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[[Image:Rainer.jpg|222px]] '''Rainier Wolfcastle''' (Voiced by [[Harry Shearer]]) is an Austrian actor who has appeared in the [[McBain]] series.  He began his career at a young age appearing in a bratwurst commercial for [[Fritz Schnackenpfefferhausen]].  When he became famous he started a Restraunt called [[Planet Hype]] with [[Wikipedia:Chuck Norris|Chuck Norris]], Johnny Carson's third wife and the [[Wikipedia:Russian Mafia|Russian Mafia]].
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{{In-universe}}
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{{Character
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|name = Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle
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|image = [[File:Rainier Wolfcastle.png]]
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|gender = {{Male}}
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|hair = Blond
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|age =
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|status = Alive
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|job = Actor
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|relatives = '''Ex-wife:''' [[Maria Quimby]] and others<br>'''Daughter:''' [[Greta Wolfcastle]]<br>'''Son:''' [[Dieter Wolfcastle]]
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|appearance = "[[The Way We Was]]"
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|voiced by = [[Harry Shearer]]
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}}
  
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== Profile ==
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'''Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle''' is an Austrian-accented, musclebound action movie star. Wolfcastle is a veteran of many action movies, most notably the [[McBain]] series. Wolfcastle began his acting career as early as childhood in [[Austria]], appearing on long TV commercials advertising bratwurst. He owns a Ferrari F40 and a Hummer H1. He has one daughter, [[Greta Wolfcastle|Greta]].
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An Austrian-accented, musclebound actor, Wolfcastle is obviously based on Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is due not only to his physique, nationality and action-hero persona, but also to the facts that he is a Republican, that his ex-wife, who appeared in one episode, is named Maria (as in Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver), and that he was seen at a gathering of members of the [[Joe Quimby|Quimby]] family, who are obviously modeled after the Kennedy family.  
 
  
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Wolfcastle is a veteran of many violent action movies, most notably the '''[[List_of_fictional_characters_within_The_Simpsons#McBain|McBain]]''' series which '''does not''' correspond to a 1991 action movie of poor reviews by the same name which, however, did not feature Schwarzenegger. It is frequently suggested that his career is on the decline since a movie featuring a "magic ticket" similar to ''[[Last Action Hero]]''. He seems to battle frequently with [[obesity|weight problems]], though tries to pass it off as something he is doing for a role (referencing [[Robert DeNiro]]'s acting method, as in ''[[Raging Bull]],'' in which he packed on the pounds to play a [[boxing|boxer]] on the skids). His films seem to be critical failures, as [[Jay Sherman]] introduced Wolfcastle in an interview on his TV show as "star of the reprehensible McBain movies".[[Image:Mcbain.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
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== Biography ==
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Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton (in which he shoots Lipton after getting into character as McBain). He also was co-owner of a Planet Hollywood spoof, along with "[[Chuck Norris]], {{Ch|Johnny Carson}}'s third wife, and the Russian mafia".
  
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According to various ''Simpsons'' episodes, Wolfcastle began his acting career as a child in [[Austria]], appearing on painfully long [[television commercial]]s advertising [[bratwurst]]. At roughly the same time, he began experimenting with [[bodybuilding]], and his physique earned him a starring role in several [[gay]] [[pornography]] films, shelves of which were seen by [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] during one of Wolfcastle's debt-induced [[jumble sale]]s. He was also at one point the primary actor on advertisements for "PowerSauce Bars"; bars claiming to boost [[muscle]] growth, but which were in fact a mash of apple cores and Chinese newspapers.
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Apart from the McBain series, Wolfcastle also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie ''[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]''." His other films include Help, My Son is a Nerd; Mrs. Mom (movie based on a Marge Simpson script); [[Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada]]; [[I Shoot Your Face]] and [[I Shoot Your Face Again]]  
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Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the recall election of Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield Republican Party, along with Mr. Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, The Rich Texan, Count Dracula and Bob Dole. Wolfcastle has campaigned as Republican Mayoral candidate and as a supporter of Sideshow Bob for Mayor; However, he disagrees with his party on the issue of stem cell research (Schwarzenegger is noted as more socially liberal than a majority of Republican politicians on such issues).
  
