West, Billy 1950–

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WEST, Billy 1950–

PERSONAL

Born April 16, 1950, in Detroit, MI; married; wife's name, Violet.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actor, voice artist, and musician. WBCN–Radio, Boston, MA, comedy writer, beginning 1980; WXRK–Radio, New York City, staff member, beginning 1989. Provided voices of celebrities for Hidden Celebrity Webcam at www.icebox.com; performed voice characterizations for television commercials. Billy West and the Grief Councilors (band), guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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 Ren and 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 known as 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 Woodpecker Show (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, beginning c. 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; provided the 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 War of the Cartoons (animated).

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Himself, I Love the 90s, VH1, 2004.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Stooges: The Men behind the Mayhem," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 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 Meat Funny 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; also known 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 the Hill (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 Adventures of 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 Life as 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 "Adult Party 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," My Life as a Teenage Robot (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003.

Himself, "The Breast Is Yet to Come," Family Business (also known as 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/Call Hating," 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 for The Fairly Odd-Parents (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 the Cartoon World, Survivor: Cartoon Cartoon vs. Nicktoons, Toons and Doom, and 24 Hours. Appeared in episodes of other series.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Work; 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), Warner Home Video, 2002.

Voice, Aero–Troopers: The Nemeclous Crusade (animated; also known as 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 short film), 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.