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{{Voice
[[File:Billywest.jpg|thumb|right|Billy West]]
 
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|name = Billy West
'''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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|image = [[File:BillyWest.jpg|250px]]
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|gender = Male
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|birth = April 16, 1952
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|voices = [[Philip J. Fry]]<br>[[Hubert J. Farnsworth]]<br>[[John A. Zoidberg]]
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|regular or guest = Regular
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|appearance = [[Space Pilot 3000]]
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''This page is about the actor. For the character from [[The Silence of the Clamps]] see [[Billy West (character)]].''
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).
 
   
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'''William Richard "Billy" West''' (born April 16, 1952) is an American voice actor. He provided the voice for many characters.
West's roles in ''Futurama'' include [[Philip J. Fry]], [[Professor Hubert Farnsworth]], [[Dr. Zoidberg]] and [[Zapp Brannigan]].
 
   
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== Characters Voiced ==
The part of Zapp Brannigan was originally going to be voiced by [[Phil Hartman]], however, Hartman's death occurred prior to production. So West assumed the role.
 
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*[[7¹¹ Clerk]]
 
 
*[[Alternate Farnsworth]]
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.<ref>[http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/15/billy-west-the-tv-squad-interview/ TVsquad.com interview] Accessed January 18th</ref>
 
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*[[Alternate Fry]]
 
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*[[Alternate Zoidberg]]
West voiced Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in the 1996 feature ''Space Jam'' and had a full-time stint as a castmember 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).
 
 
*[[Antonin Scalia's head]]
 
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*[[Bill McNeal]]
== Cancer ==
 
 
*[[Enos Fry]]
 
 
*[[Farmer]]
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. <ref>[http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2006/10/04/adam-with-billy-west-tommy-la-sorta-and-dimitri-martin/ The Adam Carolla Show Blog]. Accessed November 1, 2006.</ref>
 
 
*[[Fry]]
 
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*[[Gearshift]]
== Complete list of major voices ==
 
*[[Philip J. Fry]]
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*[[Glurmo]]
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*[[God Entity]]
*[[Professor Hubert Farnsworth]]
 
*[[Dr. Zoidberg]]
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*[[Gorgak]]
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*Gus (hobo)
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*[[Hubert J. Farnsworth]]
 
*[[Humorbot 5.0]]
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*Igpee
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*[[John A. Zoidberg]]
 
*[[Judge Ron Whitey]]
 
*[[Ken]]
 
*[[Lars Fillmore]]
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*[[Leo Wong]]
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*[[M5438]]
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*[[Nannybot 1.0]]
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*Mixmaster Festus
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*[[Norman]]
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*[[Robot Santa's Elves]]
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*[[Rat Man]]
 
*[[Richard M. Nixon|President Richard Nixon's head]]
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*[[Robo-Puppy]]
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*[[Robot Elders]]
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*[[R.J.]]
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*[[Sheldon]]
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*[[Sinclair 2K]]
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*[[Singing Wind]]
 
*[[Smitty]]
 
*[[Smitty]]
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*[[The Dark One]]
*[[Richard M. Nixon|President Richard Nixon's Head]]
 
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*[[The Zookeeper]]
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*[[Treedledum]]
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*[[Vladimir]]
 
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]
 
*[[Zapp Brannigan]]
*[[Leo Wong]]
 
*[[Ken]]
 
*[[Igpee]]
 
*[[Judge Ron Whitey]]
 
*[[Humorbot 5.0]]
 
*[[Glurmo]]
 
*[[Lars Fillmore]]
 
*[[Billy Crystal's head]]
 
   
== References ==
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== Video ==
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[[File:Billy West - Futurama Voices|425px]]<br />
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''An example of Billy West doing some of his more famous voices''.
[[Category:Actors|West]]
 
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[[Category:Futurama]]

Revision as of 15:18, 8 January 2015


This page is about the actor. For the character from The Silence of the Clamps see Billy West (character).

William Richard "Billy" West (born April 16, 1952) is an American voice actor. He provided the voice for many characters.

Characters Voiced

Video

 	Billy_West_-_Futurama_Voices 	 			  

An example of Billy West doing some of his more famous voices.