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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton (in which he shoots Lipton after getting into character as McBain). He also was co-owner of a Planet Hollywood spoof, along with "{{w|Chuck Norris}}, [[Johnny Carson]]'s third wife, and the Russian mafia".
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Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton (in which he shoots Lipton after getting into character as McBain). He also was co-owner of a Planet Hollywood spoof, along with "[[Chuck Norris]], {{Ch|Johnny Carson}}'s third wife, and the Russian mafia".
  
 
Apart from the McBain series, Wolfcastle also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie ''[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]''." His other films include Help, My Son is a Nerd; Mrs. Mom (movie based on a Marge Simpson script); [[Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada]]; [[I Shoot Your Face]]  and [[I Shoot Your Face Again]]   
 
Apart from the McBain series, Wolfcastle also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie ''[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]''." His other films include Help, My Son is a Nerd; Mrs. Mom (movie based on a Marge Simpson script); [[Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada]]; [[I Shoot Your Face]]  and [[I Shoot Your Face Again]]   
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He battles frequently with weight problems, though tries to pass it off as something he is doing for a role. His films are sometimes critical failures; [[Jay Sherman]] introduced Wolfcastle in an interview on his TV show as "star of the reprehensible McBain movies"
 
He battles frequently with weight problems, though tries to pass it off as something he is doing for a role. His films are sometimes critical failures; [[Jay Sherman]] introduced Wolfcastle in an interview on his TV show as "star of the reprehensible McBain movies"
  
According to various ''Simpsons'' episodes, Wolfcastle began his acting career as a child in [[Austria]], appearing on long television commercials advertising bratwurst.<ref>"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"</ref> At roughly the same time, he began experimenting with bodybuilding, and his physique earned him a starring role in several gay pornography films, shelves of which were seen by [[Homer]] during one of Wolfcastle's debt-induced garage sales.<ref>"[[Strong Arms of the Ma]]"</ref> He was also the primary actor on advertisements for "PowerSauce Bars"; bars claiming to boost muscle growth, but which were in fact a mash of apple cores and Chinese newspapers.<ref>"[[King of the Hill]]"</ref>
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Wolfcastle began his acting career as a child in [[Austria]], appearing on long television commercials advertising bratwurst.<ref>"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"</ref> At roughly the same time, he began experimenting with bodybuilding, and his physique earned him a starring role in several gay pornography films, shelves of which were seen by [[Homer]] during one of Wolfcastle's debt-induced garage sales.<ref name="Strong Arms">"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"</ref> He was also the primary actor on advertisements for "PowerSauce Bars"; bars claiming to boost muscle growth, but which were in fact a mash of apple cores and Chinese newspapers.<ref>"[[King of the Hill]]"</ref>
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Wolfcastle is friends with [[Cookie Kwan]], [[Duffman]] and [[Miss Springfield]].<ref>"[[Husbands and Knives]]"</ref>
  
 
=== Jobs ===
 
=== Jobs ===
Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the [[PowerSauce]] energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station [[KBBL]]'s contest "How Low Will You Go]" (along with [[Krusty the Clown]] and [[Madeleine Albright]]), host of a short-lived talk show ("[[Up Late with McBain]]", which even Bart thought was horrible.), and a guest on ''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' with {{ch|James Lipton}} (in which he kills Lipton after getting into character as McBain). His daughter [[Greta Wolfcastle|Greta]] dated [[Bart]].<ref>"[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]"</ref> He also was co-owner of [[Planet Springfield]], along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia". His turn-offs are nerds and being washed away in a tide of sulfuric acid.
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Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the [[PowerSauce]] energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station [[KBBL]]'s contest "How Low Will You Go]" (along with [[Krusty the Clown]] and [[Madeleine Albright]]), host of a short-lived talk show ("[[Up Late with McBain]]", which even Bart thought was horrible.), and a guest on ''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'' with {{ch|James Lipton}} (in which he kills Lipton after getting into character as McBain). His daughter [[Greta Wolfcastle|Greta]] dated [[Bart]].<ref name="Bart Wants">"[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]"</ref> He also was co-owner of [[Planet Springfield]], along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia". His turn-offs are nerds and being washed away in a tide of sulfuric acid.
  
 
Apart from the ''McBain'' movies, Wolfcastle has also played [[Radioactive Man]] in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie ''[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]''."
 
