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| − | '''Hank Azaria''' (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and producer. He voices [[Moe Szyslak]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] and numerous other characters on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]''. | + | '''Hank Azaria''' (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and producer. He voices [[Moe Szyslak]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], [[Comic Book Guy]] and numerous other characters on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]''. |
== ''The Simpsons'' == | == ''The Simpsons'' == | ||
| − | He is most famous for his voice work on ''The Simpsons''. He joined the show aged 25, having previously performed only one voice over as an animated dog in the Fox pilot ''Hollywood Dog''. The first voice he performed was that of town bartender [[Moe Szyslak]], redubbing [[Christopher Collins]] who had voiced the character in the original track. Having known him from the failed pilot, casting director [[Bonnie Pietila]] called Azaria and asked to audition for the voice of Moe. At the time he was doing a play, in which he performed the role of a drug dealer, basing his voice on {{W|Al Pacino}} in ''{{W|Dog Day Afternoon}}''. He used that voice in the audition, and was told by [[Matt Groening]] and [[Sam Simon]] to make it more gravelly, with it becoming the voice of Moe. Groening and Simon thought it was perfect and took Azaria over to the Fox recording studio. Before he had even seen a script, he recorded several lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".<ref name=freshair>Azaria, Hank interview with Terry Gross. ''Fresh Air''. National Public Radio, WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, 2004-12-06}}</ref><ref name=barber>{{cite video |people=Azaria, Hank |date=2004 |title=The Simpsons The Complete Fifth Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"|medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Azaria did not expect to hear from the show again but they continued to call him back, first to perform the voice of [[Chief Wiggum]], and then [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], until eventually during the [[Season 2|second season]] he was doing numerous voices. At that point he was given a contract and made a permanent member of the cast and has remained ever since.<ref name=freshair/> | + | He is most famous for his voice work on ''The Simpsons''. He joined the show aged 25, having previously performed only one voice over as an animated dog in the Fox pilot ''Hollywood Dog''. The first voice he performed was that of town bartender [[Moe Szyslak]], redubbing [[Christopher Collins]] who had voiced the character in the original track. Having known him from the failed pilot, casting director [[Bonnie Pietila]] called Azaria and asked to audition for the voice of Moe. At the time he was doing a play, in which he performed the role of a drug dealer, basing his voice on {{W|Al Pacino}} in ''{{W|Dog Day Afternoon}}''. He used that voice in the audition, and was told by [[Matt Groening]] and [[Sam Simon]] to make it more gravelly, with it becoming the voice of Moe. Groening and Simon thought it was perfect and took Azaria over to the Fox recording studio. Before he had even seen a script, he recorded several lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".<ref name=freshair>Azaria, Hank interview with Terry Gross. ''Fresh Air''. National Public Radio, WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, 2004-12-06}}</ref><ref name=barber>{{cite video |people=Azaria, Hank |date=2004 |title=The Simpsons The Complete Fifth Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"|medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Azaria did not expect to hear from the show again but they continued to call him back, first to perform the voice of [[Chief Wiggum]], and then [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], until eventually during the [[Season 2|second season]] he was doing numerous voices. At that point he was given a contract and made a permanent member of the cast and has remained ever since.<ref name=freshair/> |
He also voices [[Carl Carlson]] (until the end of [[Season 31]]), [[Comic Book Guy]], [[Lou]], [[Dr. Nick]], [[Snake]], [[Professor Frink]], [[Horatio McCallister]], [[Raphael]], [[Superintendent Chalmers]], [[Cletus Spuckler]], [[Kirk Van Houten]] and others. | He also voices [[Carl Carlson]] (until the end of [[Season 31]]), [[Comic Book Guy]], [[Lou]], [[Dr. Nick]], [[Snake]], [[Professor Frink]], [[Horatio McCallister]], [[Raphael]], [[Superintendent Chalmers]], [[Cletus Spuckler]], [[Kirk Van Houten]] and others. | ||
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*Azaria based his performance for [[Frank Grimes]] on actor {{W|William H. Macy}}. He counts Grimes as the hardest, most emotional performance he has ever had to give in the history of ''The Simpsons''.<ref name=enemy>{{cite video|people=Azaria, Hank|date=2006|title=The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[Homer's Enemy]]"|medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> | *Azaria based his performance for [[Frank Grimes]] on actor {{W|William H. Macy}}. He counts Grimes as the hardest, most emotional performance he has ever had to give in the history of ''The Simpsons''.<ref name=enemy>{{cite video|people=Azaria, Hank|date=2006|title=The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[Homer's Enemy]]"|medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == Awards == |
| − | + | {{Table|width=65%|align=left| | |
