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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]]''. He will also host ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/the-simpsons-live-show-with-orchestra-coming-to-hollywood-bowl-20140717 Rolling Stone - "'The Simpsons' Live Show With Orchestra Coming to Hollywood Bowl"]</ref>
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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]]''.
  
 
== ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
== ''The Simpsons'' ==

Revision as of 11:07, April 25, 2024

This article is about the voice actor. For the character, see Hank Azaria (character).
Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Voice actor
Birth date: April 25, 1964 (1964-04-25) (age 60)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 765
Seasons active: Season 1 - Present
First short: Plusaversary
Most recent short: Rogue Not Quite One
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


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

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

Award Year Episode Result
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance 1998[7] N/A
for Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 		Won
2001[8] "Worst Episode Ever"
for Comic Book Guy, Apu, Carl Carlson, Lou, Chief Wiggum and Moe Szyslak
2003[9] "Moe Baby Blues"
for Moe Szyslak, Carl Carlson, Chief Wiggum, Apu, Johnny Tightlips, Bumblebee Man and Cletus
2009[10] "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
for Moe Szyslak 		Nominated
2010[11] "Moe Letter Blues"
for Moe Szyslak and Apu
2012[12] "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches"
for Moe, Duffman, Mexican Duffman, Carl, Comic Book Guy, and Chief Wiggum
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance 2015[13] "The Princess Guide"
for Moe and Kevin 		Won
2019[14] "From Russia Without Love"
for Moe Szyslak, Carl Carlson, Duffman, Kirk Van Houten 		Nominated
2020[15] "Frinkcoin"
for Professor Frink, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Carl Carlson, Cletus Spuckler, Kirk Van Houten and Sea Captain

Credits

Also Starring

Starring

Voice

A big special thank you

Interviewee

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Azaria, Hank interview with Terry Gross. Fresh Air. National Public Radio, WHYY-FM, Philadelphia, 2004-12-06}}
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Silverman, David. The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Joe Rhodes. "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves", TV Guide. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  5. ↑ Azaria, Hank. The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Triple Bypass" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  6. ↑ Azaria, Hank. The Simpsons The Complete Eighth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Enemy" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  7. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 1998"
  8. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2001"
  9. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2003"
  10. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2009"
  11. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2010"
  12. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2012"
  13. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2015"
  14. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2019"
  15. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2020"
  16. ↑ Hank Azaria's Facebook post 9th January, 2013


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