Gerald C. Rivers
Gerald C. Rivers, grew up in Compton, California. Studied at the Sheenway Theatre Arts Repertory in Los Angeles, Earned an Associates of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts from Los Angles City College, where he also served two terms as the ASO President and was a 3-time National Gold Medalist in Dramatic Interpretation with the National Forensics League. He then continued his education in Theatre & Marketing at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
After college he joined the Academy Theatre (at that time, Georgia's oldest existing professional theatre), where he toured and performed for several years before going on to become the Associate Artistic Director. As a classically trained theatre actor, Gerald has performed with The Georgia Shakespeare Festival, the Hippodrome State Theatre in Florida and countless other regional theatres and is currently a company member at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum and Tony Plana's East L.A. Classic Theatre.
He is a tremendous voice over talent as well, doing everything from cartoons and video games such as the voice of M. Bison on "Streetfighter IV" & the deluxe edition, the voice of Ex-Death "Final Fantasy X & XI" along with the voice of Jackson Jax Briggs in "Mortal Combat" and Drakuru in "World of Warcraft" just to name a few to California and Georgia State Conservation spots. His biggest vocal success has come from being the voice of the late great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Gerald has earned accolades performing, speaking and touring all over the country and abroad as this resonating voice from the past. Over twenty years as the same character and dozens of King speeches fully committed to memory has garnered him recognition from the King family, the King Center, NAACP, SCLC, National Baptist Convention and he has been a part of the National holiday celebrations in Atlanta, DC, LA and Bermuda. He appears annually for the King Holiday on ESPN Los Angeles Radio and the Cake for King Celebrations at the California African American Museum and at Agape International Spiritual Center under the direction of Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith. Most recently he appeared live on KJLH Radio 103.5 Los Angeles.
Find out more about Gerald at www.GeraldCRivers.com