Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 23, 1943
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
173 titles
Harry Shearer
Biography
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night. Shearer was a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a hit satirical rockumentary. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, providing voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Scratchy, and formerly Dr. Hibbert. Shearer has appeared in films including The Truman Show (1998) and A Mighty Wind (2003), and has directed two, Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) and The Big Uneasy (2010). Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show, incorporating satire, music, and sketch comedy. He has written three books. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations. He has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993. He became an artist in residence at Loyola University, New Orleans in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Simpsley
Seymour Skinner (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Lenny Leonard (voice)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Derek Smalls
The Session Man
Self
From Darkness to Light
Self
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Mr. Burns (voice)
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
Ned Flanders / Kent Brockman / Mr. Burns (voice)
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Easy Does It
'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
Self
Satan & Adam
Self
Father Figures
Gene
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
XTC: This Is Pop
Self
The History of Comedy
Self
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
Self
Mascots
Competition Announcer (voice)
The Last Laugh
Self
The Clown
Self
Love & Taxes
Sean Boykin/Agent
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Self
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
The Kumars
Self
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Panellist
The Last Leg
Self
Playhouse Presents
Richard Nixon
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
Self
Flood Streets
Dr. Keeley
The Big Uneasy
Director
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Self
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Derek Smalls
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Derek Smalls
My Suicide
Caress Moscowitz
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Marc Gavin
The Simpsons Movie
Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Fired!
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
Self
For Your Consideration
Victor Allan Miller
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Promo Announcer
Chicken Little
Dog Announcer (voice)
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
The Aristocrats
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
Derek Smalls