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| + | {{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance}}|6}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 1998"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|N/A<br>{{small|for [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|'''Won'''|3}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2001]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2001"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Worst Episode Ever]]"<br>{{small|for [[Comic Book Guy]], [[Apu]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Lou]], [[Chief Wiggum]] and [[Moe Szyslak]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2003]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2003"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Moe Baby Blues]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe Szyslak]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Apu]], [[Johnny Tightlips]], [[Bumblebee Man]] and [[Cletus]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2009]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2009"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe Szyslak]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|Nominated|3}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2010]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2010"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Moe Letter Blues]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe Szyslak]] and [[Apu]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2012]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2012"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe]], [[Duffman]], [[Mexican Duffman]], [[Carl]], [[Comic Book Guy]], and [[Chief Wiggum]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance}}|4}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[2015]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2015"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[The Princess Guide]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe]] and {{ap|Kevin|The Princess Guide}}}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|'''Won'''}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2019]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2019"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[From Russia Without Love]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe Szyslak]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Duffman]], [[Kirk Van Houten]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TRs|Nominated|3}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2020]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2020"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Frinkcoin]]"<br>{{small|for [[Professor Frink]], [[Moe Szyslak]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Cletus Spuckler]], [[Kirk Van Houten]] and [[Sea Captain]]}}}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[2024]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2024"]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Cremains of the Day]]"<br>{{small|for [[Moe Szyslak]]}}}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Shank/Spank/Yank and Tear at Ya}} | {{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Shank/Spank/Yank and Tear at Ya}} | ||
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| + | {{Season36A|all=yes|E5n=as Angst Azaria}} | ||
{{SpecialsA | {{SpecialsA | ||
|Ride=yes | |Ride=yes | ||
|Plus=yes | |Plus=yes | ||
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{{Family Guy Guest Stars}} | {{Family Guy Guest Stars}} | ||
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[[Category:The Simpsons Cartoon Studio cast and crew]] | [[Category:The Simpsons Cartoon Studio cast and crew]] | ||
[[Category:The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield cast and crew]] | [[Category:The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield cast and crew]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, November 5, 2024
- This article is about the voice actor. For the character, see Hank Azaria (character).
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Hank Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and producer. He voices Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Comic Book Guy and numerous other characters on The Simpsons. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Access All Areas, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, and The Simpsons: America's First Family.
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The Simpsons[edit]
He is most famous for his voice work on The Simpsons. He joined the show aged 25, having previously performed only one voice over as an animated dog in the Fox pilot Hollywood Dog. The first voice he performed was that of town bartender Moe Szyslak, redubbing Christopher Collins who had voiced the character in the original track. Having known him from the failed pilot, casting director Bonnie Pietila called Azaria and asked to audition for the voice of Moe. At the time he was doing a play, in which he performed the role of a drug dealer, basing his voice on Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon. He used that voice in the audition, and was told by Matt Groening and Sam Simon to make it more gravelly, with it becoming the voice of Moe. Groening and Simon thought it was perfect and took Azaria over to the Fox recording studio. Before he had even seen a script, he recorded several lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening".[1][2][3] Azaria did not expect to hear from the show again but they continued to call him back, first to perform the voice of Chief Wiggum, and then Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, until eventually during the second season he was doing numerous voices. At that point he was given a contract and made a permanent member of the cast and has remained ever since.[1]
He also voices Carl Carlson (until the end of Season 31), Comic Book Guy, Lou, Dr. Nick, Snake, Professor Frink, Horatio McCallister, Raphael, Superintendent Chalmers, Cletus Spuckler, Kirk Van Houten and others.
