Billy West Biography (1950-)

Born April 16, 1950, in Detroit, MI; married; wife's name, Violet. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice artist, musician
Birth Details: April 16, 1950; Detroit, Michigan

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Cecil, Beany and Cecil (animated; also known as The Beany and Cecil Show), ABC, 1988
Himself, The Howard Stern Show, WWOR-TV, 1990-1991, 1994-1995
Voices of Douglas "Doug" Yancy Funnie, Roger M. Klotz, and other characters, Doug (animated), Nickelodeon, 1991-1994
Voices of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, Ren Hoak, Mr. Horse, and several other characters, The Ren and Stimpy Show (animated; also known as Renand Stimpy and Ren and Stimpy Classics), Nickelodeon, 1991-1996
Voice of Timon, The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa (animated; also known as Timon and Pumbaa), CBS and syndicated, 1995-1996 The Disney Channel, c. 1997-1998
Voice of Geeker, Project G.eeK.eR. (animated), CBS, 1996-1997
Voices of monkey, brute, and other characters, Jumanji (animated),UPN, 1996-1998
Voices of Slimer and Mayor McShane, Extreme Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated, 1997
Voices of Ted Avery, Freddy the Fly, and Sagebrush Kid, The Wacky World of Tex Avery (animated), syndicated, 1997
Announcer and other voices, The Weird Al Show, CBS, 1997-1998
Voices of Roger Ebert, Marv Albert, Anthony Hopkins, Regis, and several other characters, Pinky and the Brain (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain), The WB, 1997-1998
Voice of Jeebs and other characters, Men in Black: The Series (animated), The WB, c. 1997-2001
Voice of Fred Deadman, Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania (animated; also known as Toonsylvania), Fox, 1998
Various voices, Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain (animated; also knownas Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain), The WB, 1998-1999
Voices of Confucius, Benjamin Franklin, Chit Chatterson, and several other characters, Warner Bros. Histeria! (animated; also known as Histeria!), The WB, 1998-2000
Voices of Pidge and Queegqueg, Voltron: The Third Dimension (animated), syndicated, 1998-2000
Voices of Rancid Rabbit, Rancidhotep, Rancidhotep II, Mr. Sunshine, Randolph, and Mean Bob, CatDog (animated; also known as Cat Dog), Nickelodeon, c. 1998-2004
Voices of Cosmo Cooper, Duc Paparazzo, and other characters, The Magician (animated), Fox, 1999
Voices of Emmitt Roswell and Mr. Wickett, Detention (animated), The WB, 1999-2000
Voices of Woody Woodpecker and Wally Walrus, The New Woody WoodpeckerShow (animated), Fox, c. 1999-2001 NBC, c. 2001-2002
Voices of Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, and several other characters, Futurama (animated), Fox, 1999-2003
Voice of Bi-Polar Bear, Queer Duck (animated), Showtime, beginningc. 1999
Voices of George Klimer, Anita Bidet, James, and several other characters, The Oblongs... (animated), The WB, 2001-2002
Voice of Mushu, House of Mouse (animated; also known as Disney's House of Mouse), The Disney Channel, 2001-2003
Multiple voices, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (animated;also known as Billy and Mandy and Grim & Evil), The Cartoon Network, 2001-
Multiple voices, Johnny Bravo (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2001-
Voices of Sam and several other characters, Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (animated; also known as Jimmy Neutron), Nickelodeon, 2001-
Voices of Poochini, Walter White, Mr. Garvey, and Lockjaw, Poochini (animated), syndicated, 2002-2003
Voices, 3 South (animated), MTV, 2002-2003
Provided the voices of Jon Molsh, Mr. Anderson, and Chit Chatterson for Revenge of the Villains and Revenge of the Villains 2; providedthe voices of Bugs Bunny, Red, and Woody Woodpecker for Atomic Holocoare (animated); provided the voice of the fox, The Baby Huey Show (animated); provided the voice of store clerk for A Baseball Story (animated); provided the voice of Shaggy for the various Scooby-Doo animated series; provided the voice of Fryguy and other characters for The Super Mario Bros. Freaky Show (animated); provided the voice of Primex for Warof the Cartoons (animated).
