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Biography

"Hollywood Lifer" does not even begin to describe Harry Shearer. True, the actor/writer/musician has been around for as long as many remember, but he…more

Born

12/23/1943, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Birth Name

Harrison Shearer

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, 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
  - + 503 More Credits
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 30: Ep 22 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
    2/20/05
- TV Land Top 10
  Narrator
- Corneil & Bernie
  voice of Corneil
  - S 1: Ep 13 Santa Paws / Love Me, Love My Dog
    5/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 12 Don Corneilius / The Dog-Sitter Show
    5/8/04
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dog Walk Model / A Friend In Need
    5/1/04
  - S 1: Ep 10 Pregnant Paws / The Fan
    4/24/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 Unlucky Break / Superficial Intelligence
    4/17/04
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Simpsons
  Mr. Burns, Smithers, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Ned Flanders, Prin. Skinner, Otto, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibert, Lenny, Rev. Lovejoy, Raine
  - S 11: Ep 18 Days of Wine and D'oh'ses
    4/9/00
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - — Best of Steve Martin
    11/28/98
  - S 10: Ep 14 Pamela Sue Martin/Power Station
    2/16/85
  - S 10: Ep 13 Harry Anderson/Bryan Adams
    2/9/85
  - S 10: Ep 12 Alex Karras/Tina Turner
    2/2/85
  - S 10: Ep 11 Roy Scheider/Billy Ocean
    1/19/85
  - + 36 More Credits
- Fernwood 2Night
  Harry Shearer
  - S 1: Ep 65 Save "Fernwood 2Night" Telethon
    9/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 64 The Ransom
    9/29/77
  - S 1: Ep 63 Fan Club President
    9/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 62 Indian Princess
    9/27/77
  - S 1: Ep 61 Amusement and Healing Parks
    9/26/77
  - + 60 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 68 Show #1335
    7/20/90
  - S 8: Ep 145 Show #1230
    11/29/89
  - S 7: Ep 48 Show #1023
    8/25/88
  - S 7: Ep 3 Show #0977
    2/3/88
  - S 6: Ep 88 Show #0906
    8/19/87
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (74)

Role
- This Week
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 25 19th April, 2012
    4/19/12
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 42 Current TV Episode 42
    8/16/11
  - S 8: Ep 101 August 20, 2010
    8/20/10
  - S 8: Ep 70 July 7, 2010
    7/7/10
  - S 8: Ep 42 May 26, 2010
    5/26/10
  - S 7: Ep 222 March 3, 2010
    3/3/10
  - + 6 More Credits
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 272 Episode #3.272
    7/20/10
- The Andrew Marr Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 25 7th March, 2010
    3/7/10
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 6 Claudia Winkleman, Harry Shearer, Little Boots, Jamelia, Tom Basden
    11/4/09
- The Rachel Maddow Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 75 The First Annual Rachel Maddow Show Awards for Excellence in Areas TBD
    12/31/08
  - S 1: Ep 66 December 15, 2008
    12/15/08
- The Graham Norton Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Episode 43
    10/2/08
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 4: Ep 172 Cheryl Hines/Harry Shearer/Jakob Dylan
    8/4/08
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Self
  - S 6: Ep 8 February 29, 2008
    2/29/08
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 86 Monday, December 31, 2007
    12/31/07
  - S 5: Ep 85 Friday, December 28, 2007
    12/28/07
- Rove Live
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 26 October 7, 2007
    10/7/07
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 139 Rachel Griffiths, Jack McBrayer, Matchbox Twenty
    10/5/07
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 16 August 31, 2007
    8/31/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 2451 Andy Samberg, Harry Shearer, Tegan & Sara
    7/31/07
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 93 Aisha Tyler/Harry Shearer/Taylor Williamson
    2/13/07
  - S 2: Ep 119 Rosie O’Donnell/Harry Shearer
    4/4/06
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 82 Show #2691
    1/18/07
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 148 Harry Shearer
    11/28/06
- Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Episode 21
    10/30/06
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 Frank Darabont, Alan Cumming, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard
    5/20/05
- Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Suicide Missions, Baseball, & Political Satire
    10/22/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 143 April 10, 2003
    4/10/03
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 7 The Cast of The Simpsons
    2/9/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 37 Tom Brokaw, Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Steve Earle
    11/20/02
- The Agency (2001)
  The President
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Gauntlet
    2/7/02
- That's Life
  Dean
  - S 2: Ep 9 Oh, Baby
    12/7/01
- Dawson's Creek
  Principal Peskin
  - S 4: Ep 22 The Graduate
    5/16/01
  - S 4: Ep 8 The Unusual Suspects
    11/22/00
- Jack & Jill
  Dr. Madison
  - S 1: Ep 7 Fear and Loathing in Gotham
    11/14/99
- Just Shoot Me!
  Larry Fenwick
  - S 4: Ep 1 A Divorce to Remember
    9/21/99
- Beggars and Choosers
  Crosstalk host
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Velvet Curtain
    8/7/99
- The Panel
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 24 July 21 1999
    7/21/99
  - S 3: Ep 23 July 14 1999
    7/14/99
- Dr. Katz
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Feng Shui
    8/24/98
- Style and Substance
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Chelsea Gets an Opinion
    2/2/98
- George & Leo
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Poker Game
    1/26/98
- The Visitor
  Louis Faraday
  - S 1: Ep 2 Fear of Flying
    9/26/97
- ER
  John Smythe
  - S 3: Ep 19 Calling Dr. Hathaway
    4/24/97
- Tracey Takes On...
  Ronald Littleman
  - S 2: Ep 12 Race Relations
    4/9/97
- Chicago Hope
  Nowhere Man
  - S 3: Ep 7 A Time to Kill
    11/4/96
- Frontline (Australia)
  Larry Hadges
  - S 2: Ep 10 Changing the Face of Current Affairs
    9/25/95
- Friends
  Dr. Baldharar
  - S 1: Ep 21 The One with the Fake Monica
    4/27/95
- Sliders
  Day Tripper (Uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot (2)
    3/22/95
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot (1)
    3/22/95
- Ellen
  Ted Layton
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Trainer
    11/23/94
- L.A. Law
  Gordon Huyck
  - S 8: Ep 6 Safe Sex
    11/11/93
- Dream On
  Steve
  - S 4: Ep 6 Home Sweet Homeboy
    7/7/93
- American Music Awards
  Derek Smalls - Presenter
  - S 19: Ep 19 The 19th American Music Awards
    1/27/92
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Derek Smalls/presenter
  - S 1: Ep 8 MTV 8th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/5/91
- Murphy Brown
  Chris Bishop
  - S 3: Ep 1 The 390th Broadcast
    9/17/90
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 209 August 8, 1990
    8/8/90
- The Golden Girls
  George Bush (voice only)
  - S 5: Ep 26 The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)
    5/5/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 206 November 10, 1989
    11/10/89
  - S 1: Ep 167 September 15, 1989
    9/15/89
  - S 1: Ep 97 May 25, 1989
    5/25/89
- Miami Vice
  Timothy Anderson
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Cows of October
    2/5/88
- The New Leave It to Beaver
  Frankie Bennett
  - S 3: Ep 1 It's A Small World
    10/4/87
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 31: Ep 6 Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration
    11/9/86
- ALF
  Larry
  - S 1: Ep 4 Pennsylvania 6-5000
    10/13/86
- Laverne & Shirley
  Tidmore
  - S 7: Ep 14 Star Peepers
    2/2/82
- Phyl & Mikhy
  Guest Star
- