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).
In the 1998 American Remake of Godzilla Harry played New York anchor man Charles Caiman along with fellow simpsons co-stars Nancy Cartwright and Hank Azaria.
Characters
His characters include:
- Charles Montgomery Burns
- Ned Flanders
- Seymour Skinner
- Scratchy
- Rev. Lovejoy
- Dr. Hibbert
- Rainier Wolfcastle
- Lenny Leonard
- Waylon Smithers
- Otto Mann
- Kent Brockman
- Kang
- Eddie
- Jasper
- Mr. Largo
- Sanjay
- Dr. Marvin Monroe
- Jebediah Springfield
- Marty
- Herman
- Judge Roy Snyder
- Bill Clinton
- Mr. Bouvier
- Dr. J. Loren Pyror
- George Bush
- Nigel
- Maggie Simpson (using his Kang voice)
- President Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Freak Show Manager
- Guy who Doesn't Know if He's Sarcastic
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Pig Guy
- Al Gore
- John Travolta
- Bort (Man)
- Skull
- Kissing Cop
- Toll Booth Man
- Guard
- Zookeper
- Comedian
- Cameraman
- Phil the Alien
- Bank Owner
- Sailor
- Man on Video
- Regular Teacher
- Telegram Man
- Fat Prisoner
- Texan 1
- Texan 2
- Plastic Surgeon
- Man at Graduation
- Otto's Dad
- Man 1 in Future
- Man 3 at Gas Station
- Shelbyville Homer
- Hugh Jass
Credits
Starring
External links
- Official Website (includes contact information)
- Harry Shearer at the Internet Movie Database
- Harry Shearer at Wikipedia
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Starring | |||
Dan Castellaneta | Julie Kavner | Nancy Cartwright | Yeardley Smith | Hank Azaria | Harry Shearer | |||
Also Starring | |||
Pamela Hayden | Tress MacNeille | Maggie Roswell | Russi Taylor | Karl Wiedergott | Christopher Collins | Doris Grau | Jo Ann Harris | Marcia Mitzman Gaven | |||
Special Guest Voices | |||
Kelsey Grammer | Maurice LaMarche | Joe Mantegna | Marcia Wallace | Greg Berg | Albert Brooks | Phil Hartman | Jan Hooks | Jane Kaczmarek | Jon Lovitz | Frank Welker |