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The character was originally referred to both within the show and by the production team as [[List of fictional characters within The Simpsons#McBain|McBain]], taken from the fictional franchise of action films the character appeared in of the same name. However, for a short time ''The Simpsons'' could not use the McBain name due to the fact that a [[McBain (film)|movie of the same name]] (unrelated to ''The Simpsons'' character) was released in [[1991]]. During this time, the movie's [[film producer|producers]] refused to give [[Twentieth Century Fox]] and [[Matt Groening|Matt Groening's]] production company clearance to use the "McBain" name, so the name of Rainier Wolfcastle was used to sidestep this. Later, the use of "McBain" as both Wolfcastle's alter-ego and continuing series of films returned to the show.
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He battles frequently with weight problems, though tries to pass it off as something he is doing for a role. His films are sometimes critical failures; [[Jay Sherman]] introduced Wolfcastle in an interview on his TV show as "star of the reprehensible McBain movies"
  
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The name "Wolfcastle" probably refers to the ''[[Castle Wolfenstein]]'' series of computer games (which are set in [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Germany]]). It may also relate to the German town [[Wolfsburg]] (which means ''Wolf's castle''), or even [[Wolfsschanze]] - (''wolf's lair''), [[Adolf Hitler]]'s Eastern Front headquarters. "Rainier" is a spelling variant of ''Rainer'', a common German given name. Also, "Rainier" is a common reference to [[Mount Rainier|Mt. Rainier]], a large [[volcano]] approximately halfway between [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] and [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. Most ''Simpsons'' character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland, the hometown of ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]].
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Wolfcastle began his acting career as a child in [[Austria]], appearing on long television commercials advertising bratwurst.<ref>"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"</ref> At roughly the same time, he began experimenting with bodybuilding, and his physique earned him a starring role in several gay pornography films, shelves of which were seen by [[Homer]] during one of Wolfcastle's debt-induced garage sales.<ref name="Strong Arms">"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"</ref> He was also the primary actor on advertisements for "PowerSauce Bars"; bars claiming to boost muscle growth, but which were in fact a mash of apple cores and Chinese newspapers.<ref>"[[King of the Hill]]"</ref>
  
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Rainier Wolfcastle has, in different ''Simpsons'' episodes, been a presenter at the [[Academy Awards]], a spokesperson for the Powersauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station [[KBBL]]'s contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with [[Krusty the Klown]] and [[Madeleine Albright]]), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' with [[James Lipton]] (in which he kills Lipton after getting into character as McBain).  He was married to Maria Quimby in the past (a reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger's marriage to Maria Shriver, a Kennedy), and his daughter [[Greta Wolfcastle|Greta]] dated [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] in one episode. Wolfcastle has also been seen attending meetings at [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] headquarters.  As mentioned before he began his acting career as a child in a commercial for Fritz Schnackenpfefferhausen-brand [[bratwurst]] in [[Austria]]. He also was co-owner of a [[Planet Hollywood]] spoof, along with "[[Chuck Norris]], [[Johnny Carson]]'s third wife, and the [[Russian mafia]]".
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Wolfcastle is friends with [[Cookie Kwan]], [[Duffman]] and [[Miss Springfield]].<ref>"[[Husbands and Knives]]"</ref>
  
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Apart from the ''McBain'' series, Wolfcastle also played [[Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode)|Radioactive Man]] in an ill-fated live-action movie version of that [[comic book]] series. This episode aired years before Schwarzenegger himself starred in ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', a critical and commercial failure.
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=== Jobs ===
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Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the [[PowerSauce]] energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station [[KBBL]]'s contest "How Low Will You Go]" (along with [[Krusty the Clown]] and [[Madeleine Albright]]), host of a short-lived talk show ("[[Up Late with McBain]]", which even Bart thought was horrible.), and a guest on ''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' with {{Ch|James Lipton}} (in which he kills Lipton after getting into character as McBain). His daughter [[Greta Wolfcastle|Greta]] dated [[Bart]].<ref name="Bart Wants">"[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]"</ref> He also was co-owner of [[Planet Springfield]], along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia". His turn-offs are nerds and being washed away in a tide of sulfuric acid.
  
