PJ West

Paige-Jaden "PJ" Radburn West (August 13, 1927-September 4, 1998; aged 71) was a American-born Scottish actor best known for his 1940s movie roles with Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra as a teen rebel group.

Early life
PJ West was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by a stay at home mother and a school teacher father with PJ being the only child. He loved playing outside, doing pinewood derbies in his room and hanging out with friends. He became friends with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman. They did movies together with director Lars Byron.

Acting Career (1942-1997)
One of their movies called High School Homecoming was a box office smash while other teen movies in the 1940s would not even come close to hitting that status. In 1955, he wrote some commercials for Wilkins Coffee for Jim Henson. In 1960, he starred in a horror movie called Zombie Greasers from Hell which is known to be the first splatter film, as well as survival horror film. His acting was nominated for a Academy Award for Best Actor. Zombie Greasers from Hell was the main target for Mystery Science Theater 3000, who thought it still held up. In 1964, he starred in two films, a thriller film called See You Real Soon and a sequel to Zombie Greasers from Hell. In 1967, he played Scott Andrews in the 1967 remake of House of Wax. In 1974, he went on hiatus from acting saying that "Mental health is more important to me". In 1980, he was casted as Mr. Ryan, a arcade manager of the 1980-1987 sitcom called Arcade Work. He was praised for the role as he was introduced to a bunch of young viewers. He won several Emmys from 1981 to 1985. In 1991, he debuted in voice acting for Super Mario World for a few minor roles, as well as star in the final Zombie Greasers from Hell film. In 1994, he starred in his final ever live action acting role of Mr. Ryan of the revival of Arcade Work that aired on NBC from 1994 to 1998. In 1996, he voiced Mr. Chill for a few Coca-Cola Christmas commercials. In 1997, he retired from acting all together, but would make a one-off return for a 1998 documentary called Autism Horse which is about Autism and the use of equine therapy.

Film

 * Greaser (1942): Sawyer Aries
 * Rebel Greed (1944): Eric Aries
 * High School Field Trip (1948): Eric Aries
 * High School Homecoming (1949): Eric Aries
 * Zero To Hero (1953): Hercules
 * Dream On: A Sports Documentary (1955, Narration): Himself
 * Zombie Greasers from Hell (1960): Thomas "Tom" Dalton
 * See You Real Soon (1964): Dr. Cyanide
 * Zombie Greasers from Hell 2: The Second Threat (1964): Thomas "Tom" Dalton
 * House of Wax (1967): Scott Andrews
 * Zombie Greasers from Hell 3: The Final Bite (1991): Thomas "Tom" Dalton
 * Autism Horse (1998, Narration, Posthumous Release): Himself

Television

 * Arcade Work (1980-1987): Mr. Ryan
 * Super Mario World (1991): Various Minor Roles
 * Arcade Work (1994-1998): Mr. Ryan

Personal life
PJ West resided in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1947 until his death in 1998, along with his wife, Playboy bunny Ronnie West, whom he married in 1946. They had four children together, two boys named Eric and Sam (born 1955 *died 2020* and 1963 *died 2005*) and two girls named Cara and Jamie (born 1960 *died 2000* and 1967 *age 56*). They had one Brindle mastiff named Elvis and a tamed black jaguar named Ray. Both of whom have passed due to old age. On top of that PJ also owned two water buffaloes, a goose, and some bald eagles

Death
In 1996, PJ was diagnosed with throat cancer. He spent months at his home going through recovery. In 1998, he was found unconscious in his room, he was rushed to the hospital, but it was too little too late. He had passed away from throat cancer complications. A funeral was held in his honor with his family members and his friends all attending.

Unreleased projects
In 2013, it was revealed by Stephen Hillenburg that PJ West was intended for the role of Eugene Krabs but was handed over to Clancy Brown due to his throat cancer.

In 1996 it was revealed that PJ West would direct a spin-off film series to Zombie Greasers from Hell called Hellevue which would be less like Dawn of the Dead and more Return of the Living Dead. The soundtrack would've featured the likes of Korn, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, Marilyn Manson, Metallica and Coal Chamber and would've seen a release of August 8, 1999.

In 1997, plans for a dramady/romance film called "My Yuri" were revealed. This film would've seen PJ West's character Yuri trying to find love in the fictitious town of Argos, Wisconsin despite the fact he's a hateful android. This would've seen a release on September 11, 2001, however was scrapped following PJ West's death.

In 2011, it was revealed that Bob Boyle offered PJ West the future role of Stu for Wow Wow Wubbzy but was turned down by PJ with him saying "I don't do shit like that you bastard"