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Harry Shearer

Actor / Screenwriter / Musician / Writer / Radio Personality / Journalist / Film Producer / Film Director | * 12/23/1943 (80) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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 satirical rockumentary, which became a hit. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom The Simpsons; he provides voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Ott... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Harry Shearer

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
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Movies with Harry Shearer as Actor(78)

as Derek Smalls2024 Spinal Tap II
as Waylon Smithers (voice) (uncredited)2021 The Simpsons- Balenciaga
as himself2018 Satan & Adam
as Sean Boykin/Agent2017 Love & Taxes
as Gene2017 Father Figures
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Competition Announcer (voice)2016 Mascots
as himself2016 The Clown
as Caress Moscowitz2009 My Suicide
as Derek Smalls2009 Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as himself2007 Fired!
as Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger2007 The Simpsons Movie
as Victor Allan Miller2006 For Your Consideration
as Dog Announcer (voice)2005 Chicken Little
as himself2005 The Aristocrats
as Mark Shubb2003 A Mighty Wind
as Joey Lavin2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)2001 Haunted Castle
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice) (archive footage)2000 CyberWorld
as Narrator (voice)1999 Encounter in the Third Dimension
as G. Gordon Liddy1999 Dick
as Mike Michaelson1998 TruTalk
as Charles Caiman1998 Godzilla
as Punch-It (voice)1998 Small Soldiers
as Narrator (voice)1998 Almost Heroes
as Mike Michaelson1998 The Truman Show
as Jonathan P.E. Rice1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
as Radio announcer (uncredited)1995 Casper
as Derek Smalls1994 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
as Chuck1994 Speechless
as Audience Research Captain1994 I'll Do Anything
as Announcer1994 Little Giants
as Handsome Dan1993 Wayne's World 2
as Newsreel Announcer1992 A League of Their Own
as Derek Smalls1992 The Return of Spinal Tap
as Sammy Rhodes1991 Blood and Concrete
as Guido Finucci1991 Oscar
as Ben Starr1991 The Fisher King
as Monosoff1991 Pure Luck
as Derek Smalls1991 Amnesty International's Big 30
as (voice)1990 The Jackie Bison Show
as Carl Sagan (voice)1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Simon Feck1988 Plain Clothes
as Narrator1987 Flicks
as Additional Voices (voice)1987 Down and Out with Donald Duck
as Derek Smalls1984 This Is Spinal Tap
as NASA Recruiter1983 The Right Stuff
as Keen Hacksaw (voice)1980 Animalympics
as Bernie Wepner1980 One Trick Pony
as Narrator (voice)1980 Loose Shoes
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer1979 Real Life
as Jeffrey Marx1979 The Concorde... Airport '79
as Trucker's Friend1977 American Raspberry
as Boy1954 The Egyptian
as Second Boy (uncredited)1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as David (uncredited)1953 The Robe

TV Shows/Series with Harry Shearer as Actor(37)

as himself2017 The History of Comedy
as himself2014 The Kumars
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as himself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as himself2002 HypaSpace
as Derek Smalls1999 The Early Show
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Principal Peskin1998 Dawson's Creek
as Larry Fenwick1997 Just Shoot Me!
as himself1997 The View
as Louis Faraday1997 The Visitor
as Dr. Baldharar1994 Friends
as John Smythe1994 ER
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Narrator (voice)1991 Dinosaurs
as Mr. Burns1989 The Simpsons
as Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Skinner / Lenny (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Gordon Huyck1986 L.A. Law
as George Bush (voice)1985 The Golden Girls
as Frankie Bennett1957 Leave It to Beaver
as Street Kid1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Timmy1953 GE Theater

Movies with Harry Shearer as Crew(17)

Directing/Director2010 The Big Uneasy
Directing/Director2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic
Writing/Writer2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic
Writing/Writer1999 Funny Is Money
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Waiting for Guffman
Writing/Lyricist1996 Waiting for Guffman
Writing/Writer1994 Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Writing/Writer1992 The Return of Spinal Tap
Directing/Director1988 Portrait of a White Marriage
Writing/Story1986 Club Paradise
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 This Is Spinal Tap
Writing/Writer1984 This Is Spinal Tap
Writing/Writer1979 Real Life

TV Shows/Series with Harry Shearer as Crew(5)

Creator/Creator2012 Playhouse Presents
Writing/Writer1989 The Simpsons
Writing/Writer1978 America 2-Night
Writing/Writer1976 Laverne & Shirley
Writing/Writer1975 Saturday Night Live

Full Name: Harry Shearer
Born: Thursday, 12/23 1943 (December) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 80 years + 97 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University
Member of: The Credibility Gap
Spouses (current/former): Judith Owen, Penny Nichols
Harry Shearer frequently works together with these people:
Michael McKean (50x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (30x, Actor)
Christopher Guest (30x, Actor)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kristen Wiig (20x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (19x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (18x, Actor)
Will Forte (16x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2111, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024