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Although Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have [[Politics in The Simpsons|political ambitions]], as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the ''[[See Homer Run|recall election]]'' of Mayor [[Mayor Quimby|Diamond Joe Quimby]], he has not yet attempted to run for the governor's seat currently held by 15-season incumbent Mary Bailey.  This may have to do with his [[immigrant]] status, or his possibly scandal-ridden past. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} He is a member of the Springfield [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], which apparently only has 5 or 6 other members, including Burns, Krusty and Dr. Hibbert, and meet at Burns' creepy mansion.  
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Apart from the ''McBain'' movies, Wolfcastle has also played {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie ''[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]''."
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His biggest mystery is how obvious teutnophone can get away with playing an Irishman. Woflcastle also starred as Mrs. Mom. He claimed that he created this story but it was orgianally wrote by Marge Simpson. He once joined the army to make recruitment films, but was sent off to frontline infantry instead.
  
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There was also a hint that he may have [[anti-semitic]] or [[Neo-Nazi]] views, when [[Krusty the Clown]] said "I thought I was a self-hating [[Jew]], but it turns out that I'm just an [[anti-semite]]" and Wolfcastle responds "we have so much to discuss". Rainier may also be [[homophobic]], as evidenced by his accusing an entire audience of being homosexuals after they booed him for describing someone's outfit as making them "look like a homosexual". Wolfcastle has twice been seen campaigning for '''Mayor''' or campaigning for '''Sideshow Bob''' for '''Mayor'''.
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=== Filmography ===
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*{{ap|McBain|movie}}<ref>"[[The Way We Was]]"</ref>
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*[[McBain IV: Fatal Discharge]]<ref>"[[A Fish Called Selma]]"</ref>
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*[[McBain IV: Gunplay on Meatloaf Mountain]]<ref>''[[Milhouse the Man, Krusty in the Can, and the Great Springfield Frink-Out]]''</ref>
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*[[McBane VI]]<ref name="Blunderdome">"[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"</ref>
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*[[McBain XII]]<ref>''[[The Dickens You Say]]''</ref>
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*[[McBain XVI: McBain Goes Nuclear]]<ref>''[[The Simpson Family Circus]]''</ref>
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*[[McBain: Let's Get Silly]] (cost $80,000,000)<ref>"[[A Star Is Burns]]"</ref>
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*[[The Death of McBain]]<ref>''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Five)]]''</ref>
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*[[McBain The Musical!]]<ref>''[[The Day of the Mustache]]''</ref>
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*[[McBain: My Gun Is Bigger than Your Gun]]<ref>''[[Bart's Invisible!]]''</ref>
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*{{ap|Radioactive Man|film}}<ref>"[[Radioactive Man]]"</ref>
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*[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]<ref name="Strong Arms"/>
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*[[Mrs. Mom]] (movie based on a Marge Simpson script)<ref>"[[Homerazzi]]"</ref>
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*[[Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder">"[[Crook and Ladder]]"</ref>
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*[[I Shoot Your Face]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
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*[[I Shoot Your Face Again]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
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*[[Father of the Presi-bot]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
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*[[The Real Deal]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
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*[[Saving Irene Ryan]]<ref name="Blunderdome"/>
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*[[Nudist Camp Commandant]]<ref>"[[The Great Louse Detective]]"</ref>
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*[[The Incredible Shrinking McBain]]<ref name="Bart Wants"/>
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*[[Undercover Nerd]]<ref name="Bart Wants"/>
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*Help, My Son is a Nerd<ref>"[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]"</ref>
  
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In the episode, [[Homerazzi]], it is revealed that his middle name is [[Luftwaffe]].
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=== Politics ===
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Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the ''[[See Homer Run|recall election]]'' of Mayor [[Diamond Joe Quimby]]. He is a member of the inner circle of the [[Springfield Republican Party]], which meets at [[Springfield Republican Party Headquarters|their headquarters]], and includes himself, [[Mr. Burns]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Dr. Hibbert]], {{ap|Count Dracula|Republican}} and [[Bob Dole]]. He drives a Humvee.
  
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==Filmography==
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== Non-canon ==
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*Bloodletter I
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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*Bloodletter III
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==== Default ====
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*Bloodletter IV
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/B-List Celebrities|Wolfcastle}}
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*License to Detonate
 
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*On the Fatherland's Secret Police
 
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*View to a Corpse
 
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*You Have the Right to Remain Dead
 
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*Saving Irene Ryan
 
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*Help, My Son Is A Nerd!
 
