News broke this morning that Kevin Conroy, most known for voicing Batman has passed away. Actor Diane Pershing posted on Facebook that Conroy passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness.

Conroy attended Julliard after which he toured in numerous productions. He went on to appear in numerous television films and series but is best known as voicing Batman/Bruce Wayne in the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series which debuted in 1992. He’d go on to voice the character for three decades in animated films, television series, and video games. He’d go on to play a live action Bruce Wayne on Batwoman in the crossover event “Crisis on Infinite Earths”.

In 2022, Conroy wrote a piece for DC Comics’ Pride comic, “Finding Batman” described as a “personal story” with art by J. Bone and Aditya Bidikar. The story recounted his life and experiences as a gay man. While “out” for years, this was the first time many found out Conroy was gay.

For a generation Conroy is their Batman delivering an iconic performance that won’t be matched and will be missed.