#091: Billy West - Stinking Thinking

Funny In Failure

Billy West is a radio personality, film, television and video game voice artist and a musician.

He has an insane voice acting career, where he’s voiced characters such as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan in Futurama, Stimpy in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in Space Jam, Sorcerio, The Jester, Mertz, Pops the Elf in Disenchantment, Doug in Doug, Shaggy in Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, Popeye in Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy, Woody in the New Woody the Woodpecker show and the red M&M in various commercials.

He’s also voiced various characters in Looney Tunes and the Tom and Jerry franchise, King of the Hill, I am Weasel, Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, CatDog, Family Guy, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Robot Chicken. Plus, so much more.

In this episode we chat about uncertainty, voice over acting, “being a freak”, abuse, mental health, challenges of our schooling system, gratitude and generosity, forgiveness, the AA program, rehab and sobriety, loving yourself, the power of music, negative thinking and tackling fear.

Check out Billy on:

• Twitter: thebillywest
• Facebook: thebillywest
• Website: www.billywest.com

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