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My Take
Billy West is the kind of artist I'll always champion: the invisible virtuoso. A Berklee-trained musician out of Detroit, he became one of animation's great voices, conjuring Bugs Bunny, Ren and Stimpy, Doug, and a whole roster of Futurama characters from a single throat. The technical control required to inhabit that many distinct personalities is genuinely staggering, closer to craftsmanship than performance. He came up through radio and comedy, but it's the voice work that floors me. Audiences who never learn his face have still heard him countless times, and I think that quiet ubiquity deserves real reverence.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Billy West
- Name (Japanese)
- ビリー・ウェスト
- Reading
- びりー・うぇすと
- Born
- April 16, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / radio personality / podcaster / comedian / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Berklee College of Music
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.billywest.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
Frequently asked questions
When was Billy West born?
Born April 16, 1952 (age 74).
Where is Billy West from?
Billy West is from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What does Billy West do?
Billy West works as voice actor, radio personality, podcaster, comedian, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.