He was the voice of Lion-O in the 1980’s “ThunderCats.” Now, voice actor Larry Kenney has returned to the latest version as Claudius in the new Cartoon Network hit series.
Mini-Biography:
Born in Pekin, Illinois, Larry Kenney is a voice actor and radio personality.
He started his career in radio at age 15 as a disc jockey for station WIRL. He went on to work at a variety of stations, including Cleveland, Chicago and New York.
Larry was a regular member of “Imus in the Morning” (1973–2007). Additionally, he was the host of “Bowling for Dollars” on WOR-TV.
To kids, his voice is best known as Lion-O on the 1980s cartoon series, “ThunderCats.” Besides Lion-O, Larry was the voice of “Karate Kat” (a segment as part of the “The Comic Strip” ) and Bluegrass in “SilverHawks.”
[flowplayer src=’https://www.sidewalkstv.com/flash/video/thundercats-larrykenney.flv’ width=480 height=360 splash=’http://sidewalkstv.com/photogallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_larrykenney-thundercats2.jpg’ autoplay=false popup=”Would you like to share the video or play it once again?”] Video Content: Larry Kenney (2011): “Sidewalks Entertainment” creator/host Richard R. Lee and videographer/writer J.P. Langston talk to voice actor Larry Kenney about returning to the new “ThunderCats” (he was the voice of Lion-O in the original series) animated series on The Cartoon Network in the USA and now playing the voice of Claudius, Lion-O’s and Tygra’s Father. [UPDATED! Now with a clip of “ThunderCats.”]RELATED VIDEO – Meet the producer and art director of the hit Cartoon Network series, series producer Ethan Spaulding and art director Dan Norton.
ThunderCats Preview:
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Interview Credits:
Recorded: April 3, 2011
Hosts/Segment Producers: Richard R. Lee and J.P. Langston
Videographer: William Hodgson
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Warner Bros. Animation, Robert Pietranton, and WonderCon