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Billy West

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Billy West
West on a panel for Futurama at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
William Richard Werstine

(1952-04-16) April 16, 1952 (age 72)[1]
Occupation(s)Voice actor, musician, singer, songwriter
Years active1980–present
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Websitewww.billywest.com

William Richard Werstine (better known as Billy West)[2][3][4] (born April 16, 1952)[1] is an American voice actor, musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his voice roles as Professor Hubert Farnsworth, and Dr. John Zoidberg in Futurama and D in Alphablocks. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.[5][6][7] West is divorced from his wife Violet Werstine (known as Violet West).

Selected filmography

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Film and television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil Cecil Voice role
Animated series
1991-1994 Doug Doug Funnie (1991–1994)
Porkchop
Roger Klotz (1991–1994)
Voice role
Animated series
1991-1996 The Ren & Stimpy Show Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat
Ren Höek (1993–1996)
Mr. Horse (1993–1996)
Voice role
Animated series
1994 The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show France Bug Voice role
Animated series
1996 Earthworm Jim Additional voices Voice role
Animated series
1996-2003 Dexter's Laboratory Additional voices Voice role
Animated series
1996 Joe's Apartment Ralph Roach Voice role
Live action film
1996 Space Jam Bugs Bunny
Elmer Fudd
Voice role
Live action/animated film
1997 The Wacky World of Tex Avery Tex Avery
Freddie the Fly
Sagebrush Sid
Voice role
Animated series
1997 Cow and Chicken Additional voices Voice role
Animated series
1997-2000 I Am Weasel Additional voices Voice role
Animated series
1997 Project G.e.e.K.e.R. GeeKeR Voice role
Animated series
1997 The Weird Al Show Show announcer
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Voice role
Television series
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Slimer
Mayor McShane
Voice role
Animated series
1997 Space Goofs Additional voices Voice role
Animated series
1997 King of the Hill Mr. Holloway Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "The Company Man"
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Norville "Shaggy" Rogers Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
1998-1999 Mad Jack the Pirate Snuk
Jon LeFeet
additional voices
Voice role
Animated series
1998-1999 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Voice role
Animated series
1998-2000 Histeria! Chit Chatterson
Bugs Bunny
Elmer Fudd
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
1998–2000 Voltron: The Third Dimension Pidge Voice role
Animated show
1998-2005 The Powerpuff Girls Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
1998-2005 CatDog Rancid Rabbit
Mr Sunshine
Randolph Grant
Voice role
Animated series
1999 Queer Duck Bi-Polar Bear
Other characters
Voice role
Animated series
1999 Detention Emmitt Roswell
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer Mr. Eskimo Voice role
Animated television film
1999 Rayman: The Animated Series Rayman Voice role
Animated series
1999 Dilbert Marketing Guy
Additional voices
Voice role
Animated series
1999-2002 The New Woody Woodpecker Show Woody Woodpecker
Wally Walrus
Smedley
Doug Knutts
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
1999-2013 Futurama Philip J. Fry
Professor Farnsworth
Dr. Zoidberg
Zapp Brannigan
Richard Nixon
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
2000 Baby Felix Felix the Cat
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
2000 Poochini's Yard Poochini
Walter White
Mr. Garvey
Lockjaw
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
2001 Horrible Histories Stitch
Narrator
various
Voice role
Animated series
2001 The Oblongs George Klimer
Anita Bidet
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
2001 Totally Spies! Lester Crawley Voice role
Animated series
2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Various characters Voice role
Animated film
2001 Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring Freddie Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2002 Jackie Chan Adventures Monkey King Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Monkey a Go-Go"
2002 Crank Yankers Confucious
Moo Shu
Voice role
2002 Ozzy & Drix Muscle Cell Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Reflex"
2002-2007 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Sam
Additional voices
Voice role
Animated series
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Elmer Fudd
Peter Lorre
Voice role
Live action/animated film
2003 Duck Dodgers Mother Fudd Voice role
Animated series
2003-2009 My Life as a Teenage Robot Principal Razinski
Additional characters
Voice role
Animated series
2004 Justice League Unlimited Skeets Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "The Greatest Story Never Told"
2004 Comic Book: The Movie Leo Matuzik Live action role
Direct-to-video
2004 Garfield: The Movie Dog Voice role
2004 Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy Popeye
Pappy
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Computer-animated film
2004
2006
Codename: Kids Next Door Numbuh 13 Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Operation M.A.C.A.R.R.O.N.I."
Episode: "Operation I.T."
