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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 the Dinosaur in 1988. His first voice work as Barney was for the direct-to-video pilot series Barney & the Backyard Gang . He continued voicing Barney in the television series Barney & Friends and the 1998 film Barney's Great Adventure , as well as live performances, toys, and music. In addition, West voiced Barney for appearances on radio shows, CBS and NBC primetime specials, the Daytime Emmy Awards, and several talk shows, such as The Today Show , Live with Regis & Kathie Lee , The Oprah Winfrey Show , 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, citing that he wanted "new challenges" with his life. [5] He was temporarily replaced by David Franks and Duncan Brannan, who met him through their affiliation with Chuck E. Cheese,[ citation needed ] then by Tim Dever (father of Kaitlyn Dever) and Dean Wendt.
However, West's 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. Archival recordings of West as Barney were also used in some of HIT Entertainment's The Little Big Club live stage shows until October 12, 2022.[ citation needed ]
West provided voices for TV and radio ads for Pepsi, Bud Light (in both English and Spanish), Coors Light, Frito-Lay, KFC, Armour Meats, Circuit City, Texas Monthly Magazine, and Texas Lottery. [3] He also worked as a creative director, writer, producer and director in various radio and television commercials. [1]
In 2022, West appeared in I Love You, You Hate Me , a Peacock documentary miniseries about the negative reactions to Barney. [6] [7]
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) | 8 episodes Video series [9] |
| 1992–2000 | Barney & Friends | 128 episodes [10] | |
| 2022 | I Love You, You Hate Me |
| 2 episodes Documentary miniseries |
| 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 | [11] | ||
| Barney Goes to the Circus | |||
| Barney's Fun on Imagination Island |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986–1998 | Chuck E. Cheese |
| Animatronic stage show [1] |
| 1995–2021 | A Day in the Park with Barney | Barney | Theme park attraction; archive recordings |
| 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 | |||
| 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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