William Richard "Billy" West (born April 16, 1952) is an American voice actor, comedian, singer, musician, songwriter and former radio prsonality. He is known for his voice roles as Bender, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, and Dr. John Zoidberg in "Futurama", Jake the Dog in Adventure Time and D in Alphablocks. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. West is divorced from his wife Violet West.