Billy West Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up doing various voices and admiring the voice work of Mel Blanc
• Originally wanted to be a musician and was in several bands; has played guitar in concert for Roy Orbison and Brian Wilson
• Left the music world to try his hand at stand-up comedy and received the biggest laughs from doing impressions
• Worked as a voice talent for a Boston radio station on a morning show he produced called The Big Mattress
• Joined The Howard Stern Show in 1989
• Big break came in 1991 when he was cast as the title voice on Nickelodeon's Doug and as Stimpy on Ren & Stimpy
• Provided the voices of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in Space Jam
• Is best known for being the voice of Philip J
• Fry on Futurama
• Tours with his band Billy West and the Grief Counselors