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'''Billy West''' (born April 16, 1952) is a voice actor, best known for his roles on ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'' and ''Futurama''. |
'''Billy West''' (born April 16, 1952) is a voice actor, best known for his roles on ''The Ren and Stimpy Show'' and ''Futurama''. |
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Revision as of 15:23, 25 July 2011
This page is about the actor. For the character from The Silence of the Clamps see Billy West (Character)
Billy West (born April 16, 1952) is a voice actor, best known for his roles on The Ren and Stimpy Show and Futurama.
West provided the voice of Stimpy in Nickelodeon's The Ren and Stimpy Show from 1991 until 1996, and he provided the voice of Ren from 1993-1996 after Ren's original voice and series creator John Kricfalusi was fired by Nickelodeon.
West's roles in Futurama include Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan among others.
The part of Zapp Brannigan was originally going to be voiced by Phil Hartman, however, Hartman's death occurred prior to production. West assumed the role, using a similar voice to Hartman in honor of him.
In an interview for the web site TVsquad.com, Billy West states that the voice itself of Zapp Brannigan was an imitation of Phil Hartman, but that the actual vocalizations of the character were based on old-time radio announcers.[1]
West voiced Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in the 1996 feature Space Jam and had a full-time stint as a cast member on The Howard Stern Show. His work also includes voices on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and the Nickelodeon version of Doug. He also voiced Zim in the pilot of Invader Zim, though he was fired because his voice was too similar to Fry's.[2] West also voiced Skeets, a companion to DC character "Booster Gold" in Justice League: Unlimited & Batman: The Brave and the Bold despite his voice sounding very similar to Fry's.
Personal Life
West revealed on the October 4, 2006 edition of The Adam Carolla Show that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He said it was the scariest moment of his life, especially since he considered himself a healthy person. West had surgery to eliminate the cancer, and the crew of the show commented on how good he looked, considering that the surgery had taken place only two weeks prior. [3]
Complete list of voices
- 7¹¹ Clerk
- Antonin Scalia's head
- Bill McNeal
- Dr. Zoidberg
- Enos Fry
- Farmer
- Gearshift
- Glurmo
- God Entity
- Gorgak
- Gus (hobo)
- Humorbot 5.0
- Igpee
- Judge Ron Whitey
- Ken
- Lars Fillmore
- Leo Wong
- M5438
- Nannybot 1.0
- Mixmaster Festus
- Norman
- Robot Santa's Elves
- Philip J. Fry
- Professor Hubert Farnsworth
- Rat Man
- President Richard Nixon's head
- Robo-Puppy
- Robot Elders
- R.J.
- Sheldon
- Sinclair 2K
- Singing Wind
- Smitty
- The Dark One
- The Zookeeper
- Treedledum
- Vladimir
- Zapp Brannigan
Video
An example of Billy West doing some of his more famous voices.
Footnotes
- ↑ TVsquad.com interview Accessed January 18th
- ↑ Invader Zim DVD commentary
- ↑ The Adam Carolla Show Blog. Accessed November 1, 2006.