Tim Koolie

Timothy Leopard Richards (born October 25, 1974), known professionally as Tim Koolie, is an American voice actor, as well former disc jockey and talk show host from Wilmington, North Carolina. During his years as DJ, he was the host of local talk show, Live with TK which was broadcasted on WMVR-FM.

As a voice actor, he is best known for playing the character David Hunts, who is the main protagonist of the animated series, David's Weird Misadventures, he is also known as the voice of Jack (the mascot of Jack FM) across the radio network's Carolina affiliates.

Early life
Timothy Richards was born on October 25, 1974 in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. His father, David Timothy Richards Jr. was a businessman and was co-founder of the baseball team, the Texas Rangers. While his mother Henrika Polly Snyder (nicknamed "The Leopard"), much like her son was a voice actor. He is the nephew of animator, video game designer as well as founder of animation studio Soup2Nuts, Tom Snyder.

He was the oldest of five children, and was fascinated by his mother's talent in voice acting. He later stated in an episode of Live with TK that his voice acting career wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for his mother teaching him to be a voice actor.

He attended Emsley A. Laney High School, and would graduate from the University of North Carolina in Chappell Hill in 1995.

As a DJ and talk show host
In 1991, when Tim was only 17 years old, he was hired onto Top 40 station WMVR-FM. From their, he adopted the "Tim Koolie" moniker which was named after an awkward alias he chose during a music competition that his school had. From their, he would dominate the station, making remarks about songs, as well as mocking certain events (either related to the song, or at the station).

His remarks' were often compared to the character of Jack (who is the mascot of all Jack FM stations), even though Jack didn't debut until 2001, and in 2003 in the United States. Ironically, Tim would become the voice actor of Jack throughout the Carolinas starting in 2006.

On February 6, 1997, Tim Koolie would have his own talk show on WMVR-FM known as Live with TK, which first aired a week after WMVR's previous talk show, "The Movers" was cancelled. Live with TK mainly focuses on stuff like current events, celebrity interviews, comedy skits, and news. Live with TK served as a local sister show to The Howard Stern Show, of which WMVR locally aired.

On May 31, 2006, the same day that WMVR-FM switched to a hot adult contemporary format, Tim Koolie announced his departure from the station, as well as exit from being a DJ and talk show host, and the cancellation of Live with TK. He said in a 2013 interview that he his voice actor career felt more important to him than his DJ and talk show career.

Voice acting career
Tim Koolie would make his debut as a voice actor in the American English dub of the 1995 Catalan animated series Sylvan, playing the titular character of the same name. The dub was produced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverway_Inc. Cloverway, Inc], who also co-produced the infamous English dub of Sailor Moon, alongside DiC Entertainment.

The dub aired on Fox Kids from August 5, 1996 to September 31, 1997. Despite its short lived status, the dub gained a cult-following, and would catch the attention of Tom Ruegger, who was an animator at Warner Bros Animation.

At the time, Tom was developing a new animated series that was known in development as "Project A". Tim would join the project voicing the main protagonist of the new show, which was confirmed to be named "David Hunts" in 1997, when the pilot was aired. The show would change its name to "David's Weird Misadventures" and would premiere on Kids' WB on June 21, 1998. David Hunts was named after Tim's dad David Richards Jr, in order to honor his legacy in the sports industry. The show would receive critical acclaim, and is often regarded as one of Kids WB's best shows.

After the premiere of David's Weird Misadventures, Tim would land major roles in various shows, playing Carson Drew in 1999 animated television adaptation of Nancy Drew, Ryan Bottomneck in Odddogz!, The director from the Soup2Nuts co-produced Heads Up, A fictionalized version of himself that appeared in This Hour Has America's 22 Minutes, and The Nightmare King from WorldBuilder.

On May 31, 2006, after Tim left WMVR-FM, he was given the role of voice actor of Jack for WJKJ-FM. Tim would then voice the character across Jack FM's affiliates from North Carolina and South Carolina.

Personal life
In 1996, when Tim was 22 years, he married local news anchor Cindy Lewis Watters, together they had 4 children, musician Leopold Donathan Richards, entrepreneur Tom Zack Richards, furry artist and animator Bastet Leopard Richards, and voice actress Linda Shelby Richards.

In 2010, Tim and Cindy would divorce due to relationship problems. 1 year later, he married his current wife, film director Onur Fox.