Bob West

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Bob West
Bob West GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019.jpg
West at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
Born
Robert Matthew West

(1956-06-25) June 25, 1956 (age 65)
Finleyville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationVoice actor, singer, graphic designer
Years active1986–present
Websitebobwest.com

Robert Matthew West (born June 25, 1956)[1] is an American voice actor and graphic designer, who is best known as the original voice of Barney in the PBS children's television series Barney & Friends.[2] West, a native of Pennsylvania, has also appeared in several Barney-related shows such as concert tours.

Career[]

West's first voice over job were the characters Jasper T. Jowls and Pasqually in the Chuck E. Cheese's animatronic stage show from 1986 to 1998.[3][4]

West became the voice of Barney in 1988, his first voice work as Barney was for the direct-to-video series Barney and the Backyard Gang. He went on and continued voicing Barney in the television series Barney & Friends and would reprise the role again in a 70 market radio show, on Multi-Platinum and Multi-Gold albums, Barney's Great Adventure, for CBS and NBC primetime specials, for touring performances, as a Daytime Emmy presenter, for toys, for educational games, and for "personal appearances". He also voiced interviews on The Today Show, LIVE! with Regis & Kathie Lee, Oprah, The Donahue Show, John & Leeza From Hollywood, Marilu, and appearances around the world.[3]

In 2000, he retired from voicing Barney, citing that he wanted "new challenges" with his life.[5] He was temporarily replaced from Barney by voice actor Duncan Brannan, who met him through their affiliation, and Tim Dever. In 2002, Dean Wendt replaced Brannan and Dever as the purple dinosaur's voice and Carey Stinson replaced David Joyner as the character's body performer. However, West's pre-recorded voice could still be heard in A Day in the Park with Barney at Universal Studios Florida until the attraction's closure in February 2021, as it was recorded in the mid 1990s. Some other archival recordings of his voice are still heard in some of HIT Entertainment's The Little Big Club live stage shows. West also reprised the voice for Barney in 2005 during the PBS Kids Sprout Launch.

West also provided voices for TV and radio ads for Pepsi, Bud Light (English and Spanish), Coors Light, Frito-Lay, KFC, Armour Meats, Circuit City, Texas Monthly Magazine, and Texas Lottery.[3]

Today, West now works as a graphic designer for film and television.[6]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Barney's Magical Musical Adventure Barney (voice) Direct-to-video
1997-1998 Barney In Outer Space
1998 Barney's Great Adventure [1]
1999 Barney's Night Before Christmas Television film[1]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1988–1991 Barney and the Backyard Gang Barney (voice) [1]
1992–2000 Barney & Friends [1]
1993 The Today Show

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Barney's Hide and Seek Barney [1]
1997 Fun on the Farm with Barney
Barney Under The Sea [7]
Barney Goes to the Circus
Barney's Fun on Imagination Island
2000 Magical Music
On Location All Around Town

Other work[]

Year Title Role Notes
1986–1998 Chuck E. Cheese's Jasper T. Jowls/Pasqually the Chef Animatronic stage show
1995–2021 A Day in the Park with Barney Barney (archive recordings) Theme park attraction
20?? Take 2 Interactive E3 video game demo voices Video game convention[3]

Commercials and Ads[]

Production staff[]

Year Title Position Notes
1997 Still Breathing Art director
1999 Thick as Thieves Graphic designer Uncredited
2000 Picking Up the Pieces Uncredited
2000 Thirteen Days Uncredited
2001 Jurassic Park III Uncredited
2003 Down with Love Uncredited
2003 The Italian Job Uncredited
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Uncredited
2005 Be Cool Uncredited
2005 Herbie Fully Loaded Uncredited
2005 House of the Dead 2 Uncredited
2006 10 Items or Less Uncredited
2006 Schools for Scoundrels Uncredited
2007 October Road Episode: "Pilot"; uncredited
2007 Hustle 2 episodes; uncredited
2009 Black Dynamite Uncredited
2009–2015 Community 34 episodes
2009 The Proposal Uncredited
2011 Hop Uncredited
2012 90210 2 episodes; uncredited
2013 Anatomy of Violence Uncredited
2014 Chef Uncredited
2014–2015 Castle 4 episodes
2015–2016 The Muppets 8 episodes
2016 The Sweet Life
2016 Aztec Warrior
2016–2019 Speechless 62 episodes
2017 Wish Upon
2017 Raised by Wolves TV movie
2017–2018 The Mick 20 episodes
2018 Three Rivers TV movie
2018–2020 Single Parents 18 episodes
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star Episode: "Yee-Haw"
Swimming with Sharks 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Bob West - 9 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  2. ^ Petit, Stephanie (June 8, 2017). "Barney Unmasked! Meet the Man Who 'Loved' Playing the Iconic Purple Dinosaur for a Decade". People. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d https://web.archive.org/web/20130827120027/http://www.bobwest.com/vo/resume.html
  4. ^ "Bob West". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ "CelebWorx Live Episode #12 With Bob West (The Original Voice of Barney the Dinosaur)". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ https://magazine.trinity.edu/trinity-magazine/fall-2018/bob-west
  7. ^ Barney Under The Sea Credits

External links[]

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