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Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Actor · Born 1943-12-23 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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 s…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Truman Show (1998) — Mike Michaelson
  2. The Simpsons (1989) — Mr. Burns
  3. Friends (1994) — Dr. Baldharar
  4. The Simpsons Movie (2007) — 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)
  5. Casper (1995) — Radio announcer (uncredited)
  6. Godzilla (1998) — Charles Caiman
  7. Chicken Little (2005) — Dog Announcer (voice)
  8. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) — Jonathan P.E. Rice
  9. Small Soldiers (1998) — Punch-It (voice)
  10. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) — Derek Smalls
  11. A League of Their Own (1992) — Newsreel Announcer
  12. The Fisher King (1991) — Sitcom Actor Ben Starr
  13. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) — Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)
  14. Wayne's World 2 (1993) — Handsome Dan
  15. Dinosaurs (1991) — Narrator (voice)
  16. The Right Stuff (1983) — NASA Recruiter
  17. ER (1994) — John Smythe
  18. Animaniacs (1993) — Ned Flat (voice)
  19. EDtv (1999) — Moderator
  20. Father Figures (2017) — Gene
  21. FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) — Fairy #3 (voice)
  22. Dawson's Creek (1998) — Principal Peskin
  23. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) — Carl Sagan (voice)
  24. Oscar (1991) — Guido Finucci
  25. Miami Vice (1984) — FBI Agent Timothy Anderson
  26. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Dr. Joseph Shuster (voice) (uncredited)
  27. Little Giants (1994) — Announcer
  28. The Golden Girls (1985) — George Bush (voice)
  29. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self - Guest
  30. Dick (1999) — G. Gordon Liddy
  31. The Robe (1953) — David (uncredited)
  32. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  33. A Mighty Wind (2003) — Mark Shubb
  34. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Street Kid
  35. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
  36. Almost Heroes (1998) — Narrator (voice)
  37. The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) — Jeffrey Marx
  38. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Derek Smalls - Guest/Musical Guest
  39. Mascots (2016) — Competition Announcer (voice)
  40. For Your Consideration (2006) — Victor Allan Miller

Directed

  1. The History of White People in America (1985) — Director
  2. Portrait of a White Marriage (1988) — Director
  3. The Big Uneasy (2010) — Director
  4. Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001) — Director
  5. The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986) — Director