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'''Harry Julius Shearer''' is a starring voice actor on ''The Simpsons''. He provides the voices of many characters, among them [[Charles Montgomery Burns]], [[Ned Flanders]] and [[Seymour Skinner]]—to name only a few.
 
==Biography==
 
  
Harry Shearer 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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'''Harry Julius Shearer''' (born December 23, 1943) is an award-winning American actor, author, filmmaker, humorist, musician, radio host, voice actor, and writer, best known for his work on, besides ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He voices many characters, including [[Kent Brockman]], [[Mr. Burns]], [[Ned Flanders]], [[Julius Hibbert]], [[Lenny Leonard]], [[Timothy Lovejoy]], [[Otto Mann]], [[Seymour Skinner]], and [[Rainier Wolfcastle]].
  
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 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.
 
 
 
Harry was a writer and cast member of ''Saturday Night Live[[File:Shearer snl.jpg|thumb|Shearer on Saturday Night Live (minus subtitle)]]'' 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''.
 
 
 
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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== See also ==
 
*[[:Category:Characters voiced by Harry Shearer]]
 
  
 
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* [http://www.harryshearer.com Official Website]
 
 
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Revision as of 09:01, December 23, 2012

Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer.jpg
Crew Information
Gender: Male
Job: Voice actor
Birth date: December 23, 1943 (1943-12-23) (age 80)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 767
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "The Tipping Point"


Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an award-winning American actor, author, filmmaker, humorist, musician, radio host, voice actor, and writer, best known for his work on, besides The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live. He voices many characters, including Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Julius Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Timothy Lovejoy, Otto Mann, Seymour Skinner, and Rainier Wolfcastle.

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