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Harry Shearer

Actor

Harry Shearer

Born December 23, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA85 films

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.

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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.

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The Truman Show posterFirst watchThe Truman Show19988.2as Mike MichaelsonIn a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running…View film

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Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Simpsons Movie poster7.0The Simpsons Movie2007This Is Spinal Tap poster7.4This Is Spinal Tap1984Casper poster6.3Casper1995The Fisher King poster7.3The Fisher King1991A League of Their Own poster7.2A League of Their Own1992My Best Friend's Wedding poster6.6My Best Friend's Wedding1997The Right Stuff poster7.4The Right Stuff1983Small Soldiers poster6.6Small Soldiers1998

Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. TBAYou Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon
  2. 2026Yellow MirrorLenny Leonard (voice)
  3. 2026SimpsleySeymour Skinner (voice)
  4. 2026Extreme Makeover: Homer EditionLenny Leonard (voice)
  5. 2025Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesDerek Smalls
  6. 2025The Simpson: Yellow PlanetPrincipal Skinner / Kang / Lenny Leonard / Reverend Lovejoy / Rainier Wolfcastle / Ned Flanders
  7. 2024The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye FaithfulMr. Burns (voice)
  8. 2023A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
  9. 2021The Simpsons | Balenciaga
  10. 2020Easy Does It'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
  11. 2017Father FiguresGene
  12. 2016MascotsCompetition Announcer (voice)
  13. 2015Love & TaxesSean Boykin/Agent
  14. 2011Flood StreetsDr. Keeley
  15. 2009Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic PlaceDerek Smalls
  16. 2009Spinal Tap: Back from the DeadDerek Smalls
  17. 2009My SuicideCaress Moscowitz
  18. 2007A Couple of White Chicks at the HairdresserMarc Gavin
  19. 2007The Simpsons MovieScratchy / 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)
  20. 2006For Your ConsiderationVictor Allan Miller
  21. 2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolPromo Announcer
  22. 2005Chicken LittleDog Announcer (voice)
  23. 2004The Simpsons: Christmas 2
  24. 2004The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music EditionDerek Smalls
  25. 2003The Simpsons: Treehouse of HorrorMr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
  26. 2003A Mighty WindMark Shubb
  27. 2001Teddy Bears' PicnicJoey Lavin
  28. 2001Haunted CastleMr. D / Mephisto (voice)
  29. 2000Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed BigThe General (voice)
  30. 2000CyberWorldNed Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)
  31. 2000Catching Up with Marty DiBergiDerek Smalls
  32. 1999DickG. Gordon Liddy
  33. 1999EDtvModerator
  34. 1999The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
  35. 1998Small SoldiersPunch-It (voice)
  36. 1998The Truman Show: Tru-TalkMike Michaelson
  37. 1998The Truman ShowMike Michaelson
  38. 1998Almost HeroesNarrator (voice)
  39. 1998GodzillaCharles Caiman
  40. 1997My Best Friend's WeddingJonathan P.E. Rice
  41. 1995CasperRadio announcer (uncredited)
  42. 1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short ShowMr. Blackwell
  43. 1994SpeechlessChuck
  44. 1994Little GiantsAnnouncer
  45. 1994I'll Do AnythingAudience Research Captain
  46. 1993Wayne's World 2Handsome Dan
  47. 1992A League of Their OwnNewsreel Announcer
  48. 1992FernGully: The Last RainforestFairy #3 (voice)
  49. 1991The Fisher KingSitcom Actor Ben Starr
  50. 1991Blood and ConcreteSammy Rhodes
  51. 1991Pure LuckJulius Monosoff
  52. 1991OscarGuido Finucci
  53. 1990The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
  54. 1990Hometown Boy Makes GoodRadio Announcer (voice)
  55. 1990The Jackie Bison Show(voice)
  56. 1988My Stepmother Is an AlienCarl Sagan (voice)
  57. 1988Portrait of a White MarriageAl Silvers
  58. 1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy ShowJohnny Carson (Voice)
  59. 1988Plain ClothesSimon Feck
  60. 1987Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, OhioRobin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
  61. 1987Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie AwardsVarious Roles
  62. 1987Down and Out with Donald DuckAdditional Voices (voice)
  63. 1986Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White HouseVarious Roles
  64. 1985The History of White People in AmericaRabbi
  65. 1984This Is Spinal TapDerek Smalls
  66. 1983The Right StuffNASA Recruiter
  67. 1983FlicksNarrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)
  68. 1982The Million Dollar InfieldJack Savage
  69. 1981Spinal Tap: The Final TourDerek Smalls
  70. 1981Likely Stories Vol. 1
  71. 1980One Trick PonyBernie Wepner
  72. 1980AnimalympicsKeen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)
  73. 1979The Fish That Saved PittsburghMurray Sports
  74. 1979The Concorde... Airport '79Jeffrey Marx
  75. 1979The T.V. Show
  76. 1979The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
  77. 1979Real LifePete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
  78. 1978Loose ShoesNarrator (voice)
  79. 1977American RaspberryTrucker's Friend
  80. 1977Cracking Up
  81. 1976Serpico: The Deadly GameHippy
  82. 1975SickDr. Jerry Shuster
  83. 1954The EgyptianBoy
  84. 1953The RobeDavid (uncredited)
  85. 1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsSecond Boy (uncredited)