Hazbin Hotel's Keith David & Blake Roman Talk Angel Dust and Husk | Interview

The legendary Keith David plays Husk in the new Prime Video version of Hazbin Hotel, and Blake Roman plays the beloved character Angel Dust. The two spoke with MovieWeb about their characters and the new series.
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[@kaygurl6288]

The fact Keith is wearing husk colors is just so sweet 🤌

[@kht_euphoraOG]

Omg

[@lunakelly2113]

Blake Roman voiced the Egg Bois. The duality of the man

[@ZEROSUGER646]

Alex brightmen voiced Adam and sir pent

[@rowanbyrne6133]

WHAT

[@barkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbark]

​@@ZEROSUGER646and fizzarolli

[@phroobin]

the duality of (ro)man

[@barkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbark]

@@ZEROSUGER646 and fizz

[@MM-xl9ox]

They both suit these characters they did a good job

[@gabriellaruiz2753]

Why is everything about Angel Dust hot: -the character -the character’s voice -the character’s voice actor

[@leylalovesmelanie]

BAHAHAH SO TRUE ESPECIALLY THE LAST ONE

[@GalaxyHD-750]

FRRRR😫😭💞

[@GalaxyHD-750]

​@@leylalovesmelanie YASSSSS

[@Joopitor]

@@leylalovesmelanieYESSSSSS

[@caitlinkennysenn489]

YESSSSSSSSSSS. BLAKE ROMAN IS MY HUSBAND

[@skilxx__]

Husk being a rougher version of Top Cat is my new hc.

[@davidmortimer9764]

Ahahah. Hearing Keith bring up Top Cat brings back memories. I mean, it's not *that* dated, it was still playing on channels like Boomerang back in the early late 90s/early 2000s, so anyone in their 30s would likely know and get the reference. I totally see it.

[@Kolossus_]

Everyone loves Keith David. We stan KD in this house!

[@AlliandoX]

Wow his voice is so different to Angel’s

[@gearguts7259]

Dudes an outstanding VA

[@Noname-wd2rj]

​@@gearguts7259 FR

[@TTRPGSarvis]

I think there's two kinds of Voice Actors: Ones who can alter their voice to fit whatever role they need to play, or ones that have a distinct and amazing sounding voice that they bring to every performance. In this interview you have one of each!

[@Danestewartfilms]

@@TTRPGSarvisand then there’s Chris Pratt👀

[@Esmeagolly]

@@TTRPGSarvistrue, but there are vocal quirks you do recognize he has a sort of trill to his voice that follows through, Matt Mercer and Troy baker have it to, wildly different voices but you recognize something within it.

[@AmyAberrant]

I love Angel Dust, but I’m looking forward in season 2 to seeing more of Anthony

[@Ahturos]

Nice to hear from two so diffrent actors, veteran and up and coming. But love that Keith brings up Top Cat. And yeah he is the "I don´t give a shit" character. Working despise being in hell where pretty much everybody should be that type of character.

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

My top 5 favorite Hazbin Hotel songs 1. Poison 2. Loser, Baby 3. More Than Anything 4. Hell’s Greatest Dad 5. Stayed Gone

[@Grover_in_aweddingdress]

Mine: 1. Loser, baby 2.Stayed gone 3.You didn’t know? 4. Poison 5. It starts with sorry

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

@@Grover_in_aweddingdress Yeah. S1E4 is my favorite episode. It’s heartbreaking but amazing. It’s written so well. Seriously the people who say the episode is glorifying SA are probably people that haven’t even watched the episode and they just want to create drama.

[@sokomun]

My top 5: 1. Stayed Gone 2. Loser, Baby 3. Hell Is Forever 4. Hell's Greatest Dad 5. You Didn't Know

[@Kay.klawed]

My top 5: Poison Loser, baby Out for love Stayed gone Hells greatest dad

[@memyselfandi1511]

I’m so happy you put poison as you favourite cos it’s also my favourite and for some reason people don’t put in top 5. Anyways mine is the same but put More Than Anything at no. 5

[@ISAFMobius18]

I didn't know Husk's full name was Commander Zovala Husk Arbiter. Good to know hehe

[@Wondergachaland]

commander?? 😂😂

[@UncannyAbomination]

Husk being voiced by Keith is my favorite thing. I loved him in Saints, i loved him in Rick n Morty, fuck i love this man

[@kathybiggs2258]

I love how in tune, Keith and Blake are to their characters and then, being able to be in tune with their characters and how they would be feeling in that moment, make for a better voice acting, and being able to basically say, if I was in that situation in my character shoes, how would my voice be, how would I act that kind of thing and I think it’s really cool!

