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Harry Shearer
Los Angeles, California, 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…
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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.
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2026
Yellow Mirror
Movie Lenny Leonard (voice)
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2026
Simpsley
Movie Seymour Skinner (voice)
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2026
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Movie Lenny Leonard (voice)
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2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie Derek Smalls
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2025
The Session Man
Movie Self
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2025
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
Movie Principal Skinner / Kang / Lenny Leonard / Reverend Lovejoy / Rainier Wolfcastle / Ned Flanders
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2025
From Darkness to Light
Movie Self
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2024
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie Mr. Burns (voice)
- 2023
- 2021
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2020
Easy Does It
Movie 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
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2019
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
Movie Self
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2018
Satan & Adam
Movie Self
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2017
Father Figures
Movie Gene
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2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Movie Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
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2017
XTC: This Is Pop
Movie Self
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2017
The History of Comedy
TV show Self
- 2016
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2016
Mascots
Movie Competition Announcer (voice)
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2016
The Last Laugh
Movie Self
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2016
The Clown
Movie Self
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2015
Love & Taxes
Movie Sean Boykin/Agent
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2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
TV show Self
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2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV show Self
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2014
The Kumars
TV show Self
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2013
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV show Panellist
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2013
The Last Leg
TV show Self
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2012
Playhouse Presents
TV show Richard Nixon
- 2012
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2011
Flood Streets
Movie Dr. Keeley
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2010
The Big Uneasy
Movie Director
- 2009
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2009
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Movie Derek Smalls
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2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Movie Derek Smalls
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2009
My Suicide
Movie Caress Moscowitz
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2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie Self
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2007
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
Movie Marc Gavin
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2007
The Simpsons Movie
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)
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2007
Would I Lie to You?
TV show Self