2004-2006 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2004-2009 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2005 Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars Major Biff Buzzard
King Thingg
Gardener#2
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2005 The Proud Family Movie Board Member
Cab Driver
Voice role
Animated television film
2005 Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry Biff Buzzard
President of Hollywood
Squirty
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2005 Camp Lazlo Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2005 The Buzz on Maggie Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2005 The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2005-2007 Loonatics Unleashed Electro J. Fudd
Sagittarius Stomper
Voice role
Animated series
2006 Curious George Manager Voice role
Animated film
2006-2007 Drawn Together Stimpy
Popeye
Mall Security Guard
Denzel Washington
The Lion in The Puddle
Voice role
Animated series
2006 Queer Duck: The Movie Bi-Polar Bear Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2006 Zombie College Skully
Graham
Voice role
Web series
2006 Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas Bugs Bunny
Elmer Fudd
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2006-2007 Squirrel Boy Kyle Finster Voice role
Animated series
2007 Chowder Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2007 TMNT Anchorman
Jersey Devil
Various characters
Voice role
Animated film
2007 Futurama: Bender's Big Score Philip J. Fry
Professor Farnsworth
Dr. Zoidberg
Zapp Brannigan
Richard Nixon
Additional characters
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2007-2009 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Dr. Hunk
Anderson Pooper
George W. Bush
Franz Nerdlinger
Log Cabin Tom
Various characters
Voice role
Animated series
2008 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2008 The Mighty B! Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2008 Random! Cartoons Finster #1
Pilot #1
Johnny Space Guy
Space Thug
Moobeard
Voice role
Animated series
2008 Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs Philip J. Fry
Professor Farnsworth
Dr. Zoidberg
Zapp Brannigan
Richard Nixon
Additional characters
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2008 Futurama: Bender's Game Philip J. Fry
Professor Farnsworth
Dr. Zoidberg
Additional characters
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2009 Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder Philip J. Fry
Professor Farnsworth
Dr. Zoidberg
Zapp Brannigan
Leo Wong
Richard Nixon
Additional characters
Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2009-2012 Jungle Junction Ellyvan Voice role
Animated series
2010 Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes Tom Direct-to-video
Animated film
2010 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2010 T.U.F.F. Puppy Additional characters Voice role
Animated series
2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Gunther Gator Voice role
Animated series
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Mr. Vernon Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Camp"
2011 Mongo Wrestling Alliance[8] Various Voice role
Animated series
2011 Eric Kaplan's Sketch World Additional voices Voice role
Web series
2011 Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz Tom (uncredited) Voice role
Direct-to-video
Animated film
2011-2014 The Looney Tunes Show Elmer Fudd Voice role
Animated series
2012 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Cranberry Voice role
Animated series
2013 Ultimate Spider-Man Rocket Raccoon Voice role
Animated series
2013 I Know That Voice Himself Documentary
2014 The Simpsons Philip J. Fry
Professor Farnsworth
Dr. Zoidberg
Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Simpsorama"
2014 Mixels Lunk, Gobba, Balk Voice role
Animated series
2014 Adventure Time Goose, Dr. Erik Adamkinson, Mayor Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Everything's Jake"
2014 Turbo FAST Fleagor, Mosquito, Adolfo, Waterbug Voice role
Animated series
2014 TripTank Sextus Scribonus Voice role
Animated series
Episode: "Ahhh, Serenity"
2014–present The 7D Bashful Voice role
Animated series
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Seagull Voice role
Animated film
2015 Pixels Additional video game characters Voice role
Live-action film
2018 Return of Ed Edd n Eddy (2018/2020 TV Series) Eddy Voice role
Animated series
2022-present Regular Show “Adult Party Cartoon” Muscle Man, Low Five Ghost Voice role
Animated series

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Billy West • the Whole Story".
  2. 1970 Roslindale High School Year Book
  3. "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Registration for Billy Bastard by William R. Werstine a/k/a Billy West". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  4. "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Second Registration for Billy Bastard by William R. Werstine a/k/a Billy West". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  5. "Billy West: The Many (Cartoon) Voices In His Head". NPR. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  6. "Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life". Wikinews. 13 February 2008.
  7. "Billy West, Ren, Stimpy, and Geekza". Retrieved 2008-07-06.[permanent dead link]
  8. "Mongo Wrestling Alliance on AdultSwim.com". AdultSwim.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

Other websites

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