Harry Shearer

Harry Julius Shearer is a starring voice actor on The Simpsons. He provides the voices of many characters, among them Charles Montgomery Burns, Ned Flanders and Seymour Skinner -- to name only a few.

Biography
Harry Shearer began acting at the age of seven at the suggestion of his piano teacher-turned-agent. He made his film debut in the classic Abbott and Costello Go To Mars, and had a small role in the first Cinemascope movie The Robe.

He often appeared on The Jack Benny Show as well as GE Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and played the role of Eddie Haskell in the pilot episode of Leave It To Beaver.

Harry gained national recognition as one of the creators and stars of This Is Spinal Tap, where he portrayed heavy metalist Derek Smalls in the mock rockumentary.

Harry was a writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live for two seasons. His on-screen performance as a NASA recruitment official in The Right Stuff shows that he can also support a convincing "establishment" persona as well. Harry's other film work includes Oscar, The Fisher King, Wayne's World II, and Pure Luck.

His television work has included Politically Incorrect, Martin Mull's Portrait of a White Marriage, HBO Comedy Hour Live: The Magic of Live, Fernwood 2 Night, Ellen, Friends, Murphy Brown, LA Law and The News Hole for which he won an Ace Award for Best Game Show ('95).

Characters
His characters include: