Declan Desmond
Declan Desmond
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Character Information
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Declan Desmond (voiced by Eric Idle of Monty Python fame) is an eccentric and skeptical British documentary filmmaker who has directed several films.
Films
They include Do You Want Lies with That?, American Boneheads: A Day In The Life Of Springfield Elementary, Growing Up Springfield, and Ain’t No Mountain: A Blind Man Climbs Everest.
Growing Up Springfield
Growing Up Springfield is his most notable documentary. It follows the lives of the inhabitants of Springfield, starting when they were in third grade and continuing every eight years. It is a parody of Michael Apted’s Up! series. Desmond and his Growing Up Springfield series were featured in the episode “Springfield Up.
Trivia
=Voice Actor
He is voiced by Eric Idle who tried out for the 8'th doctor in the British TV series Doctor Who. Declan is also a British character and in Springfield Up Homer calls Declan Doctor Who a reference to his voice actor trying out for Doctor Who.