Harry Shearer
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1943-12-23 (80 years old)
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA
Harry Shearer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director. He is known for his long-running role on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor, appearing in The Jack Benny Program, as well as the 1953 films Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and The Robe. In 1957, Shearer played the precursor to the Eddie Haskell character in the pilot episode for the television series Leave It to Beaver, but his parents decided not to let him continue in the role so that he could have a normal childhood. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the break up of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life with Albert Brooks and started writing for Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night. In August 1979, Shearer was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live. Shearer describes his experience on the show as a "living hell" and he did not get along well with the other writers and cast members. He left the show in 1980. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, a satirical rockumentary about a band called Spinal Tap. Shearer portrayed Derek Smalls, the bassist, and Michael McKean and Christopher Guest played the other two members. The film became a cult hit and the band has since released several albums and played several concerts. While promoting the film, Shearer was offered the chance to return to Saturday Night Live. He accepted, but left the show for good in January 1985 after just three months into the season. Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show on Santa Monica's NPR-affiliated radio station, KCRW. The program, a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy, is carried on many public radio stations throughout the United States. In 1989, Shearer became a part of the cast of The Simpsons. He was initially reluctant because he thought the recording sessions would be too much trouble. He felt voice acting was "not a lot of fun" because traditionally, voice actors record their parts separately. He provides voices for numerous characters, including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Principal Skinner, Otto Mann and Rainier Wolfcastle. Shearer has been vocal about what he perceives as the show's declining quality. In 2004, he said "I rate the last three seasons as among the worst." Shearer also directed the 2002 film Teddy Bears' Picnic and appeared in several films, including A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration and Godzilla. Shearer has written three books, Man Bites Town, It's the Stupidity, Stupid, and Not Enough Indians. He has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993. He has received several Primetime Emmy Award and Grammy Award nominations and in 2008 it was announced that Shearer would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the radio category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Actor
as Derek Smalls
as Self - Panellist
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
as Himself
as Self
as Gene
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
as Sean Boykin/Agent
as Self
as Competition Announcer (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Panellist
as Caress Moscowitz
as Derek Smalls
as Derek Smalls
as Marc Gavin
as Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Victor Allan Miller
as Self
as Promo Announcer
as Dog Announcer (voice)
as Self
as Derek Smalls
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
as Self
as Mark Shubb
as Self
as Joey Lavin
as Self
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
as Self – Comedian
as The General (voice)
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
as Derek Smalls
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
as G. Gordon Liddy
as Narrator (voice)
as Derek Smalls
as Self
as Punch-It (voice)
as Mike Michaelson
as Narrator (voice)
as Charles Caiman
as Mike Michaelson
as Principal Peskin
as Jonathan P.E. Rice
as Louis Faraday
as Self
as Larry Fenwick
as Self
as Radio announcer (uncredited)
as Mr. Blackwell
as Chuck
as Announcer
as Audience Research Captain
as Dr. Baldharar
as John Smythe
as Ted Layton
as Handsome Dan
as Self - Guest
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb
as Derek Smalls
as Newsreel Announcer
as Fairy 3
as Derek Smalls
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
as Sammy Rhodes
as Monosoff
as Guido Finucci
as Narrator (voice)
as Principal Skinner (voice)
as Radio Announcer (voice)
as (voice)
as himself
as Steve
as Mr. Burns
as Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)
as Carl Sagan (voice)
as Al Silvers
as Simon Feck
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]
as Gordon Huyck
as George Bush (voice)
as Derek Smalls
as NASA Recruiter
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
as Jack Savage
as Bernie Wepner
as Keen Hacksaw (voice)
as Derek Smalls
as Murray Sports
as Jeffrey Marx
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Trucker's Friend
as Hippy
as Dr. Jerry Shuster
as Street Kid
as Boy
as David (uncredited)
as Second Boy (uncredited)
as Timmy
as Johnny
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Lyricist
as Writer
as Writer
as Story
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Sound
as Music Supervisor
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
Creator
as Creator