Dan Castellaneta

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Dan Castellaneta

Crew Information Gender: Male ♂ Real full name: Daniel Louis Castellaneta Job: Actor voice actor producer screenwriter Birth date: October 29, 1957 (1957-10-29) Status: Active Number of episodes: 772 Number of non-episode media: Shorts: 48 Seasons active: Shorts season 1 - Present First episode: "Good Night" Most recent episode: "Shoddy Heat" Movie: The Simpsons Movie First song: "Do the Bartman" Most recent song: "Every Summer With You"

Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an award-winning American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter He is the voice of Homer Simpson and many recurring characters such as the blue-haired lawyer, Gil Gunderson, Itchy, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Kodos, 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".

Castellaneta was among several actors from the series to do voice work for Futurama. He provided the voice of the Robot Devil in all of the character's appearances, save for "A Tale of Two Santas", in which Maurice LaMarche did the voice.

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.

Characters voices

• Category:Characters voiced by Dan Castellaneta

Credits

Starring

Simpsons short – "Good Night" Simpsons short – "Watching Television" Simpsons short – "Bart Jumps" Simpsons short – "Eating Dinner" Simpsons short – "The Funeral" Simpsons short – "Football" Simpsons short – "Bart and Homer's Dinner" Simpsons short – "Bart's Haircut" Simpsons short – "World War III" Simpsons short – "The Perfect Crime" Simpsons short – "Scary Stories" Simpsons short – "Grampa & the Kids" Simpsons short – "Gone Fishin'" Simpsons short – "The Pagans" Simpsons short – "The Closet" Simpsons short – "The Aquarium" Simpsons short – "Family Portrait" Simpsons short – "The Art Museum" Simpsons short – "Zoo Story" Simpsons short – "Shut Up Simpsons" Simpsons short – "The Shell Game" Simpsons short – "The Bart Simpson Show" Simpsons short – "Punching Bag" Simpsons short – "Simpson Christmas" Simpsons short – "The Krusty the Clown Show" Simpsons short – "Bart the Hero" Simpsons short – "Bart's Little Fantasy" Simpsons short – "Home Hypnotism" Simpsons short – "Shoplifting" Simpsons short – "Echo Canyon" Simpsons short – "Bathtime" Simpsons short – "Bart's Nightmare" Simpsons short – "Bart of the Jungle" Simpsons short – "Family Therapy" Simpsons short – "Maggie in Peril (Chapter One)" Simpsons short – "Maggie in Peril (The Thrilling Conclusion)" Simpsons short – "TV Simpsons"

Lead vocal

• Album – The Simpsons Sing the Blues ("Born Under a Bad Sign" and "I Love to See You Smile")

Additional vocals

• Album – The Simpsons Sing the Blues ("Do the Bartman", "Moanin' Lisa Blues", and "Deep, Deep Trouble")

Written by

• Episode – "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"
• Episode – "Gump Roast"
• Episode – "The Ziff Who Came To Dinner"
• Episode – "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore"
• Episode – "The Fight Before Christmas"
• Episode – "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams"
• Episode – "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution"

Consulting producer

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• Episode – "Loan-a Lisa"
• Episode – "Beware My Cheating Bart"

Script

• Comic story – Krusty, Agent of K.L.O.W.N.

Story

• Comic story – The Itchy & Scratchy Movie II

Interviewee

• Special – The Simpsons: America's First Family
• Special – The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
• Special – The Simpsons: Access All Areas

See also

• Episodes written by Dan Castellaneta

External links

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

Cast

Starring Hank Azaria • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Julie Kavner • Harry Shearer • Yeardley Smith Also starring Susan Blu • Albert Brooks • Kimberly Brooks • Michael Carrington • Christopher Collins • Grey DeLisle • Alex Désert • Robin Atkin Downes • Chris Edgerly • Marcia Mitzman Gaven • Brian George • Dana Gould • Doris Grau • Terry Greene • Jo Ann Harris • Pamela Hayden • John Kassir • Denice Kumagai • Dawnn Lewis • Jonathan Lipow • Eric Lopez • Tress MacNeille • Karen Maruyama • Cesar Mazariegos • Melanie Minichino • Christine Nangle • Kevin Michael Richardson • Renee Ridgeley • Tony Rodríguez • Maggie Roswell • James Sie • David Silverman • Russi Taylor • Frank Welker • Karl Wiedergott • Lona Williams • Marc Wilmore • Jenny Yokobori Special Guest Voices Albert Brooks • Glenn Close • Kelsey Grammer • Valerie Harper • Phil Hartman • Jan Hooks • Jane Kaczmarek • Maurice LaMarche • Jon Lovitz • Joe Mantegna • Jackie Mason • Kevin Michael Richardson • Marcia Wallace • Frank Welker One-time cast members Larina Jean Adamson • Elisabeth Kiernan Averick • Sunkrish Bala • Jim Beanz • Greg Berg • Gregg Berger • Rosalie Chiang • Joe Clabby • Christian Coffinet • Daryl Coley • Henry Corden • Jim Cummings • Miriam Flynn • June Foray • Jess Harnell • Montse Hernandez • Mario Jose • Brian J. Kaufman • Phil LaMarr • Jim Lau • Sang Am Lee • Kipp Lennon • Ken Levine • Kelly Macleod • Dima Malanitchev • Aron Michael Manderosian • Robert J. Manderosian • Ping Marshall • Paul McGuinness • Larry McKay • Sam McMurray • Mike Mitchell • Joey Miyashima • Jason Nash • Carolyn Omine • Jack Ong • Bill Plympton • Susie Smith • Eli Steele • Matthew Sweet • Diana Tanaka • Meher Tatna • Ron Taylor • David Turley • Joey Vieira • Gedde Watanabe • Paul Willson • Keone Young

The Simpsons: America's First Family interviewees
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!

Host Morgan Spurlock Cast and crew Hank Azaria • Brad Bird • James L. Brooks • Nancy Cartwright • Dan Castellaneta • Dana Gould • Matt Groening • Al Jean • Julie Kavner • David Mirkin • Conan O'Brien • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • David Silverman • Sam Simon • Yeardley Smith • Matt Warburton Guest stars Hugh Hefner • Mike Judge • Joe Mantegna • Dan Rather • Jerry Springer • Sting • Tracey Ullman • John Waters Opening music montage Bellowhead • Chicha Libre • Jimmy Fallon • Flea • Eric Fraser • Sameer Gupta • Adam Lintz • Neel Murgai • The Bill Murray Experience • O.A.R. • People Under the Stairs (Double K • Thes One) • The Roots • Michael Sherman • Jonathan Stein • Andrew W.K. • ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons • Dusty Hill) Interviewees Noel Bankhead* • Bruce Bryant • George H. W. Bush* • Liz Cameron • Scott Choate • David Cross • William Anthony Donohue* • Ariel Filosa • Bjarni Gautur* • Paula Gobbi • Paul Halpern • Marc Horne • Jensen • Jimmy Kimmel • Seth MacFarlane • Mark McGhee • Seth Meyers • Moby • Rusty Nails • Gavin Newsom • Trey Parker • J. Scott Peterson • Kenneth Pogson • Lucas Pouyau • Rashad Robinson • Chad Rowland • Matt Stone • Richard Sumrall • Ruth Westheimer* • Jeremy Wilcox* • Andrena Williams • Brian Williams • Glynne Williams

Guest stars in "The Simpsons Guy"
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