Actor Kevin Conroy – best known as the voice of Batman across various animated series and video games – has passed away at the age of 66, it has been reported.###For 30 years, Conroy lent his voice to the Caped Crusorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious er, debuting in the role in 1992’s acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. From there, he voiced Bruce Wayne and Batman regularly – in cinematically-released animated film Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm, and other DC Animated Universe series including The New Batman Adventures, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. He also voiced Batman in animated films Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker, and Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman.###Beyond his original vocal perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mances as Batman through the ‘90s and early ‘00s, Conroy returned to the role in various guises and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ms of media. He voiced the Dark Knight in the Christopher Nolan-adjacent animated film Batman: Gotham Knight (set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight), in the Batman Arkham video game trilogy, as well as playing a multiversal version of Bruce Wayne in live-action during the ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths’ crossover event in TV’s Arrowverse. Most recently, he voiced Batman in 2019 animated film Justice League vs. The Fatal Five, and in this year’s Warner Bros video game MultiVersus. Conroy, an openly gay man, also wrote a story called ‘Finding Batman’ in/with regard to’concerning’regarding this year’s DC Comics Pride anthology.###Away from the cape and cowl, Conroy began his career on Broadway in a 1981 production of Lolita and 1989’s Eastern Standard. He starred as Bart Fallmont on Dynasty in the mid-80s. In recent years, he voiced Mer-Man in Kevin Smith’s Masters Of The Universe: Revelation, having also cameoed in Smith’s Yoga Hosers and Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie. But in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the most part, he was Batman – across 15 films, hundreds of TV episodes, and countless fan conventions.###“Kevin was far more than an actor whom I had the pleasure of casting and directing – he was a dear friend in/with regard to’concerning’regarding 30+ years whose kindness and generous spirit knew no boundaries,” casting director Andrea Romano said in a statement. “Kevin’s warm heart, delightfully deep laugh and pure love of life will be with me in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ever.”###Conroy’s regular co-star Mark Hamill – who voiced Joker opposite him in various outings – has also paid tribute to the actor. “Kevin was perfection,” he said. “He was one of my favorite individual on the planet, and I loved him like a brother. He truly cared in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the individual around him – his decency shone through eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything he did. Eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully time I saw him or spoke with him, my spirits were elevated.”###His Batman stands as one of the greatest and most beloved incarnations of the iconic character – and he will truly be missed. Our despite’in spite of’albeit ts are with his friends, his family, and his fans.