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'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is the voice of [[Homer Simpson]] and many other recurring characters such as [[Abe Simpson]]. 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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'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an award-winning American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is the voice of [[Homer Simpson]] and many recurring characters such as the [[blue-haired lawyer]], [[Gil Gunderson]], [[Barney Gumble]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Sideshow Mel]], [[Hans Moleman]], [[Abraham Simpson]], [[squeaky-voiced teen]], [[Mayor Quimby]], and [[Groundskeeper Willie]]. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]''.
  
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== Appearances on ''The Simpsons'' ==
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Besides a voice actor for the show, he is also a crew member and has written seven episodes with his wife, [[Deb Lacusta]]. These episodes are "[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]", "[[Gump Roast]]", "[[The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]", "[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]", "[[The Fight Before Christmas]]", "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]", and "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]". His name was mispronounced by [[Homer]] during the credits of "[[Bart Star]]" as "Castaneltela".
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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".
 
  
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== Appearances outside of ''The Simpsons'' ==
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In an interview, Dan 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]].
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Castellaneta has done some live action acting on shows such as ''{{W|ALF}}'', ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', and a couple of episodes of Fox's ''{{W|Married with Children}}''. He appeared in [[Matt Groening]]'s sister production ''[[Futurama]]'' as the {{IS|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''.
 
  
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== Education ==
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Dan 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 one ''Simpsons''-related ''[[I Am Not Homer]]''. Dan 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 [[Plácido Domingo]] had commented that Dan Castellaneta's opera singing had been remarkable.
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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."
 
  
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== Family ==
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== Characters voices ==
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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]].
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== Home ==
 
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He lives in Los Angeles where he occasionally performs alongside a branch of '''The Second City'''.
 
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==Musical career==
 
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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 [[Plácido Domingo]] had commented that Dan Castellaneta's opera singing had been remarkable.
 
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*{{ep|The Fight Before Christmas}}
 
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=== Consulting producer ===
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Revision as of 23:00, December 23, 2012

This article is about the crew member. For the character, see Dan Castellaneta (character).
Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta.jpg
Crew Information
Gender: Male
Job: Voice actor
Birth date: October 29, 1957 (1957-10-29) (age 66)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 768
Number of non-episode media: Shorts: 48
First episode: "Good Night"
Most recent episode: "Bart's Brain"
Movie: The Simpsons Movie
First song: "Do the Bartman"
Most recent song: "Every Summer With You"


Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an award-winning American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is the voice of Homer Simpson and many recurring characters such as the blue-haired lawyer, Gil Gunderson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Hans Moleman, Abraham Simpson, squeaky-voiced teen, Mayor Quimby, and Groundskeeper Willie. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: America's First Family, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, and The Simpsons: Access All Areas.

Besides a voice actor for the show, he is also a crew member and has written seven episodes with his wife, Deb Lacusta. These episodes are "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses", "Gump Roast", "The Ziff Who Came To Dinner", "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore", "The Fight Before Christmas", "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams", and "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution". His name was mispronounced by Homer during the credits of "Bart Star" as "Castaneltela".

In an interview, Dan 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.

Dan 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 one Simpsons-related I Am Not Homer. Dan 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 Plácido Domingo had commented that Dan Castellaneta's opera singing had been remarkable.

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