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name: "Billy Eichner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/billy-eichner"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 September 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:36.590262+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Billy Eichner

Actor. Born 18 September 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 September 1978, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** William John Eichner

## Biography

Billy Eichner is an American actor, comedian and writer. He created, starred in and executive produced the comedy game show *Billy on the Street*, which aired on Fuse and truTV from 2011 to 2017.

Eichner was born on 18 September 1978 in New York City and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He studied theatre at Northwestern University and performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York.

He is known for voice roles including Timon in *The Lion King* (2019) and *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), as well as appearances in *Parks and Recreation* (2013–2015) and *American Horror Story* (2017–2018).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Fi1m 57, as Timon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016), Actor

## Also known for

- *The Lion King* (2019), Timon (voice)
- *American Horror Story* (2011), Tex Watson, Harrison Wilton, Brock, Mutt Nutter
- *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), Oliver Studebaker
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), New York Reporter (voice)
- *What Happens in Vegas* (2008), Band Leader
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Craig, Craig Middlebrooks
- *New Girl* (2011), Barry
- *Bob's Burgers* (2011), Mr. Ambrose (voice)

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