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person_profile-Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer Age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Harry Shearer

Date of Birth:

Dec 23, 1943

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Harry Shearer

    ​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.

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Harry Shearer

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Filmography of

Harry Shearer

Found 82 Movies in total

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Mr. Burns (voice) ( Actor )

... 2024

... 2024

... 2023

... 2020

... 2019

Satan & Adam

Self ( Actor )

... 2018

Father Figures

Gene ( Actor )

... 2017

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice) ( Actor )

... 2017

XTC: This Is Pop

Self ( Actor )

... 2017

Love & Taxes

Sean Boykin/Agent ( Actor )

... 2017

Mascots

Competition Announcer (voice) ( Actor )

... 2016

The Last Laugh

Self ( Actor )

... 2016

The Clown

Self ( Actor )

... 2016

... 2012

My Suicide

Caress Moscowitz ( Actor )

... 2011

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

Derek Smalls ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2007

The Simpsons Movie

Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger ( Actor )

... 2007

Fired!

Self ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2007

For Your Consideration

Victor Allan Miller ( Actor )

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

Chicken Little

Dog Announcer (voice) ( Actor )

... 2005

The Aristocrats

Self ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2004

... 2004

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice) ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2003

... 2003

A Mighty Wind

Mark Shubb ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2002

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Joey Lavin ( Actor )

Writer

... 2002

CyberWorld

Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice) ( Actor )

... 2000

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1999

Dick

G. Gordon Liddy ( Actor )

... 1999

Encounter in the Third Dimension

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

Small Soldiers

Punch-It (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

The Truman Show

Mike Michaelson ( Actor )

... 1998

Almost Heroes

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

Godzilla

Charles Caiman ( Actor )

... 1998

My Best Friend's Wedding

Jonathan P.E. Rice ( Actor )

... 1997

Casper

Radio announcer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1995

Speechless

Chuck ( Actor )

... 1994

Little Giants

Announcer ( Actor )

... 1994

I'll Do Anything

Audience Research Captain ( Actor )

... 1994

Wayne's World 2

Handsome Dan ( Actor )

... 1993

The Return of Spinal Tap

Derek Smalls ( Actor )

Writer

... 1992

... 1992

A League of Their Own

Newsreel Announcer ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1992

Amnesty International's Big 30

Derek Smalls ( Actor )

... 1991

The Fisher King

Ben Starr ( Actor )

... 1991

Blood and Concrete

Sammy Rhodes ( Actor )

... 1991

Pure Luck

Monosoff ( Actor )

... 1991

Oscar

Guido Finucci ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1990

My Stepmother Is an Alien

Carl Sagan (voice) ( Actor )

... 1988

Portrait of a White Marriage

Al Silvers ( Actor )

Director

... 1988

Plain Clothes

Simon Feck ( Actor )

... 1988

Down and Out with Donald Duck

Additional Voices (voice) ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1986

... 1985

This Is Spinal Tap

Derek Smalls ( Actor )

Writer

... 1984

The Right Stuff

NASA Recruiter ( Actor )

... 1983

Flicks

Narrator ( Actor )

... 1983

The Million Dollar Infield

Jack Savage ( Actor )

... 1982

... 1981

One Trick Pony

Bernie Wepner ( Actor )

... 1980

Animalympics

Keen Hacksaw (voice) ( Actor )

... 1980

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Murray Sports ( Actor )

... 1979

The Concorde... Airport '79

Jeffrey Marx ( Actor )

... 1979

Real Life

Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer ( Actor )

Writer

... 1979

Loose Shoes

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1978

American Raspberry

Trucker's Friend ( Actor )

... 1977

... 1977

... 1976

The Egyptian

Boy ( Actor )

... 1954

The Robe

David (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Second Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953