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Biography

Hank Azaria was born in Queens, NY on April 25, 1964. Hank Azaria attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, from 1981-1985, but did not…more

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4/25/1964, Queens, New York

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Role
- The Simpsons
  Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others
  - S 23: Ep 22 Lisa Goes Gaga
    5/20/12
  - S 23: Ep 21 Ned 'N' Edna's Blend
    5/13/12
  - S 23: Ep 20 The Spy Who Learned Me
    5/6/12
  - S 23: Ep 19 A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again
    4/29/12
  - S 23: Ep 18 Beware My Cheating Bart
    4/15/12
  - + 470 More Credits
- Free Agents
  Alex
  - S 1: Ep 6 Are You There, Helen? It's Me, God
    10/19/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rebranding
    10/5/11
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dr. Hu
    9/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 2 What I Did for Work
    9/21/11
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/14/11
- Free Agents
  Alex
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nice Guys Finish ... At Some Point
    10/12/11
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 0 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!
    1/10/10
- Huff
  Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt
  - S 2: Ep 13 Which Lip Is the Cervical Lip?
    6/25/06
  - S 2: Ep 12 Black Shadows
    6/18/06
  - S 2: Ep 11 Tapping the Squid
    6/11/06
  - S 2: Ep 10 Bethless
    6/4/06
  - S 2: Ep 9 Radio Silence
    5/21/06
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Immigrants
  Vlad
  - S 1: Ep 4 Health of It
    8/12/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Joska-Co
    8/12/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Tour Bust
    8/12/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Doorman
    8/12/04
- Imagine That
  Josh Miller
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Married Balladeer
    1/15/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Macho Therapist
    1/8/02
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Inner Critic
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Psychic
  - S 1: Ep 5 UNKNOWN
  - + 2 More Credits
- Stressed Eric
  Voice of Eric Feeble (US version)
  - S 2: Ep 7 Drool
    10/11/00
  - S 2: Ep 6 Au Pair
    10/4/00
  - S 2: Ep 5 Crush
    9/27/00
  - S 2: Ep 4 Tent
    9/20/00
  - S 2: Ep 3 Team
    9/13/00
  - + 8 More Credits
- If Not for You
  Craig Shaeffer
  - S 1: Ep 5 Snap!
    10/9/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Kiss
    10/2/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taking A Shower With My Two True Loves
    9/25/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 Detour Ahead
    9/18/95
  - S 1: Ep 8 Rise and Shine
  - + 3 More Credits
- Herman's Head
  Jay Nichols
  - S 3: Ep 22 First Impressions
    4/21/94
  - S 3: Ep 21 A Head in the Polls
    4/14/94
  - S 3: Ep 20 Absence Makes the Head Grow Fonder
    4/7/94
  - S 3: Ep 19 Herm In the Time of Cholera
    3/24/94
  - S 3: Ep 18 Bedtime for Hermo
    3/10/94
  - + 67 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- Friends
  David
  - S 9: Ep 23 The One in Barbados (1)
    5/15/03
  - S 9: Ep 22 The One with the Donor
    5/8/03
  - S 9: Ep 6 The One with the Male Nanny
    11/7/02
  - S 7: Ep 11 The One with All the Cheesecakes
    1/4/01
  - S 1: Ep 10 The One with the Monkey
    12/15/94
- Mad About You
  Nat Ostertag
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 19 Paved with Good Intentions
    5/13/99
  - S 7: Ep 15 Murray at the Dog Show
    4/26/99
  - S 6: Ep 22 Nat & Arley
    5/19/98
  - + 10 More Credits
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series
  Venom/Eddie Brock
  - S 3: Ep 12 Sins of the Fathers (11): Carnage (2)
    11/9/96
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series
  Eddie Brock/Venom
  - S 3: Ep 11 Sins of the Fathers (10): Venom Returns (1)
    11/2/96
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Alien Costume (3)
    5/13/95
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series
  Eddie Brock
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Alien Costume (2)
    5/6/95
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Alien Costume (1)
    4/29/95
  - S 1: Ep 3 Return of the Spider Slayers (2)
    2/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Spider Slayer (1)
    2/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 1 Night of the Lizard
    11/19/94
- The Simpsons
  Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others
  - S 2: Ep 22 Blood Feud
    7/11/91
  - S 2: Ep 21 Three Men and a Comic Book
    5/9/91
  - S 2: Ep 20 The War of the Simpsons
    5/2/91
  - S 2: Ep 18 Brush with Greatness
    4/11/91
  - S 2: Ep 16 Bart's Dog Gets an F
    3/7/91
  - + 19 More Credits
Guest Star (36)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 43 Episode #5.043
    10/24/11
  - S 4: Ep 285 Episode #4.285
    8/3/11
  - S 4: Ep 45 Episode #4.045
    10/27/10
  - S 3: Ep 98 Episode #3.098
    12/29/09
  - S 2: Ep 215 Episode #2.215
    5/15/09
- Extra
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 13 September 21, 2011
    9/21/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 1 September 5, 2011
    9/5/11
  - S 20: Ep 87 January 15, 2008
    1/15/08
  - S 18: Ep 110 February 21, 2006
    2/21/06
  - S 17: Ep 178 June 3, 2005
    6/3/05
  - S 17: Ep 37 October 27, 2004
    10/27/04
- The Rich Eisen Podcast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 August 4, 2011
    8/4/11
- The Cleveland Show
  Comic Book Guy
  - S 2: Ep 22 Hot Cocoa Bang Bang
    5/15/11
- Top Chef Masters
  Guest Diner [Quickfire]
  - S 2: Ep 6 Scary Surf & Turf
    5/12/10
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 40 Hank Azaria, Adam Richman, Ben Harper and the Relentless Seven
    7/31/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 56 Episode 56
    5/11/09
- Free Radio
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Celebrity
    4/9/09
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 40 Hank Azaria; David Hasselhoff; Daddy Yankee
    8/3/07
  - S 14: Ep 39 Show #2983
    8/5/05
  - S 12: Ep 134 Show #2630
    1/15/04
  - S 10: Ep 83 Show #2149
    10/31/01
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 104 Hank Azaria, Mimi Rogers, P!NK
    4/11/06
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 132 Wes Craven/Hank Azaria
    8/15/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 145 Episode 145
    5/6/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 117 Hank Azaria, George Foreman, Joe Perry
    5/5/05
  - S 12: Ep 33 Hank Azaria, Tommy Lee, Jet
    11/3/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 133 Show #2352
    4/26/05
  - S 8: Ep 183 Show #1641
    7/16/01
  - S 5: Ep 153 Show #1015
    5/22/98
  - S 3: Ep 128 Show #0567
    4/3/96
- Unscripted
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Unscripted 03
    1/16/05
- Drawn Together
  Hindu Pizza Man
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dirty Pranking Number 2
    12/8/04
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 197 Michael Kinsley, Hank Azaria
    11/4/04
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 5 Tournament 3 Game 5
    8/5/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Tournament 1 Game 3
    12/16/03
- VH1 Goes Inside
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Primetime Cartoons
    10/2/03
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 7 The Cast of The Simpsons
    2/9/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 8 Hank Azaria
    7/19/01
- Futurama
  Harold Zoid
  - S 3: Ep 8 That's Lobstertainment!
    2/25/01
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 116 Hank Azaria and Keith Olbermann
    12/17/99
  - S 2: Ep 23 Hank Azaria, Amy Jo Johnson, and Diamond Dallas Page
    8/4/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 169 Show #411
    5/25/98
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
- What a Cartoon
  Elmo
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dry Dry Drips
    7/16/95
- Beethoven
  Killer
  - S 1: Ep 22 A Cat Named Rover
    2/11/95
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Good, The Bad And The Poodle
    1/21/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Morning Paper
    10/15/94
- Tales from the Crypt
  Richard
  - S 6: Ep 12 Doctor of Horror
    1/4/95
- Street Sharks
  Shark Blades
  - S 1: Ep 10 Only Human (2)
    11/28/94
- Babes
  Tony
  - S 1: Ep 11 Rent Strike
    12/20/90
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Jerry
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mistaken Identity
    10/15/90
- Growing Pains
  Steve Stevenson
  - S 5: Ep 9 The New Deal (2)
    11/15/89
- Family Ties
  Joe
  - S 7: Ep 2 Designing Woman
    11/6/88
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 11: Ep 2 Hank Azaria Interview
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Imagine That
  Executive Producer
Producer (2)