[@sarahryan8224]

Every voice actor is talented but Husk and Angel…PLEASEEE🙌🏾❤️

[@Dreamartist47]

Blake and Keith is so talented sweet people I’ll get to see Blake at a convention and I’m so excited to see him

[@americanroger9285]

hahaha this talk is such a nice look into the behind the scenes

[@redsaibou7165]

I love the new va’s, no more thoughts, thank you😘

[@Whooterzoot]

I loved Top Cat as a kid! Granted I was watching it on Boomerang long after that era of cartoons had finished

[@movieweb]

Aw, we miss Boomerang!

[@Whooterzoot]

@@movieweb ditto!

[@ultimateships]

Hilarious how Keith brings up Top Cat and relating it to Husk. Don't worry, its not too dated, (atleast I hope) That used to my show back in the early 2000's. That brought back memories. I totally see it.

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

I was worried that Keith's voice would be almost too genteel for Husk, and I'm so glad I was wrong!

[@muichirotokitoes]

When I watched the first episode of season 1 I got so confused where I knew husks voice from, it wasn’t until he said a certain line (it was something that he said in Princess and the frog or similar like said other side idk) and I realized he was from princess and the frog, one of my fav disney movies.

[@Vhalkyr1a]

The entire cast is amazing with these characters, but Keith David! Yass. I love him ❤❤

[@eg0615]

Keith RAISED me, I literally gasped when I heard his voice as Husk ❤

[@randomstuff-lf6nu]

why is keith's voice so hot?

[@MaddoxEzman]

It really is!

[@A_Dude_That_Happens_To_Create]

No homo, but yeah!

[@mariebaltzersenenge2397]

I fell in love with the show, th charcters, the songs, I can't even begin discribe how much I like it, it is just so awsome

[@qataripekarsky]

Keith David is describing both Husk as a character and one of the best teammates I ever worked with (currently one of my best friends) but I didn't even realize the similarities until I watched this interview, hahaha. No wonder I felt so drawn to Husk (he's my favorite character). Now it's going to be interesting to watch the show without thinking too much of my awesome friend (one of the most delightfully straightforward and authentic people I know). ♡

[@Neo-Kable]

So cool to see husker and angel dust in their human form.

[@1001johny]

Top Cat, the most effectual Top Cat, whose intellectual Close friends get to call him T.C Providing it's with dignity Top Cat! The indisputable leader of the gang He's the boss, he's the pip He's the championship He's the most tip top Top Cat!

[@Anya_CM]

❤

[@MiaMiller-r3s]

I'm so glad they didn't talk about the characters love life that would have made it award 😢😅😂

[@supersillydillypickle]

I wanna know Keith Davids opinion on Huskerdust (AKA Husker x Angel) ❤

[@Grover_in_aweddingdress]

Me to!!

[@DesireeLape-od5fu]

I imagine it would be a little….awkward ya know if they actually did have a thing goin in the show.. but who know maybe they wouldn’t really care

[@supersillydillypickle]

@@DesireeLape-od5fu well it has been confirmed that huskerdust is gonna be canon of that's what you mean

[@gwynronny]

Keith ships huskerdust !

[@Leoeditzofc]

Yh Keith David and Blake roman both ship it!!

[@alecaballero5401]

Ver a las dos voces de mis personajes favoritos es una bendición😭❤️

[@Mari741s]

Must have been so special for Blake to kind of work with the voiceveteran Keith!

[@f1nl3y99]

i keep thinking of scott cawthon when i hear keith talk because of the sheir amount of "you know" he says

[@flying_cats123]

Why is the music so scary 😭

[@xoxo_kaylee08]

My top 4 favorite songs from Hazbin Hotel are: 1.Poison 2.Respectless 3.Stayed Gone 4.Hell is Forever

[@bizzaroblake2519]

I wonder if he realizes how husk seems so similar to Dr faciller. I'm aware they aren't the same character but I wish they were because it explains alot

[@nicodiangelo6788]

they actually look like their characters as humans and irl

[@Ale_hehe]

The only thing that kd says: "You know"

[@g.l.vstudios3104]

*cough* Keith David = Spawn

[@movieweb]

Oh wow, the possibilities!

