Parodied celebrities

Many episodes of the FOX show The Simpsons feature parodies of celebrities. These are different from actual celebrity cameos since these people seem to have never actually appeared on The Simpson in a cameo role and the references are often satirical in nature.

Note: This list is not complete.

Parodied celebrities

 * George Herbert Walker Bush - In Two Bad Neighbors ex-president Bush moves in across the street from the Simpson family.


 * Gerald Ford - In Two Bad Neighbors ex-president Ford moves in to the house across the street from the Simpson family just vacated by George Herbert Walker Bush and finds out he and Homer have football, nachos and clumsiness in common.


 * Robert Frost - American poet Robert Frost appears on Krusty's show in "I Love Lisa" trying to read his poem "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" when Krusty dumps snow on him.


 * Bill Gates - The head of Microsoft shows up in Homer's house with two "associates" who promptly proceed to "buy out" Homer's Internet company by smashing everything.


 * HOMER
 * Hey, what the hell's going on!


 * GATES
 * Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks!


 * Howard Hughes – in "$pringfield" (Or "How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Legalized Gambling") Mr. Burns is living in the top of his casino a la Howard Hughes  where he becomes afraid of germs and builds his “Spruce Goose”.


 * Garrison Keillor – “ Marge On The Lam” Garrison Keillor is seen reading his monologue about "Badger Falls".


 * Mark Russell - In "Mr. Lisa Goes To Washington" there is a parody of famous political musician, Mark Russell playing “The Deficit Rag” and "The Trading Gap Shuffle"


 * Siegfried & Roy - Gunter and Ernst are a very familiar pair of tiger-tamers who actually get mauled by one of their tigers.


 * Arnold Schwarzenegger – is an ongoing character parody in the form of Rainier Wolfcastle, a.k.a. McBain


 * Elvira, Mistress of the Dark/Vampira - parodied in several episodes in the form of Booberella, a scantily-clad late-night horror movie hostess with abundant cleavage.


 * George Lucas - In Co-Dependent's Day the family met Randall Curtis creator of Cosmic Wars. An obvious parody of George Lucas.


 * John F. Kennedy (and other Kennedys) - Mayor Joe Quimby exhibits many Kennedyesque traits, from a wealthy upbringing, to an allegiance with the Democratic Party, to a penchant for womanizing, to a Massachusetts accent.


 * Steven Spielberg - In A Star is Burns Mr Burns hires Señor Spielbergo a Mexican Director after not being able to get Spielberg, he describes him as his 'non-union Mexican equivalent'.


 * Mike Tyson - The boxer Drederick Tatum is a clear parody of Tyson, he has appeared in several different episodes.


 * Raffi (musician) - In Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays a children singer Roofi is an obvious parody of Raffi.