Miniseries
Himself, I Love the 90s, VH1, 2004
Animated Movies
Voices, Escape from Atlantis (animated), Starz!, 1997
Voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (animated), The Cartoon Network, 1998
Voices of Sam and Corky Shumatsu, Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom, Nickelodeon, 2004
Animated Specials
Voice of Mr. Eskimo, Olive, the Other Reindeer, Fox, 1999
Voices of Dr. Miranda, kid, and potato, "Super Santa in Vegetation," Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, 2002
Voice of Popeye, Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, 2004
Episodic
Himself, "Stooges: The Men behind the Mayhem," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 1994
Voice of France Bug, "Bugging Out!," The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (animated; also known as Shnookums and Meat), Toon Disney, 1995
Voice of Funny Shnookums, "Send In the Clones," The Shnookums and MeatFunny Cartoon Show (animated; also known as Shnookums and Meat),Toon Disney, 1995
Voice of Larry Fine, "Phobophilia: The Love of Fear" (also known as "Penn& Teller Phobophilia: The Love of Fear"), The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller, Channel 4 (England), c. 1995
Voice, "Scrubs," Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, 1996
Voice of Newt, "A Girl and Her Cat," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1996
Voice of Abner, "Abner Comes Home," Hey Arnold (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
Voice of Mr. Holloway, "The Company Man," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
Television voice, "You Can't Go Home," Space Goofs (animated; alsoknown as Home to Rent), ABC Family Channel, c. 1997
Voice, Mad Jack the Pirate (animated), Fox, 1998
Voice of Bogart, "Suspicious Minds," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1998
Voices of Fleas, Noodle, and Furry, The Secret Files of the SpyDogs (animated), Fox, 1998
Voice of Charlton Heston, "Puppetmaster," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1998
Voice of Uncle Urnie, "The Importance of Being Urnie," Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania (animated; also known as Toonsylvania), Fox, 1998
Voices of Mr. Holloway and Thomas, "Hank's Dirty Laundry," King of theHill (animated), Fox, 1998
Voices of Moe, Lar, and Curl, "Beware the Creeper," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series, The New Adventures of Batman and Robin, and The New Batman Adventures),The WB, 1998
Voice of pig, "Old MacDonald Had a House," Space Goofs (animated;also known as Home to Rent), ABC Family Channel, c. 1998
Voice, "Death Has a Shadow," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 1999
Voice, "Dog Dale Afternoon," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1999
Voice of the boss of the pointy-haired boss, "The Name," Dilbert (animated), UPN, 1999

Voice of marketing guy, "The Competition," Dilbert (animated), UPN, 1999
Voice of marketing guy, "The Prototype," Dilbert (animated), UPN,1999
Voice of second Lexie, "A Fish Story," Superman (animated; also known as The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1999
Voice of Sergeant Barber, "Return to La Grunta," King of the Hill(animated), Fox, 1999
Voices of lawyer, President Johnson, and television spokesperson, "Dino Checks Out," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999
Voice, "Lost in Time," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), ABC, 2000
Voice of Captain Righteous, "Fallen Arches," Powerpuff Girls (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2000
Voices of horse, little boy, and Tommy, "Two's Company," Pepper Ann (animated; also known as Disney's Pepper Ann), UPN, 2000
Voices of Vulturo and Dr. Zin, "Bannon Custody Case," Harvey Birdman,Attorney at Law (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2000
Voice of horse, "The Story of K," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001
Voice of Larvel, "Nerd from beyond the Stars," Lloyd in Space (animated), ABC and The Disney Channel, 2001
Voice of radio and television announcer, "Try to Remember This Kind of September," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001
Voices of bug and cyclops, "Beast and Barbarians," The Grim Adventuresof Billy and Mandy (animated; also known as Billy and Mandy and Grim & Evil), The Cartoon Network, 2001
Voices of homeowner, mayor, and first hoodlum, "Dishonest Abe/Blackbeard,Warm Heart," Time Squad (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2001
"Wish We Weren't Here," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001
Voice of muscle cell, "Reflex," Ozzy & Drix (animated), The WB, 2002
Voice of public address announcer, "Grief Counselor," Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Fox, 2002
Voices of Moo-Shu and little kid, Crank Yankers, Comedy Central, 2002
Voices of old man, wizard, and other characters, "XXVII (Chicken Jack),"Samurai Jack (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2002
Billy, "Her Place or Mine?," Good Morning, Miami, NBC, 2003
Judge, Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2003
Multiple voices, "Sibling Tsunami/I Was a Preschool Dropout," My Lifeas a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
Voices, "French Take Woodland," Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
Voices, "The F-You Soup," Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
Voices, "Kim Jong II Must Die," Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
Voice of angry driver, "Yin-Yang: Experiments 501 and 502," Lilo &Stitch: The Series (animated; also known as Disney's Lilo & Stitch: The Series), The Disney Channel, 2003
Voice of Mr. Chips, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
Voice of second fan, "Father Figure of Our Country," Time Squad (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2003
Voice of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, "Firedogs," Ren & Stimpy "AdultParty Cartoon" (animated), Spike TV, 2003
Voice of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, "Man's Best Friend," Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" (animated), Spike TV, 2003
Voice of Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, "Unseen and Uncensored: Man's Best Friend/Big House Blues," Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" (animated), Spike TV, 2003
(In archive footage) Voice of Stimpy, "Primetime Cartoons," VH1 Goes Inside..., VH1, 2003
Voices of Mr. Chips and Francois, "Monkey Business," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
Voices of Mr. Chips and Jay Leno, "Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
Voices of Razinski and Mr. Pigott, "Raggedy Android/Class Action," MyLife as a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
Himself, "The Breast Is Yet to Come," Family Business (also knownas Porn: A Family Business), Showtime, 2004
Voice of Ashley's father, "Fear of Falling," All Grown Up (animated; also known as All Growed Up), Nickelodeon, 2004
Voice of game show host, "The Figar/Silly Wiggy," Dave the Barbarian (animated), The Disney Channel, 2004
Voice of Skeets, "The Greatest Story Never Told," Justice League: Unlimited (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2004
Voices of robot and other characters, "The Wonderful World of Wizzly/CallHating," My Life as a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004
Provided the voice of Duane Ingalls Glasscock, The Big Mattress; the voice of Chuck Chameleon, The Chameleon Bros.; multiple voices forThe Fairly OddParents (animated), Nickelodeon; the voices of Jack Shrimp and Jackie Android, King Crab: Space Crustacean; the voices of Bolivar and Max, "Planet Kate," Oh Yeah! Cartoons (animated), Nickelodeon;and the voice of Smedly, "Chilly Willy," and the voice of a trout, "Chilly and the Fur-Bearing Trout/Goin' Fishin'," The Woody Woodpecker Show (animated). West's work as the voices of Ren and Stimpy, as well as other characters, have also been featured in broadcasts of A Big Histeria Crossover Party 3: The Summer Party, Cartoon All Stars: Stop Samurai Jack!, Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue: Stop Digimon!, Cartoon Laff-a-Lympics, Disney's Jungle Heck, Histerical Caring, Lost in theCartoon World, Survivor: Cartoon Cartoon vs. Nicktoons, Toons and Doom, and 24 Hours. Appeared in episodes of other series.
