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Dan Castellaneta

Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is the voice of Homer Simpson and many other recurring characters.

Appearances on The Simpsons

He provides the voice for many characters, most notably Homer, but also Abe, Barney, Groundskeeper Willie and Krusty. Castellaneta has also appeared as himself on The Simpsons twice and has also written some episodes along with his wife Deb Lacusta. These episodes are Gump Roast, The Ziff Who Came to Dinner, Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore, and Days of Wine and D'oh'ses. His name was mispronounced by Homer during the credits of Bart Star as "Castaneltela".

He also has the record for most character as his voice.

Appearances outside of The Simpsons

Castellaneta has done some live action acting on shows such as ALF and a couple of episodes of Fox's Married with Children. He appeared in Matt Groening's sister production Futurama as the Robot Devil. Dan Castellaneta also appeared in the James L. Brooks 1989 film War of the Roses as a man seeking a divorce, marking the first time Brooks and Castellaneta worked on a Gracie Films production aside from The Simpsons.

Education

A native of Chicago, he graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School and Northern Illinois University. After college, Castellaneta went on to work at Chicago's Second City, which he later recalled on Inside the Actors Studio as "a place that, if you're not funny going in, will train you on how to be funny when going out."

Family

He is married to writer Deb Lacusta. In an interview, Castellaneta says he never talks about the Simpsons at home, but has admitted on a couple of occasions that if his wife is making lunch he may remark "Mmm, sandwiches!", like Homer.

Home

He lives in Los Angeles where he occasionally performs alongside a branch of The Second City.

Musical career

Castellaneta has got a knack for music. He has composed and/or written three songs for The Simpsons, "They'll Never Stop the Simpsons," "Dancing Workers Song," and "The Gay Song". He also released two albums, Two Lips and I Am Not Homer. The former is an all music album while the latter is an all comedy album and contains the song "So Dumb (Homer's Lament)," which Castellaneta wrote and sang as Homer, Grampa, Groundskeeper Willie and Barney. Castellaneta also did all the singing when Homer had become an opera singer, which is uncommon as professional singers will often "step in" to sing for animated characters. Guest Placido Domingo had commented that Dan Castellaneta's opera singing had been remarkable.

Characters

• Homer Simpson
• Abe Simpson
• Krusty the Clown
• Groundskeeper Willie
• Barney Gumble
• Joe Quimby
• Itchy
• Sideshow Mel
• Kodos
• Louie
• Frankie the Squealer
• Hans Moleman
• Squeaky-Voiced Teen
• The Yes Guy
• Santa's Little Helper
• Snowball II
• Snowball V
• Lugash
• Charlie
• Freddie Quimby
• Professor Huntington
• Ozmodiar
• Poochie
• Gary
• Justin
• Capital City Goofball
• Blue-Haired Lawyer
• Kenny Loggins
• Baron Von Kiss-A-Lot
• Wino
• Rich Texan
• Sam
• Larry
• Gil Gunderson
• Roddy McDonut
• Lenin
• Mojo
• Ernie
• Rudy
• Postmaster Bill
• Cecil
• Marty
• Lance Murodok
• Fantastic Dan
• Don Castellaneta
• Alfred E. Neuman
• Jimmy the Carriage Driver
• Fernando Vidal
• Senor Ding Dong
• Jimmy the Snitch
• Artie Ziff
• Aristotle Amadoupolus (in Homer at the Bat)
• Arthur Miller
• Otis
• Angelo
• Paddy
• Ultrahouse 3000 (standard voice and Dennis Miller voice)
• Kozlov
• Pete
• Chief O'Hara
• Kaiser Wilhelm
• Rabbi Hyman Krustofski
• Devil
• Diego
• John Armstrong
• Mr. Teeny
• EPA Official
• Stage Manager
• Mayor's Aide
• Multi-Eyed Squirrel
• Panicky Man
• EPA Official
• Kissing Cop
• Bear
• Boy on Phone
• NSA Worker
• Officer
• Dinner Theater Actor
• Screamatorium Repair Guy
• Fan Man
• ?

With all these characters, one could say that Dan Castellaneta is the king of voices.

Image Gallery

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• Great Uncle Chet.jpg
• Seamus.jpg
• Gus.jpg
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• Jake the Barber.jpg
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Credits

External links

• Dan Castellaneta at the Internet Movie Database
• Dan Castellaneta at Wikipedia