[@anitab5401]

Let's not forget Goliath from Gargoyles

[@tinatoporke9581]

I thought Michael Kovach did the voice of angel dust I guess not.😔

[@opticalsound4444]

He did in the pilot.

[@amandasnider2644]

**I'VE GOT THEORIES I MUST SHARE!!!!** 1) A theory about Alastor's shadow and his backstory and his demon deal 2) A theory about Alastor's 7 year disappearance 3) Theories about Alastor's motives and plans 4) A theory why Alastor rose to power quickly 5) A Nifty backstory theory Anyone got any theories about Alastor's shadow and it's involvement in his background? I've noticed that his shadow seems to have a mind of its own and is a separate personality from Alastor. I have two theories as to why this is: A) It's the demon/entity that owns his soul and/or just keeps an eye on him on behalf of his master or B) In life Alastor had DID from a traumatic upbringing and had a Jeckle and Hyde sort of personalities and the shadow is one of his Alters. Alters are separate personalities but cannot exist without the host and body kinda like how your shadow cannot exist without you. I think B) is the most likely if they've put actual thought into it vs it just being a little quirky. My theories about his history as a human: He was raised by his creole mother who did the majority of the raising essentially as a single mother and he and his mother were badly abused by a POS deadbeat narcissist father/husband... perhaps even sexually abused if the writers want to get that dark. It might be a reason why he's Ace (not saying ace people are only ace as a trauma response, just fyi) and why he had such a low opinion of Charlie's dad because he knew he was absent and only called his daughter if he needed something. Perhaps his mother was murdered by his father but he was powerless to stop him or get revenge because he was physically smaller and skinny. He turned to voodoo/hoodoo whatever and summoned a demon to make a deal selling his soul to give him power to kill his father and others like him. After taking revenge and murdering his father he became a serial killer and went after abusers and bullies but not necessarily in a vigilante sort of more moral way. He had little empathy for the victims of the abuse and did what he did to the abusers not for their victims but simply because he was fueled by hate and was addicted to the feeling of being powerful. He'd mercilessly kill victims of abuse too if they lied for the abusers and/or kept going back to them and making excuses. He's a sociopath/ Psychopath/ BPD or at least one of his Alters is and he's definitely a narcissist, even a vunerable narcissist and perhaps before his deal he was a covert narcissist without power. He'd often fish for future victims at the club where Mimzie preformed and he struggled with alcoholism and fighting his own personal demons (his Alters and mental illness, PTSD etc) as well as having to deal with the actual demon that owns his soul demanding more and more victims with the deal being that he won't collect Alastor's soul so long as he continued to work for him and kill. He worked as a radio station host or a related role and he struggled to keep his work life and serial killing balance. He died as a result of him not keeping up the demands of the demon, or by complete accident by a deer hunter as he was hiding a body or by running away from a police search party that was hunting him down in the woods after his secret gets 'outted'. ... I can't get behind the theory that Lilith is forcing him to protect Charlie... he's not exactly someone a parent would want around their child given he's a former...SERIAL KILLER. My theory is he only went missing for 7 years because Lilith went missing and he was desperately trying to find her...not because he cared for her but because he couldn't find a way to wiggle out of the deal through loopholes or blackmail or whatever if he can't even find her and/or communicate with her. For all he knew she was dead or being held captive by somebody who's one more powerful person in between him and his freedom. He only "returned" because he witnessed Lilith's daughter on TV looking extremely vulnerable, naive, pathetic and thought to himself, "Here's a young emotionally vunerable person who's potentially more powerful than either of her parents or almost their equal...I could totally manipulate and gaslight her for my own agenda." Perhaps he hopes to gain Charlie's trust to "guide her" (as he mentioned to Rosie and he also mentioned how powerful she likely is) and manipulate her in order to manipulate Lilith, have leverage etc. Perhaps he thinks she'd be powerful enough to break his deal if he asked...which is likely what he sorta hinted at when he made a deal with Charlie "Ask one little favor that'll hurt no one...." because it technically wouldn't immediately hurt anyone to break his deal but I suspect once he's free it will backfire tremendously and he'll need to be stopped. I don't think he really feels much for the inhabitants of the hotel and he wasn't risking himself to protect his "friends" because he cares... its because he's become that desperate for freedom and more power. His panic after the battle is not because he realizes he cares for people or because he's being forced to protect them....its because he's realizing just how desperate he is and how vulnerable he truly is having fought with and witnessed infinitely more powerful people. His vulnerable narcissism is causing him a crisis after being defeated. He's a powerful overlord and probably is used to winning but hasn't fought other more physically/ politically/ powerful demons of higher class before and he's like the embodiment of self confidence and narcissism. I could totally see him being power hungry enough and bloodthirsty and ruthless enough to want to rule all of Hell. ... I have no theories as to whom owns his soul if it's not Lilith, but perhaps one explanation as to why he rose quickly in power was because he amassed such a body count that his master became very powerful in he'll as a result and they're not willing to give up controlling Alastor even after his death. Or if you've killed a lot of people in life you'd be more powerful as a demon? But I don't like that idea as much because then Hitler would be a big deal in Hell or something. ... Just a thought...what if.... Nifty was Alastor's much younger and equally traumatized/damaged sister (Nikki, Nevaeh, Nadine or Naomi)? "Nifty" could simply be her nick-name. Her OCD could be a trauma response because their father would beat them if the house wasn't spotless and perhaps their mother was physically disabled, depressed or too exhausted from multiple jobs for spotless housecleaning. What if she "lost it" when her older brother (whom she was dependent on after both parents died and he's all she had left) started killing people and she obsessively cleaned away the bloody evidence in fear of her brother being caught and "taken away" or even killed (He apparently was mixed race Creole after all, during a time of frequent lynching... so he'd more likely be just killed rather than arrested and face a trial)...or worse, he made her clean up after him and perpetuated the cycle of abuse just like his father? And even more tragic... what if Nifty killed herself or starved to death or was killed after Alastor died? One thought though, would Nifty canonically be half Japanese because Kimiko Glenn (the voice actor) is? In this day in age of cancel culture would that matter, especially in regards to voice acting demon characters? Because, that would make this little theory less plausible unless Alastor's father married a Japanese woman after getting away with murder of Alastor's mother and Nifty would be a step sister. Apparently there was at least 17 Japanese people in Louisiana around the 1900s according to a quick Google search so it's not impossibly far fetched... it also would explain why Nifty is so much younger than her big brother. Perhaps Mimzie "baby sat" Nifty at the club from time to time while Alastor was out murdering people. What if he justified killing to little Nifty by saying his victims were no different than bugs in need of extermination? ...that's dark... Also Nifty "likes the leash" because she's always been dependent and controlled by Alastor so she feels no different about him than she did in life. What if Nifty is able to restore some humanity to Alastor because he realizes how important she is to him and that he does care for at least one other person than himself?

