It’s All About the Voice – Exposing the People Dubbing Your Favorite Animated Characters

Billy West

Billy West real name is Williams Richard Werstine. West is an American voice actor, singer, songwriter, and a former radio personality. He was born on April 16, 1952, in Michigan. Billy West started his career in 1980 as a radio personality at WBCN in Boston and K-Rock Radio in New York City. In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles where he started his career as a voice actor and performer. His first ever voice role act was on the Nickelodeon cartoon Red & Stimpy show.

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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 10: Billy West attends the 2014 New York Comic Con – Day 2 at Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)

That same period, West also landed a job voicing on the Doug show. He is the voice of many Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd . Billy West also featured alongside John DiMaggio in Futurama where he voiced characters like Phillip J. Fry , Professor Farnsworth , and Dr. Zoidberg .

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