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*My Baby Is an Ugly Man
 
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*The Incredible Shrinking McBain
 
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*Nudist Camp Commandant
 
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*McBain I
 
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*McBain II
 
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*McBain III
 
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*McBain IV: Fatal Discharge
 
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*McBain: Let's Get Silly -Comedy
 
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*Under Cover Nerd
 
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*'Up Late with McBain'- Talk-Show
 
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*Radioactive Man (film cancelled)
 
  
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==Real Life==
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==== McBain ====
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Costumes|McBain}}
  
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Rainier Wolfcastle is based on Austrian actor and governor, [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]], who also started [[Wikipedia:Planet Hollywood|Planet Hollywood]] with [[Wikipedia:Sylvester Stalone|Sylvester Stalone]] and [[Wikipedia:Bruce Willis|Bruce Willis]]. Originally the characters real name was, McBain, until they found out that there was a [[Wikipedia:Mcbain(film)|movie by the same name]].
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== Trivia ==
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*Rainier Wolfcastle was managed by the [[slick manager]] of [[United Parasites]].<ref>"[[Yokel Hero]]"</ref>
  
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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{{Simpsons characters}}
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Wolfcastle is a parody of bodybuilder, actor and politician [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
  
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[[Category:Characters|Wolfcastle, Rainier]]
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The character was originally referred to both within the show and by the production team as [[McBain]], taken from the role he portrayed in the fictional action film franchise. However, for a short time, ''The Simpsons'' could not use the McBain name because a movie of the same name (unrelated to ''The Simpsons'' character) was released in [[1991]]. During this time, the movie's producers refused to give [[Twentieth Century Fox]] and [[Matt Groening|Matt Groening's]] production company clearance to use the "McBain" name, so the name of Rainier Wolfcastle was used to sidestep this. Later, the use of "McBain" as both Wolfcastle's alter-ego and continuing series of films returned to the show. He is an overpaid portrayer of action hero, McBain.
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Wolfcastle himself can be briefly seen during [[Russ Cargill]]'s speech in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. Arnold Schwarzenegger also appears in the movie as president, drawn almost exactly like Wolfcastle and voiced by Harry Shearer using the Wolfcastle voice. As previously stated; his country of origin is very likely Austria, like [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
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The name "Rainier" is a spelling variant of ''Rainer'', a common German given name. Also, "Rainier" is a common reference to Mt. Rainier, a large volcano within view of Seattle, Washington. Most ''Simpsons'' character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland, Oregon, the hometown of ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]]. His biggest theatricral stretch is playing Radioactive Man.
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He shares his middle name of {{W|Luftwaffe}} with the Air Force of Germany. Furthermore it is also possible that his family name is a reference to the popular video game {{W|Wolfenstein 3D}} and its sequel {{W|Return to Castle Wolfenstein}}.
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=== Foreign dubs ===
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*{{bon|The Purple Prose of Springfield|(mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|Fallen Flanders}}
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*{{bon|The Man With Two Wives}}
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Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle
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Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Blond
Occupation: Actor
Relatives: Ex-wife: Maria Quimby and others
Daughter: Greta Wolfcastle
Son: Dieter Wolfcastle
First appearance: "The Way We Was"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer
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Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle is an Austrian-accented, musclebound action movie star. Wolfcastle is a veteran of many action movies, most notably the McBain series. Wolfcastle began his acting career as early as childhood in Austria, appearing on long TV commercials advertising bratwurst. He owns a Ferrari F40 and a Hummer H1. He has one daughter, Greta.

Biography[edit]

Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton (in which he shoots Lipton after getting into character as McBain). He also was co-owner of a Planet Hollywood spoof, along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia".

Apart from the McBain series, Wolfcastle also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie My Baby is an Ugly Man." His other films include Help, My Son is a Nerd; Mrs. Mom (movie based on a Marge Simpson script); Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada; I Shoot Your Face and I Shoot Your Face Again Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the recall election of Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield Republican Party, along with Mr. Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, The Rich Texan, Count Dracula and Bob Dole. Wolfcastle has campaigned as Republican Mayoral candidate and as a supporter of Sideshow Bob for Mayor; However, he disagrees with his party on the issue of stem cell research (Schwarzenegger is noted as more socially liberal than a majority of Republican politicians on such issues).

