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:''This article is about Dennis Franz the real-life actor. For the character, please see [[Dennis Franz (character)]].''
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{{Guest Star
|Name = Dennis Franz
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|name = Dennis Franz
|image = [[File:Dennis-Franz-reallife.jpg|200px]]
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|image = [[File:Dennis Franz.jpg|200px]]
|Gender = Male
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|gender = {{Male cast}}
|Age = 65
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|birth = {{birthdate|1944|10|28}}
|Nationality = [[USA]]
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|death =  
|Claim to Fame = Actor
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|nationality = American
|Character = [[Dennis Franz (character)|Himself]]
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|claim = Actor
|Appearance = "[[Homer Badman]]"
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|character = {{Ch|Dennis Franz|Himself}}
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'''Dennis Franz''' (born October 28, 1944) is an American actor who is well-known for his roles playing police officers in television shows. Franz is best known for his role as Detective {{w|Andy Sipowicz}} on ''{{w|NYPD Blue}}'', for which he won four [[wikipedia:Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]].
 
  
Previously, Franz appeared on ''{{w|Hill Street Blues}}'' where he played two different characters. During the show's third season, he played Officer Sal Benedetto, a corrupt cop who killed himself in the season's final episode. Franz was so popular with fans that he was brought back in the show's sixth season as Lt. Norm Buntz, remaining until the end of the show.
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'''Dennis Franz''' (born '''Dennis Franz Schlachta'''; October 28, 1944) is an American actor. He voiced {{Ch|Dennis Franz|himself}} in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Homer Badman]]". He also appeared in the special episode ''[[Springfield's Most Wanted]]''.
  
Franz is also a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. After he graduated from college, Franz was drafted into the {{w|United States Army}} and served for eleven months in [[wikipedia:Vietnam War|Vietnam]].
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== External links ==
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On ''The Simpsons'', Franz guest-starred as himself in the episode "[[Homer Badman]]", playing the role of [[Homer Simpson]] in a made-for-TV movie.
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{{Season 6 Guest Stars}}
==Appearances==
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{{Springfield's Most Wanted}}
* {{ep|Homer Badman}}
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Latest revision as of 07:26, October 28, 2022

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Dennis Franz (character).
Dennis Franz
Dennis Franz.jpg
Guest Star Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Born: October 28, 1944 (1944-10-28) (age 80)
Nationality: American
Claim to fame: Actor
Character(s): Himself
First appearance: "Homer Badman"


Dennis Franz (born Dennis Franz Schlachta; October 28, 1944) is an American actor. He voiced himself in the season 6 episode "Homer Badman". He also appeared in the special episode Springfield's Most Wanted.

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