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'''Harry Julius Shearer''' (born [[December 23]], [[1943]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an actor and comedian, and one of the main voice actors on ''The Simpsons''. He began acting at the age of seven at the suggestion of his piano teacher-turned-agent. He made his film debut in the classic '''Abbott and Costello Go To Mars''' and had a small role in the first Cinemascope movie '''The Robe'''.
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|fullname= Harry Julius Shearer
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|job= Voice actor
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|birthdate= {{birthdate|1943|12|23}}
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|birthplace= [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]]
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|first episode= "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
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|first album= ''[[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]''
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|latest album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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He often appeared on '''The Jack Benny Show''' as well as '''GE Theatre''' , '''Alfred Hitchcock Presents''', and played the role of '''Eddie Haskell''' in the pilot episode of '''Leave It To Beaver'''.  
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'''Harry Julius Shearer''' (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. He voices many characters, including [[Kent Brockman]], [[Mr. Burns]], [[Ned Flanders]], [[Julius Hibbert]] (until 2021), [[Kang]], [[Lenny Leonard]], [[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.]], [[Otto Mann]], [[Seymour Skinner]], [[Waylon Smithers]] and [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]. He is married to Welsh singer-songwriter [[Judith Owen]] who voiced {{Ch|Judith Owen|herself}} in the [[season 13]] episode "[[The Blunder Years]]".
  
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Harry gained national recognition as one of the creators and stars of '''This Is Spinal Tap''', where he portrayed heavy metalist '''Derek Smalls''' in the mock rockumentary.
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== Possible departure in Spring 2015 ==
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In May 2015, Harry Shearer told by twitter that he wouldn't be in the show anymore and that he hadn't signed the same deal as the rest of the cast had. Then, in July 7, he said he returned to the show and signed that deal.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/15/harry-shearer-simpsons-returns Entertainment Weekly - "Harry Shearer returning to The Simpsons"]</ref>
  
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Harry was a writer and cast member of '''Saturday Night Live''' for two seasons. His on-screen performance as a NASA recruitment official in '''The Right Stuff''' shows that he can also support a convincing "establishment" persona as well. Harry's other film work includes '''Oscar''', '''The Fisher King''', '''Wayne's World II''', and '''Pure Luck'''.
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== Credits ==
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=== Starring ===
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{{Season22A|all=yes|E4n=as Harry "I'll Dance on My Grave" Shearer}}
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{{Season23A|all=yes|E3n=as Phone-Hacky Shearer}}
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{{Season24A|all=yes|E2n=as Phone-Hacky Shearer}}
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{{Season26A|all=yes|E4n=as Harry "New Business Model" Shearer}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Corey Engineerer}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Ailing Rogers}}
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{{Season29A|all=yes}}
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{{Season30A|all=yes|E4n=as Harry "Do These Mouse Ears Make Me Look Dead?" Shearer}}
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{{Season31A|all=yes|E4n=as Harry (Streaming? I Thought You Said Screaming!) Shearer}}
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{{Season32A|all=yes|E4n=as Harry (We Have Nothing To Fear Except Life Itself) Shearer}}
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{{Season33A|all=yes|E3n=as Harry (I'm Vaxxing You) Shearer}}
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{{Season34A|all=yes|E6n=as Harry "MJ Who?" Shearer}}
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{{Season35A|all=yes|E5n=as Harry (Does This Look Infected?) Shearer}}
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His television work has included '''Politically Incorrect''', '''Martin Mull's Portrait of a White Marriage''', '''HBO Comedy Hour Live: The Magic of Live''', '''Fernwood 2 Night''', '''Ellen, Friends''', '''Murphy Brown''', '''LA Law''' and '''The News Hole''' for which he won an Ace Award for Best Game Show ('95).
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=== Written by ===
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*{{ep|Trust but Clarify}}
  
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His characters include:
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=== Vocals ===
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*{{alb|The Simpsons Sing the Blues|("[[Look at All Those Idiots]]")}}
  
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* [[Ned Flanders]]
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=== Voice ===
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* [[Charles Montgomery Burns]]
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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* [[Seymour Skinner]]
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*{{alb|The Yellow Album}}
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* [[Scratchy]]
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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* [[Rev. Lovejoy]]
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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* [[Dr. Hibbert]]
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=== A big special thank you ===
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* [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
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* [[Lenny Leonard]]
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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* [[Waylon Smithers]]
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
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* [[Otto Mann]]
 
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* [[Kent Brockman]]
 
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* [[Kang]]
 
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* [[Eddie]]
 
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* [[Jasper]]
 
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* [[Mr. Largo]]
 
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* [[Sanjay]]
 
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* [[Dr. Marvin Monroe]]
 
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* [[Judge Snyder]]
 
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* [[Jebediah Springfield]]
 
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* [[Bill and Marty|Marty]]
 
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* [[Herman]]
 
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* [[Judge Roy Snyder]]
 
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* [[Bill Clinton]]
 
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* [[Mr. Bouvier]]
 
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* [[Dr. J. Loren Pyror]]
 
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* [[George Bush]]
 
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* [[Nigel]]
 
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* [[Maggie Simpson]]
 
  
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'''Contact'''
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== See also ==
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*{{Voices}}
  
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You can contact him by going on his site at: [www.harryshearer.com].
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0790434/}}
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*{{Twitterpage|theharryshearer}}
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Latest revision as of 12:27, November 7, 2023

Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Real full name: Harry Julius Shearer
Job: Voice actor
Birth date: December 23, 1943 (1943-12-23) (age 80)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 767
Seasons active: Season 1 - Present
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "The Tipping Point"
First album: The Simpsons Sing the Blues
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. He voices many characters, including Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Julius Hibbert (until 2021), Kang, Lenny Leonard, Timothy Lovejoy, Jr., Otto Mann, Seymour Skinner, Waylon Smithers and Rainier Wolfcastle. He is married to Welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen who voiced herself in the season 13 episode "The Blunder Years".

Possible departure in Spring 2015[edit]

In May 2015, Harry Shearer told by twitter that he wouldn't be in the show anymore and that he hadn't signed the same deal as the rest of the cast had. Then, in July 7, he said he returned to the show and signed that deal.[1]

Credits[edit]

Starring[edit]

Written by[edit]

Vocals[edit]

Voice[edit]

A big special thank you[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Entertainment Weekly - "Harry Shearer returning to The Simpsons"


External links[edit]


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