He battles frequently with weight problems, though tries to pass it off as something he is doing for a role. His films are sometimes critical failures; Jay Sherman introduced Wolfcastle in an interview on his TV show as "star of the reprehensible McBain movies"

Wolfcastle began his acting career as a child in Austria, appearing on long television commercials advertising bratwurst.[1] At roughly the same time, he began experimenting with bodybuilding, and his physique earned him a starring role in several gay pornography films, shelves of which were seen by Homer during one of Wolfcastle's debt-induced garage sales.[2] He was also the primary actor on advertisements for "PowerSauce Bars"; bars claiming to boost muscle growth, but which were in fact a mash of apple cores and Chinese newspapers.[3]

Wolfcastle is friends with Cookie Kwan, Duffman and Miss Springfield.[4]

Jobs[edit]

Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go]" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), host of a short-lived talk show ("Up Late with McBain", which even Bart thought was horrible.), and a guest on Inside the Actor's Studio with James Lipton (in which he kills Lipton after getting into character as McBain). His daughter Greta dated Bart.[5] He also was co-owner of Planet Springfield, along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia". His turn-offs are nerds and being washed away in a tide of sulfuric acid.

Apart from the McBain movies, Wolfcastle has also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie My Baby is an Ugly Man." His biggest mystery is how obvious teutnophone can get away with playing an Irishman. Woflcastle also starred as Mrs. Mom. He claimed that he created this story but it was orgianally wrote by Marge Simpson. He once joined the army to make recruitment films, but was sent off to frontline infantry instead.

Filmography[edit]

Politics[edit]

Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the recall election of Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield Republican Party, which meets at their headquarters, and includes himself, Mr. Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, Count Dracula and Bob Dole. He drives a Humvee.

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Trivia[edit]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Wolfcastle is a parody of bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The character was originally referred to both within the show and by the production team as McBain, taken from the role he portrayed in the fictional action film franchise. However, for a short time, The Simpsons could not use the McBain name because a movie of the same name (unrelated to The Simpsons character) was released in 1991. During this time, the movie's producers refused to give Twentieth Century Fox and Matt Groening's production company clearance to use the "McBain" name, so the name of Rainier Wolfcastle was used to sidestep this. Later, the use of "McBain" as both Wolfcastle's alter-ego and continuing series of films returned to the show. He is an overpaid portrayer of action hero, McBain.

Wolfcastle himself can be briefly seen during Russ Cargill's speech in The Simpsons Movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger also appears in the movie as president, drawn almost exactly like Wolfcastle and voiced by Harry Shearer using the Wolfcastle voice. As previously stated; his country of origin is very likely Austria, like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The name "Rainier" is a spelling variant of Rainer, a common German given name. Also, "Rainier" is a common reference to Mt. Rainier, a large volcano within view of Seattle, Washington. Most Simpsons character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening. His biggest theatricral stretch is playing Radioactive Man.

He shares his middle name of Luftwaffe with the Air Force of Germany. Furthermore it is also possible that his family name is a reference to the popular video game Wolfenstein 3D and its sequel Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

Foreign dubs[edit]

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Appearances[edit]

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References[edit]

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  1. ↑ "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Strong Arms of the Ma"
  3. ↑ "King of the Hill"
  4. ↑ "Husbands and Knives"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Bart Wants What It Wants"
  6. ↑ "The Way We Was"
  7. ↑ "A Fish Called Selma"
  8. ↑ Milhouse the Man, Krusty in the Can, and the Great Springfield Frink-Out
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Beyond Blunderdome"
  10. ↑ The Dickens You Say
  11. ↑ The Simpson Family Circus
  12. ↑ "A Star Is Burns"
  13. ↑ The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Five)
  14. ↑ The Day of the Mustache
  15. ↑ Bart's Invisible!
  16. ↑ "Radioactive Man"
  17. ↑ "Homerazzi"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "Crook and Ladder"
  19. ↑ "The Great Louse Detective"
  20. ↑ "Krusty Gets Kancelled"
  21. ↑ "Yokel Hero"


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