: "Too Good to Be True" Rocky Marciano Allie Colombo Television film Time of Your Life Tony 2 episodes Batman Beyond Kidnapper (voice) Episode: "Rebirth" NASCAR RacersCarlos "Stunts" Rey (voice) 1999–2000 Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles Johnny Rico (voice) Main role; 13 episodes 1999–2001 Spider-Man Unlimited Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Hector Jones / Green Goblin (voice) Main role; 13 episodes 2000 Zorro: Generation Z Bernardo (voice) 26 episodes Malibu, CA DJ (voice) Episode: "Jason's Deal" The Angry Beavers Wayne (voice) Episode: "Canucks Amuck" 2000–2002 Backstory Narrator (voice) Main role; 16 episodes 2000–2003 NYPD Blue Greg Knapp / Frank Genova 2 episodes 2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Narrator TV documentary 2002 Boomtown Paul Turcotte in 1976 Episode: "Reelin' in the Years" Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion Announcer TV documentary Totally Spies! Robby Guthrie (voice) Episode: "Spies vs. Spies" What's New, Scooby-Doo? Captain Treesdale, Keith Dale (voice) Episode: "Space Ape at the Cape" Ozzy & Drix Jude (voice) Episode: "Where There's Smoke" Grim & Evil Destructicus Con Carne (voice) Episode: "The Time Hole Incident" 2003 Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest Narrator TV documentary As Told by Ginger Radio Announcer, Student (voice) Episode: "Wicked Game" Samurai Jack Thief, Robot (voice) Episode: "Jack and the Labyrinth" Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Various voices 4 episodes Teen Titans Kai (voice) Episode: "Sisters" Evil Con Carne Destructicus Con Carne (voice) Episode: "Son of Evil" 2004 Biography Narrator (voice) Episode: "Jayne Mansfield: Blonde Ambition" Jackie Chan Adventures Charlie (voice) Episode: "Dragon Scouts" 2004–2008 The Batman Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice) Main role 2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Javier, Guillermo (voice) Episode: "Ecto-Cooler/The Schlubs" 2006 Primetime Pets Narrator TV documentary The Science of Superman 2007–2022 Curious George The Narrator, Dog Owner, Newsreel Announcer, Fair Announcer Main role; 198 episodes 2007 All Grown Up! Didier, Joe (voice) Episode: "O Bro, Where Art Thou?" 2008–2009 Spaceballs: The Animated Series Lone Starr (voice) Main role; 14 episodes 2009 Surviving a Super Tumor Narrator Television film Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas Narrator (voice) 2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sqweegel (voice) Episode: "Squeegel" 2012 How Playboy Changed the World Narrator / Himself TV documentary 2013 VO Buzz Weekly Himself 2 episodes Phineas and Ferb Additional voices Episode: "Sidetracked" 2016 Rolling with the Ronks! Walter (voice) Pilot episode
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 1998 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith Kyle Katarn 1999 Revenant Cameron, Jason, Townsmen 2000 Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Ensign Alexander Munro Spider-Man Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Thug 2001 Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Palooka, Police Announcer X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 Peter Parker / Spider-Man Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura Virgil Zoog Genius: Math, Science, & Technology Male Host 2002 Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Additional voices The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian Rama, Village Chief, Soldier #2 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Karim, Guard 2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Revan, additional voices Star Trek: Elite Force II Lt. Alexander Munro X2: Wolverine's Revenge Peter Parker / Spider-Man Uncredited cameo2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Jean Fournier, Guard B, Driver Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Quickclaw, Guard #1 2005 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Additional Voices Resident Evil 4 Luis Sera 2006 Just Cause Josë Caramicas Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend James Rutland 2013 Skylanders: Swap Force Scorp 2014 Skylanders: Trap Team 2015 Skylanders: SuperChargers 2016 Skylanders: Imaginators Scorp, King Pen 2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Reiji Ishioda
References
External links
Interview with Rino Romano on Batman: YTB