Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer
Shearer in 2019
Born	Harry Julius Shearer (1943-12-23) December 23, 1943 (age 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, author, radio host, director, producer
Years active	1953–present
Notable work	Ned Flanders, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons Derek Smalls in This is Spinal Tap Science Vessel in Starcraft
Spouse(s)	Penny Nichols (m. 1974–1977; divorced) Judith Owen (m. 1993–present)
Website	http://www.harryshearer.com

Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, author, radio host, director and producer. Shearer is famous for playing the voices of many characters for The Simpsons (1989 to present).

Shearer was a child actor. He acted on the Jack Benny radio program.^[1]

Shearer was a member of the Credibility Gap comedy group. The radio stations KRLA and later KPPC broadcast the Credibility Gap.^[2] He performed on the Pop Chronicles music documentary.^[3][4]

Shearer portrayed Derek Smalls in the 1984 comedy movie This is Spinal Tap. Rob Reiner directed this movie.^[5]

Shearer speaks the voices for many characters on The Simpsons cartoon. Some of the characters he plays are Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, and Ned Flanders.^[6]

1. ↑ Plume, Kenneth. "Interview with Harry Shearer (Part 1 of 4) – feature – at IGN". Movies.ign.com. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "The Credibility Gap > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
3. ↑ Show 34 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: American musicians respond to the British invaders. [Part 2] : UNT Digital Library
4. ↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "E-J — University of North Texas Libraries" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu.
5. ↑ Rabin, Nathan. "Harry Shearer | Animation | Interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
6. ↑ "Welcome to The Simpsons.com". Thesimpsons.com. Retrieved 2009-12-28.