Animated Pilots
Voice of Invader ZIM, Invader ZIM, Nickelodeon, 2001
Television Work
Animated Series
Additional voices, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (also known as All Dogs Go to Heaven), ABC, 1996-1998 Fox Family Channel, 1998
Episodic
Director, Pet Star, Animal Planet, c. 2003
Film Appearances
Voice of Ralph Roach, Joe's Apartment, Warner Bros., 1996
Voices of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, Space Jam (live action and animated; also known as The Looney Tunes Show), Warner Bros., 1996
Voice of sumo singer, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie--Rugrats II (animated; also known as Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and Rugrats in Paris--Der Film), Paramount, 2000
Multiple voices, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (animated), Paramount,2001
Voice of Ninja Cat (Devon Rex), Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
Voice of Freddie, Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (animated), WarnerHome Video, 2002
Voice, Aero-Troopers: The Nemeclous Crusade (animated; also knownas The Icarus Trees), Creative Light Worldwide, 2003
Voice of creature, Creature Unknown (also known as Inhuman), Creative Light Entertainment, 2003
Voice of Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes: Reality Check (animated), Warner Bros., 2003
Voice of Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes: Stranger than Fiction (animated), Warner Bros., 2003
Voice of Porky Pig, My Generation G ... G ... Gap (animated shortfilm), Warner Bros., 2003
Voice of Tweety, Museum Scream (animated short film), Warner Bros., 2003
Voices of Elmer Fudd and Peter Lorre, Looney Tunes: Back in Action(live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes, Back in Action: The Movie and Looney Tunes: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003
Leo Matuzik, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004
Voice of Bugs Bunny, Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas (animated), Warner Bros. Animation, 2004
Film Work
Additional voices, Dinosaur (animated), Buena Vista, 2000
Producer, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004
Radio Appearances
Performed voice characterizations for Howard Stern's morning radio program.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Narrator, Mind Meld: Secrets behind the Voyage of a Lifetime, 2001
Video Games
(Uncredited) Voices of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, The Junkyard Run, 1998
Voices of Bugs Bunny, Elder Fudd, and other characters, Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time, Infogrames Entertainment, 1999
(Uncredited) Voices of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Agent Smithos, TheMatwix, 1999
Voices of Emilio Baza and first vampire, Gabriel Knight: Blood of theSacred, Blood of the Damned, Sierra On-Line, 1999
Voices of Bugs Bunny, Pepe Le Pew, and Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes Racing, Infogrames Entertainment, 2000
Voices of Lehtinan, Lord Skarmaen, and Higgold, Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II--Shadows of Amn, 2000
Voices of Muttley and L'il Gruesome, Wacky Races, Infogrames Entertainment, 2000
Voice, Mad Dash Racing, Eidos Interactive, 2001
Voice of Bolok, Stupid Invaders, Ubi Soft Entertainment, 2001
Voice of Elmer Fudd, Taz Wanted, Infogrames, 2002
Voices, Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, 2002
Voices of Magus and Ptah, The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian(also known as The Scorpion King), Universal Interactive Studios, 2002
Voice, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (also known as Evil Dead 2 and Evil Dead V), THQ Inc., 2003
Voice, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, 2003
Voice of I-Ninja, I-Ninja, Namco Homotek, 2003
Voices of Nash and Zam, Crash Nitro Kart, VU Games, 2003
Voices of Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, and Dr. John Zoidberg, Futurama, 2003
Voices of deejay, soldiers, pilots, and prisoners, ShellShock: Nam '67, Eidos Interactive, 2004
WRITINGS
Film Music
Composer, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cinefantastique, October, 1995, pp. 100-101
PR Newswire, August 27, 1999

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