Many of his character's voices were loosely based on other people:
- As said, Moe is based on Al Pacino.
- Apu is loosely based on Peter Sellers's character Hrundi V. Bakshi from the film The Party.[1]
- Wiggum was initially based on David Brinkley but Azaria later sped the voice up to sound like Edward G. Robinson.[4]
- Lou is based on Sylvester Stallone.[2]
- Dr. Nick is a bad impression of Ricky Ricardo.[5]
- Raphael is based on Charles Bronson.[2]
- Snake's is based on Azaria's old college roommate.[2]
- Comic Book Guy's voice is based on a student who lived in the room next door to Azaria at college, who went by the name "F".[2]
- Professor Frink is based on Jerry Lewis's performance in the original The Nutty Professor.[4]
- Sea Captain's is based on Robert Newton's portrayal of many pirates.[4]
- Azaria based his performance for Frank Grimes on actor William H. Macy. He counts Grimes as the hardest, most emotional performance he has ever had to give in the history of The Simpsons.[6]
Awards[edit]
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Credits[edit]
Also Starring[edit]
Starring[edit]
Voice[edit]
Album – Songs in the Key of Springfield - Album – The Yellow Album ("Twenty-Four Hours a Day")
- Album – Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons
- Album – The Simpsons: Testify
A big special thank you[edit]
- Album – Songs in the Key of Springfield
- Album – Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons
- Album – The Simpsons: Testify
Interviewee[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Hank Azaria's favorite The Simpsons episode is "Cape Feare".[17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Azaria, Hank interview with Terry Gross. Fresh Air. National Public Radio, WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, 2004-12-06}}
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Azaria, Hank. The Simpsons The Complete Fifth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Silverman, David. The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Joe Rhodes. "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves", TV Guide. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ↑ Azaria, Hank. The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Azaria, Hank. The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Enemy" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 1998"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2001"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2003"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2009"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2010"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2012"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2015"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2019"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2020"
- ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2024"
- ↑ Hank Azaria's Facebook post 9th January, 2013
External links[edit]
Hank Azaria at the Internet Movie Database
Hank Azaria at Wikipedia
Hank Azaria at the Infosphere
Hank Azaria at Twitter
Hank Azaria at Facebook
Hank Azaria at MobyGames
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The Simpsons: America's First Family interviewees
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| Hank Azaria • James L. Brooks • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Alf Clausen • Mel Gibson • Matt Groening • Al Jean • Tom Jones • Julie Kavner • Steven Dean Moore • Mike Scully • Yeardley Smith • Joseph Wack |
Interviewees in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
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The Simpsons Take the Bowl performers
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| Hank Azaria • Nancy Cartwright • Beverly D'Angelo • Matt Groening • Chris Ledesma • Kipp Lennon • Jon Lovitz • Conan O'Brien • Yeardley Smith • "Weird Al" Yankovic • Hans Zimmer |
Guest stars in "The Simpsons Guy"
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| Hank Azaria • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Julie Kavner • Yeardley Smith • H. Jon Benjamin • Jeff Bergman • Julie Bowen • Alexandra Breckenridge • Johnny Brennan • Christine Lakin • Rachael MacFarlane • Patrick Meighan • Kevin Michael Richardson • Alec Sulkin • John Viener • Patrick Warburton • Adam West • James Woods |
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- The Simpsons: America's First Family interviewees
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- The Simpsons Take the Bowl performers
- Family Guy guest stars
- Primetime Emmy Award winning crew
- The Simpsons Cartoon Studio cast and crew
- The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield cast and crew
- The Simpsons Bowling cast and crew
- The Simpsons Wrestling cast and crew
- The Simpsons Road Rage cast and crew
- The Simpsons Skateboarding cast and crew
- The Simpsons: Hit & Run cast and crew
- The Simpsons Game cast and crew
- Songs in the Key of Springfield crew
- The Yellow Album crew
- Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons crew
- The Simpsons: Testify crew
- The Simpsons Ride cast and crew
