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| Born | Robert Matthew West June 25, 1956 |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Website | bobwest |
Robert Matthew West (born June 25, 1956) is an American voice actor and graphic designer. [1] He is best known as the original voice of Barney in the PBS children's television series Barney & Friends . [2]
After graduating from Trinity University in San Antonio with an art degree, West began his voice acting career in 1979. [1]
In 1986, he was cast as the voices of Jasper T. Jowls and Pasqually in the Chuck E. Cheese's animatronic stage show, he voiced the characters for ten years until 1998. [1] [3] [4]
West became the voice of Barney in 1988, his first voice work as Barney was for the direct-to-video pilot series Barney & 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 (1998), 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 Phil Donahue Show , John & Leeza From Hollywood, Marilu, and appearances around the world. [3]
In 2001, he retired from voicing Barney after 13 years and was replaced by Tim Dever and Dean Wendt, citing that he wanted "new challenges" with his life. [5] He was temporarily replaced from Barney by two voice actor replacements David Franks, Duncan Brannan, who met him through their affiliation with Chuck E. Cheese’s. 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 due to his retirement. Some other archival recordings of his voice are still heard in some of HIT Entertainment's The Little Big Club live stage shows until October 12, 2022.
West appeared in the Peacock documentary sequel series I Love You, You Hate Me . [6] [7]
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]
West has also worked as a creative director, writer, producer and director in various radio and television commercials. [1]
West now works as a graphic designer for film and television. [8] [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Barney's Great Adventure | Barney (voice) | [9] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988–1991 | Barney & the Backyard Gang | Barney (voice) | Pilot series [9] |
| 1992–2000 | Barney & Friends | [9] | |
| 1993 | The Today Show | ||
| 2022 | I Love You, You Hate Me | Barney Himself | Sequel & docuseries |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Barney's Hide & Seek Game | Barney | [9] |
| 1997 | Fun on the Farm with Barney | ||
| Barney Under The Sea | [10] | ||
| Barney Goes to the Circus | |||
| Barney's Fun on Imagination Island |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986–1994, 1995-1998 | Chuck E. Cheese's | Jasper T. Jowls (1986-1994, 1996-1998), Mr. Munch (1995-1996), Pasqually P. Pieplate (1986-1994, 1995-1998) | Animatronic stage show [1] |
| 1995–2021 | A Day in the Park with Barney | Barney (archive recordings) | Theme park attraction |
| Year | Title | Position | Notes |
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| 1997 | Still Breathing | Art director | Film |
| 1999 | Thick as Thieves | Graphic designer | Uncredited |
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces | ||
| Thirteen Days | |||
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Uncredited [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | Uncredited | |
| The Italian Job | |||
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | ||
| 2005 | Be Cool | ||
| Herbie Fully Loaded | |||
| House of the Dead 2 | |||
| 2006 | 10 Items or Less | ||
| Schools for Scoundrels | |||
| 2007 | October Road | Episode: "Pilot"; uncredited | |
| Hustle | 2 episodes; uncredited | ||
| 2009 | Black Dynamite | Uncredited | |
| The Proposal | |||
| 2009–2015 | Community | 34 episodes | |
| 2011 | Hop | Uncredited | |
| 2012 | 90210 | 2 episodes; uncredited | |
| 2013 | Anatomy of Violence | Uncredited | |
| 2014 | Chef | ||
| 2014–2015 | Castle | 4 episodes | |
| 2015–2016 | The Muppets | 8 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Sweet Life | Film | |
| Aztec Warrior | Film | ||
| 2016–2019 | Speechless | 62 episodes | |
| 2017 | Wish Upon | Film | |
| 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" | |
| 2021 | The Rookie | 5 episodes | |
| 2022 | Swimming with Sharks | 6 episodes | |
| Love, Victor | Graphic artist | Episode: "You Up?" |
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