[9][10][non-primary source needed] Conroy moved to New York City in 1973 when he earned a full scholarship to attend the Juilliard School's drama division, studying under actor/director John Houseman.

[9] In 1980, after playing the role of Jerry Grove in the New York City-based daytime soap opera Another World, Conroy moved out to California to pursue further work in television.

From 1980 to 1985, he acted in a variety of contemporary and classic theatre pieces, including the Broadway productions of Edward Albee's adaptation of Lolita and Eastern Standard.

[6] Conroy returned to television in the 1985 TV film Covenant and had a role on another daytime soap drama, Search for Tomorrow.

He also voiced the DCAU Batman for guest appearances in Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and The Zeta Project.

[14][22][23] He later returned to voicing Batman on TV for the animated series Justice League Action (2016-2018),[24] along with guest appearances on Teen Titans Go!

[25] The previous record-holder was Olan Soule, who voiced Batman in various animated works between the late 1960s and early 1980s (including Super Friends).

During an audio commentary on Batman: Gotham Knight, Conroy expressed his surprise at the reaction of the emergency service workers to his presence.

At the behest of another cook, Conroy called out from the kitchen to the dining area in his "Batman voice", reciting the iconic line, "I am vengeance!

[29] The 2024 sequel to Arkham Knight, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, marked his final video game performance as Batman.

[35] In a 2016 interview with The New York Times promoting the animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke, Kevin Conroy revealed that he was gay.

[6] As part of DC Comics' 2022 Pride anthology, Conroy wrote "Finding Batman", a story that recounted his life and experiences as a gay man.

[39][40] In the 2016 United States Presidential Election, Conroy supported Hillary Clinton and described Donald Trump as "a xenophobic, narcissistic clown, who's only interested in himself".

[42] Conroy died at Mount Sinai Hospital[failed verification] in New York City on November 10, 2022, at age 66, of intestinal cancer.

[45] His co-stars, including Mark Hamill[46] and Tim Daly,[47] and numerous other figures paid tribute to Conroy on social media.