[@ricofresh22]

I know about top cat and I was born in the 90’s Cartoon Network used to play it

[@kuhori]

"u know"

[@adventuresinbasicreality219]

Top Cat ohhhhh my gosh

[@kurrina8]

Love them both so much 😁

[@Lyviapotensa]

Can I get a pin?

[@Mika-vn8bv]

Since when does Angel act as a fierce ally to the hotel?! And especially since when does Angel has problems letting people *in* ? Btw I want to still give the benefit of the doubt since the full series ain’t out yet, but hell if I’m alienated by those statements 💀

[@Lucy-mg2qe]

Hope this clarifies those statments. Blake said "when you do gain his trust he is a fierce ally" not specifically ally to the hotel, but to individuals. And he said over the course of recording. So we still have lots to see. We have seen Angel not letting people into his world. Thats why Husk kept calling him fake in ep 4, b.c Angel had not trusted anyone in the hotel up to that point to know anything real about himself.

[@Mika-vn8bv]

Again, not really. Even if hypothetically, it's not the first positive trait I would associate with the character Regarding trust, every character in the show has trust issues. If anything, Angel Dust stands out as more direct and confrontational. His peculiar behavior isn't solely due to "trust issues" but stems from coping with his current situation as a slave to Valentino by indulging in self-destructive behavior. Basically he’s a drug addict that grapples with an eternal contract, and none of this interview aligns with his character whatsoever

[@pillowvibes]

sorry did you just say you don’t think angel has issues letting people in? how would anyone take this comment seriously when that’s such a stupidly easy thing to recognize about him. there was an entire episode of husk calling him fake. we STILL aren’t 100% on how he acts when he isn’t pretending to be overly horny.

[@Mika-vn8bv]

@@pillowvibes He’s fake cuz he prefers to overindulge in what he’s known for instead to actually face his issues, in this case with others. But the main problems aren’t his trust issues, but the lack of good faith in general due to his lack of freedom

[@sophiehoskins5642]

Bite your tongue