Biographie

Following the film Platoon (1986), Charlie Sheen - who starred in the film - did a TV interview and credits David with saving his life. While shooting in an open-doored Huey gunship, the helicopter banked too hard, and Sheen was thrown towards - and would have gone through - the open door. David grabbed Sheen by the back and pulled him back in.

Frequent voice collaborator with fellow voice actor Ron Perlman. Computer games: Fallout (1997), Lords of EverQuest (2003), Halo 2 (2004), Halo 3 (2007). Animated series: Aladdin (1994), Fantastic Four (1994), Justice League (2001), Teen Titans (2003). And they have both had a guest appearance on the television series The Outer Limits (1995).

In February 2010, he became the first actor to provide his voice for two films nominated for Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He played the role of The Cat in Coraline (2009) and the villain Dr. Facilier in La Princesse et la Grenouille (2009).

Took over as narrator for the documentary series City Confidential (1998) after the death of Paul Winfield.

Very popular voice-over actor.

Actually, I wanted to be an actor when I was two years old.

[on Gargoyles (1994)] I was very moved by Goliath. I was moved by playing him. They're not displaced citizens but they are citizens from another time and another place that were placed in this modern context and maintained that integrity.

You get to celebrate the content of someone's character as opposed to the color of their skin or their outward appearance. That to me is the most impressive element about Gargoyles (1994) because it forces you to deal with who they are. Not what they look like or anything external. You are dealing with internal principles about these people.

I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa.

I came out singing, the doctor slapped me on the head, and I started singing.