Apart from the ''McBain'' movies, Wolfcastle has also played [[Radioactive Man]] in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie ''[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]''."
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=== Filmography ===
 
=== Filmography ===
*[[McBain]] (1991)
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*[[McBain (movie)|McBain]]<ref>"[[The Way We Was]]"</ref>
*[[McBain II]] (1992)
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*[[McBain IV: Fatal Discharge]]<ref>"[[A Fish Called Selma]]"</ref>
*[[McBain III]] (1994)
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*[[McBain IV: Gunplay on Meatloaf Mountain]]<ref>''[[Milhouse the Man, Krusty in the Can, and the Great Springfield Frink-Out]]''</ref>
*[[McBain IV: Fatal Discharge]] (1996)
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*[[McBane VI]]<ref name="Blunderdome">"[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"</ref>
*[[McBain V: The Final Chapter]] (2000)
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*[[McBain XII]]<ref>''[[The Dickens You Say]]''</ref>
*[[McBain VI: You Have the Right to Remain Dead]]
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*[[McBain XVI: McBain Goes Nuclear]]<ref>''[[The Simpson Family Circus]]''</ref>
*[[McBain: Let's Get Silly]] (cost $80,000,000)
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*[[McBain: Let's Get Silly]] (cost $80,000,000)<ref>"[[A Star Is Burns]]"</ref>
*[[Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy: The Movie]]
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*[[The Death of McBain]]<ref>''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Five)]]''</ref>
*[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]
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*[[McBain The Musical!]]<ref>''[[The Day of the Mustache]]''</ref>
*[[Magic Ticket]]
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*[[McBain: My Gun is Bigger than Your Gun]]<ref>''[[Bart's Invisible!]]''</ref>
*[[McBain: Lets get Nerdy]]
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*{{ap|Radioactive Man|film}}<ref>"[[Radioactive Man]]"</ref>
*[[Help! My Son is a Nerd]]
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*[[My Baby is an Ugly Man]]<ref name="Strong Arms"/>
*[[Mrs. Mom]] (movie based on a Marge Simpson script)
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*[[Mrs. Mom]] (movie based on a Marge Simpson script)<ref>"[[Homerazzi]]"</ref>
*[[Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada]]
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*[[Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder">"[[Crook and Ladder]]"</ref>
*[[I Shoot Your Face]]
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*[[I Shoot Your Face]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
*[[I Shoot Your Face Again]]
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*[[I Shoot Your Face Again]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
*[[Father of the Presi-bot]]
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*[[Father of the Presi-bot]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
*[[The Real Deal]]
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*[[The Real Deal]]<ref name="Crook and Ladder"/>
*[[Saving Irene Ryan]]
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*[[Saving Irene Ryan]]<ref name="Blunderdome"/>
*[[Nudist Camp Commandant]]
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*[[Nudist Camp Commandant]]<ref>"[[The Great Louse Detective]]"</ref>
*[[The Incredible Shrinking McBain]]
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*[[The Incredible Shrinking McBain]]<ref name="Bart Wants"/>
*[[Undercover Nerd]]
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*[[Undercover Nerd]]<ref name="Bart Wants"/>
  
 
=== Politics ===
 
=== Politics ===
Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have [[Politics in The Simpsons|political ambitions]], as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the ''[[See Homer Run|recall election]]'' of Mayor [[Diamond Joe Quimby]]. He is a member of the inner circle of the [[Springfield Republican Party]], which meets at [[Springfield Republican Party headquarters|their headquarters]], and includes himself, [[Mr. Burns]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Dr. Hibbert]], [[Count Dracula]] and [[Bob Dole]]. He drives a Humvee.
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Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the ''[[See Homer Run|recall election]]'' of Mayor [[Diamond Joe Quimby]]. He is a member of the inner circle of the [[Springfield Republican Party]], which meets at [[Springfield Republican Party Headquarters|their headquarters]], and includes himself, [[Mr. Burns]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Dr. Hibbert]], [[Count Dracula]] and [[Bob Dole]]. He drives a Humvee.
  
 
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== Behind the Laughter ==
 
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The character was originally referred to both within the show and by the production team as [[McBain]], taken from the role he portrayed in the fictional action film franchise. However, for a short time, ''The Simpsons'' could not use the McBain name because a movie of the same name (unrelated to ''The Simpsons'' character) was released in [[1991]]. During this time, the movie's producers refused to give [[Twentieth Century Fox]] and [[Matt Groening|Matt Groening's]] production company clearance to use the "McBain" name, so the name of Rainier Wolfcastle was used to sidestep this. Later, the use of "McBain" as both Wolfcastle's alter-ego and continuing series of films returned to the show. He is an overpaid portrayer of action hero, McBain.
 
The character was originally referred to both within the show and by the production team as [[McBain]], taken from the role he portrayed in the fictional action film franchise. However, for a short time, ''The Simpsons'' could not use the McBain name because a movie of the same name (unrelated to ''The Simpsons'' character) was released in [[1991]]. During this time, the movie's producers refused to give [[Twentieth Century Fox]] and [[Matt Groening|Matt Groening's]] production company clearance to use the "McBain" name, so the name of Rainier Wolfcastle was used to sidestep this. Later, the use of "McBain" as both Wolfcastle's alter-ego and continuing series of films returned to the show. He is an overpaid portrayer of action hero, McBain.
  
