Tag "Philip J. Fry"

10 Minutes with Billy West

July 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The versatile voice actor talks about his gig on Futurama and offers a few tips on making it in the toon business. Billy West must be one of the busiest voice actors in the animation business. The talented 62-year-old actor and musician, who is famous for playing Philip J. Fry, [...]

‘Futurama’ Season 7 Blasts Off in June

April 26, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Comedy Central is bringing back Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the Planet Express crew for a seventh adventurous season of the Emmy Award-winning series Futurama this summer! The two-episode premiere will launch on Wednesday, June 20 at 10 / 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Futurama was created by Matt Groening [...]

Woody Woodpecker Flies to the Big Screen

November 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Walter Lantz’ hyperactive animated bird Woody Woodpecker will be making his way to the bigscreen, thanks to Chris Meledandri and his team at Universal’s Illumination Entertainment. Screenwriters John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (Blades of Glory) are in talks to develop a story for a feature project, which will modernize the [...]

Cohen Spills the Beans on ‘Futurama’s’ New Season

June 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Since the new season of Futurama will kick off with two new episodes on Thursday, June 23, on Comedy Central, we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with the show’s brilliant exec producer and co-creator David X. Cohen to get the lowdown on what’s in store [...]