Role
- Free Agents
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/14/11
- Huff
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 8 Cold Day in Shanghai
    12/26/04

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NBC Cancels Free Agents

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- Hank has been nominated for 4 SAG Awards. In 1997, he was nominated for two awards for his film The Birdcage. He was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role". He won for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast". In 2000, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie" for Tuesdays With Morrie. In 2005, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series" for Huff.
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- Hank has been nominated for 7 Emmy Awards. In 2005, he was nominated for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for Huff. In 2003, 2001, and 1998 he won the Emmy for "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance" for The Simpsons. Also in 2003, he was nominated for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series" for Friends. In 2000, he won for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a miniseries or Movie" for Tuesdays With Morrie. In 1998, he was nominated for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series" for Mad About You.
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- In a news interview, Azaria admitted that, during his performances of Spamalot, he had a hard time holding in laughter on stage throughout the show. His secret was to carry keys in his costume and painfully jab himself (unnoticeable to the audience) to stop from breaking character mid-performance. "It really hurts..." he jokes in the interview.
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- Hank Azaria: The first two months I imagined Godzilla ... Then I got bored of that and I imagined different things. What if my agent was that big? What if my dog was that big?
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- Hank Azaria: It's not really difficult to go from one voice into the next. It's like asking you to sing a line of Happy Birthday and then Goodnight Irene - assuming you know the words to both those songs.
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- Hank Azaria: Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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