Wolfcastle himself can be briefly seen during [[Russ Cargill]]'s speech in [[The Simpsons Movie]]. Arnold Schwarzenegger also appears in the movie as president, drawn almost exactly like Wolfcastle and voiced by Harry Shearer using the Wolfcastle voice. As previously stated; his country of origin is very likely Austria, like [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
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Wolfcastle himself can be briefly seen during [[Russ Cargill]]'s speech in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. Arnold Schwarzenegger also appears in the movie as president, drawn almost exactly like Wolfcastle and voiced by Harry Shearer using the Wolfcastle voice. As previously stated; his country of origin is very likely Austria, like [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
  
 
The name "Rainier" is a spelling variant of ''Rainer'', a common German given name. Also, "Rainier" is a common reference to Mt. Rainier, a large volcano within view of Seattle, Washington. Most ''Simpsons'' character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland, Oregon, the hometown of ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]]. His biggest theatricral stretch is playing Radioactive Man.
 
The name "Rainier" is a spelling variant of ''Rainer'', a common German given name. Also, "Rainier" is a common reference to Mt. Rainier, a large volcano within view of Seattle, Washington. Most ''Simpsons'' character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland, Oregon, the hometown of ''Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]]. His biggest theatricral stretch is playing Radioactive Man.
  
 
He shares his middle name of {{w|Luftwaffe}} with the Air Force of Germany. Furthermore it is also possible that his family name is a reference to the popular video game {{w|Wolfenstein 3D}} and its sequel {{w|Return to Castle Wolfenstein}}.
 
He shares his middle name of {{w|Luftwaffe}} with the Air Force of Germany. Furthermore it is also possible that his family name is a reference to the popular video game {{w|Wolfenstein 3D}} and its sequel {{w|Return to Castle Wolfenstein}}.
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*{{ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
 
*{{ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
 
*{{ep|The War of the Simpsons}}
 
*{{ep|The War of the Simpsons}}
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*{{ep|Last Exit to Springfield}}
 
*{{ep|Cape Feare}}
 
*{{ep|Cape Feare}}
 
*{{ep|The Boy Who Knew Too Much}}
 
*{{ep|The Boy Who Knew Too Much}}
 
*{{ep|A Star Is Burns}}
 
*{{ep|A Star Is Burns}}
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*{{ep|A Fish Called Selma| (picture)}}
 
*{{ep|King of the Hill}}
 
*{{ep|King of the Hill}}
 
*{{ep|Beyond Blunderdome}}
 
*{{ep|Beyond Blunderdome}}
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*{{ep|The Bart Wants What It Wants}}
 
*{{ep|The Bart Wants What It Wants}}
 
*{{ep|The Sweetest Apu}}
 
*{{ep|The Sweetest Apu}}
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*{{ep|Today I Am a Clown}}
 
*{{ep|Homerazzi}}
 
*{{ep|Homerazzi}}
 
*{{mov}}
 
*{{mov}}
 
*{{ep|Midnight Towboy}}
 
*{{ep|Midnight Towboy}}
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*{{ep|Husbands and Knives}}
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*{{ep|Lost Verizon}}
 
*{{ep|Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts}}
 
*{{ep|Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts}}
 
*{{ep|Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson}}
 
*{{ep|Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson}}
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*{{ep|The Princess Guide|(name seen)}}
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*{{ep|My Way or the Highway to Heaven}}
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*{{ep|Krusty the Clown (episode)|pipe=yes|3=Krusty the Clown}}
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*{{ep|I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh}}
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*{{ep|Go Big or Go Homer}}
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*{{cg|The Fat Blue Line/Gags|The Fat Blue Line}}
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*{{ep|Marge the Lumberjill}}
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*{{ep|Thanksgiving of Horror|(A-Gobble-Ypto)}}
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*{{spec|Join The Simpsons at the Daytona 500|(on billboard)}}
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*{{TSG}}
 
*{{bon|The Greatest D'oh! on Earth}}
 
*{{bon|The Greatest D'oh! on Earth}}
 
*{{bon|McBain Comics: Dead to the Last Drop}}
 
*{{bon|McBain Comics: Dead to the Last Drop}}
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*{{bon|The Purple Prose of Springfield|(mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|Fallen Flanders}}
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*{{bon|The Exorsister!}}
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*{{bon|The Man With Two Wives}}
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*{{bon|Bart Gets Stumped|(mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|Bart Goes to the Movies|(mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|Honey Pooch Pooch}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons Road Rage|(picture)}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons Skateboarding|(picture)}}
 
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
 
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
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*{{merch|Simpsons Mania! (Inkworks)|Simpsons Mania!|(mentioned)}}
 
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Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle
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Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Blond
Occupation: Actor
Relatives: Ex-wife: Maria Quimby and others
Daughter: Greta Wolfcastle
First appearance: "The Way We Was"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle is an Austrian-accented, musclebound action movie star. Wolfcastle is a veteran of many action movies, most notably the McBain series. Wolfcastle began his acting career as early as childhood in Austria, appearing on long TV commercials advertising bratwurst. He owns a Ferrari F40 and a Hummer H1. He has one daughter, Greta.

