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Harry Shearer

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2.8

  • 1943 - Present Day

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

Birthday: 1943-12-23

Born At: Los Angeles, California, USA

Casted In:

The Simpsons Movie
35
The Fisher King
177
Godzilla
929
Wayne's World 2
8873
My Best Friend's Wedding
8874
The Right Stuff
9549
Chicken Little
9982
This Is Spinal Tap
11031
Small Soldiers
11551
Oscar
11890
My Stepmother is an Alien
12120
A Mighty Wind
13370
Almost Heroes
14342
For Your Consideration
14799
Speechless
15128
The Aristocrats
15258
Dick
16406
Pure Luck
19065
Animalympics
19247
The Egyptian
24973
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
33472
The Truman Show
37165
Loose Shoes
44805
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
53905
Plain Clothes
55728
Haunted Castle
58904
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
67627
The Return of Spinal Tap
67872
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
70725
American Raspberry
77161
Blood and Concrete
78320
Encounter in the Third Dimension
103488
Cracking Up
110533
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
126005
Teddy Bears' Picnic
184835
Portrait of a White Marriage
279738
Hometown Boy Makes Good
283341
Flicks
291650
Mascots
368993
Down and Out with Donald Duck
377471
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous
392183
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
435074
The Simpsons - Christmas
464779
The Simpsons Movie 2
576659

Crewed In:

This Is Spinal Tap
11031
Club Paradise
26555
Real Life
33250
The Big Uneasy
45906
The Return of Spinal Tap
67872
Teddy Bears' Picnic
184835
The History of White People in America
272114
Portrait of a White Marriage
279738
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