Harry Shearer profile
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Harry Shearer

23rd December 1943 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

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.

109 Movies 55 TV Shows 175 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Simpsley poster
Simpsley 3rd July 2026 as Seymour Skinner (voice)
Mascots poster
Mascots 10th September 2016 as Competition Announcer (voice)
The Simpsons Movie poster
The Simpsons Movie 25th July 2007 as 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)
CyberWorld poster
CyberWorld 6th October 2000 as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
Dick poster
Dick 4th August 1999 as G. Gordon Liddy
EDtv poster
EDtv 26th March 1999 as Moderator
Casper poster
Casper 26th May 1995 as Radio announcer (uncredited)
Oscar poster
Oscar 26th April 1991 as Guido Finucci
Flicks poster
Flicks 26th August 1983 as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
Animalympics poster
Animalympics 11th April 1980 as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
Real Life poster
Real Life 2nd March 1979 as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Sick poster
Sick 13th December 1975 as Dr. Jerry Shuster
The Robe poster
The Robe 16th September 1953 as David (uncredited)
Friends poster
Friends 22nd September 1994 as Dr. Baldharar
ER poster
ER 19th September 1994 as John Smythe
Ellen poster
Ellen 29th March 1994 as Ted Layton
The Simpsons poster
The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Ned Flanders / Mr. Burns / Smithers / Principal Skinner / Lenny Leonard (voice)
L.A. Law poster
L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Gordon Huyck
Miami Vice poster
Miami Vice 16th September 1984 as FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
Saturday Night Live poster
Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiloa / Various (uncredited)