Biography

Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), hosted a short-lived talk show, and appeared on Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton (in which he shoots Lipton after getting into character as McBain). He also was co-owner of a Planet Hollywood spoof, along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia".

Apart from the McBain series, Wolfcastle also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie My Baby is an Ugly Man." His other films include Help, My Son is a Nerd; Mrs. Mom (movie based on a Marge Simpson script); Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada; I Shoot Your Face and I Shoot Your Face Again Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the recall election of Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield Republican Party, along with Mr. Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, The Rich Texan, Count Dracula and Bob Dole. Wolfcastle has campaigned as Republican Mayoral candidate and as a supporter of Sideshow Bob for Mayor; However, he disagrees with his party on the issue of stem cell research (Schwarzenegger is noted as more socially liberal than a majority of Republican politicians on such issues).

He battles frequently with weight problems, though tries to pass it off as something he is doing for a role. His films are sometimes critical failures; Jay Sherman introduced Wolfcastle in an interview on his TV show as "star of the reprehensible McBain movies"

Wolfcastle began his acting career as a child in Austria, appearing on long television commercials advertising bratwurst.[1] At roughly the same time, he began experimenting with bodybuilding, and his physique earned him a starring role in several gay pornography films, shelves of which were seen by Homer during one of Wolfcastle's debt-induced garage sales.[2] He was also the primary actor on advertisements for "PowerSauce Bars"; bars claiming to boost muscle growth, but which were in fact a mash of apple cores and Chinese newspapers.[3]

Wolfcastle is friends with Cookie Kwan, Duffman and Miss Springfield.[4]

Jobs

Rainier Wolfcastle has been a presenter at the Academy Awards, a spokesperson for the PowerSauce energy bar, a celebrity judge in radio station KBBL's contest "How Low Will You Go]" (along with Krusty the Clown and Madeleine Albright), host of a short-lived talk show ("Up Late with McBain", which even Bart thought was horrible.), and a guest on Inside the Actor's Studio with James Lipton (in which he kills Lipton after getting into character as McBain). His daughter Greta dated Bart.[5] He also was co-owner of Planet Springfield, along with "Chuck Norris, Johnny Carson's third wife, and the Russian mafia". His turn-offs are nerds and being washed away in a tide of sulfuric acid.

Apart from the McBain movies, Wolfcastle has also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action movie version of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, "I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie My Baby is an Ugly Man." His biggest mystery is how obvious teutnophone can get away with playing an Irishman. Woflcastle also starred as Mrs. Mom. He claimed that he created this story but it was orgianally wrote by Marge Simpson. He once joined the army to make recruitment films, but was sent off to frontline infantry instead.

Filmography

Politics

Rainier Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the recall election of Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield Republican Party, which meets at their headquarters, and includes himself, Mr. Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, Count Dracula and Bob Dole. He drives a Humvee.

Non-canon

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Behind the Laughter

Wolfcastle is a parody of bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In the episode, "A Star Is Burns," Harry Shearer couldn't voice Rainier for one scene so Dan Castellaneta filled in for him.

The character was originally referred to both within the show and by the production team as McBain, taken from the role he portrayed in the fictional action film franchise. However, for a short time, The Simpsons could not use the McBain name because a movie of the same name (unrelated to The Simpsons character) was released in 1991. During this time, the movie's producers refused to give Twentieth Century Fox and Matt Groening's production company clearance to use the "McBain" name, so the name of Rainier Wolfcastle was used to sidestep this. Later, the use of "McBain" as both Wolfcastle's alter-ego and continuing series of films returned to the show. He is an overpaid portrayer of action hero, McBain.

Wolfcastle himself can be briefly seen during Russ Cargill's speech in The Simpsons Movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger also appears in the movie as president, drawn almost exactly like Wolfcastle and voiced by Harry Shearer using the Wolfcastle voice. As previously stated; his country of origin is very likely Austria, like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The name "Rainier" is a spelling variant of Rainer, a common German given name. Also, "Rainier" is a common reference to Mt. Rainier, a large volcano within view of Seattle, Washington. Most Simpsons character names come from streets and landmarks near Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening. His biggest theatricral stretch is playing Radioactive Man.

He shares his middle name of Luftwaffe with the Air Force of Germany. Furthermore it is also possible that his family name is a reference to the popular video game Wolfenstein 3D and its sequel Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

Foreign dubs

Language Voice dubber
Czech Republic flag.png Čeština Tomáš Borůvka

Appearances

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