Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Julius Shearer  (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director. He is known for his long-running role on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor, appearing in The Jack Benny Program, as well as the 1953 films Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and The Robe. In 1957, Shearer played the precursor to the Eddie Haskell character in the pilot episode for the television series Leave It to Beaver, but his parents decided not to let him continue in the role so that he could have a normal childhood. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the break up of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life with Albert Brooks and started writing for Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night. In August 1979, Shearer was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live. Shearer describes his experience on the show as a "living hell" and he did not get along well with the other writers and cast members. He left the show in 1980. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, a satirical rockumentary about a band called Spinal Tap. Shearer portrayed Derek Smalls, the bassist, and Michael McKean and Christopher Guest played the other two members. The film became a cult hit and the band has since released several albums and played several concerts. While promoting the film, Shearer was offered the chance to return to Saturday Night Live. He accepted, but left the show for good in January 1985 after just three months into the season. Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show on Santa Monica's NPR-affiliated radio station, KCRW. The program, a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy, is carried on many public radio stations throughout the United States. In 1989, Shearer became a part of the cast of The Simpsons. He was initially reluctant because he thought the recording sessions would be too much trouble. He felt voice acting was "not a lot of fun" because traditionally, voice actors record their parts separately. He provides voices for numerous characters, including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard, Principal Skinner, Otto Mann and Rainier Wolfcastle. Shearer has been vocal about what he perceives as the show's declining quality. In 2004, he said "I rate the last three seasons as among the worst." Shearer also directed the 2002 film Teddy Bears' Picnic and appeared in several films, including A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration and Godzilla. Shearer has written three books, Man Bites Town, It's the Stupidity, Stupid, and Not Enough Indians. He has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993. He has received several Primetime Emmy Award and Grammy Award nominations and in 2008 it was announced that Shearer would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the radio category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1943-12-23
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movies List of Harry Shearer

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Teddy Bears' Picnic

2002 Movie
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Animalympics

1980 Movie
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Sick

1975 Movie
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This Is Spinal Tap

1984 Movie
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Pure Luck

1991 Movie
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Haunted Castle

2001 Movie
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American Raspberry

1977 Movie
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Spinal Tap II

Movie
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Loose Shoes

1978 Movie
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Cracking Up

1977 Movie
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Satan & Adam

2018 Movie
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The Simpsons Movie

2007 Movie
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Flicks

1987 Movie
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Godzilla

1998 Movie
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Blood and Concrete

1991 Movie
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Love & Taxes

2017 Movie
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Likely Stories Vol. 1

1981 Movie
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Oscar

1991 Movie
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A Mighty Wind

2003 Movie
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Easy Does It

2020 Movie
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The Jackie Bison Show

1990 Movie
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Dick

1999 Movie
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Chicken Little

2005 Movie
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Father Figures

2017 Movie
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Speechless

1994 Movie
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Plain Clothes

1988 Movie
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One Trick Pony

1980 Movie
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The Last Laugh

2016 Movie
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CyberWorld

2000 Movie
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Wayne's World 2

1993 Movie
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The Clown

2016 Movie
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The Fisher King

1991 Movie
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My Suicide

2009 Movie
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The Truman Show

1998 Movie
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Almost Heroes

1998 Movie
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Fired!

2007 Movie
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Small Soldiers

1998 Movie
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I'll Do Anything

1994 Movie
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Little Giants

1994 Movie
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The Right Stuff

1983 Movie
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The Robe

1953 Movie
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A League of Their Own

1992 Movie
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Casper

1995 Movie
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Mascots

2016 Movie
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Real Life

1979 Movie
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The Egyptian

1954 Movie
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The Aristocrats

2005 Movie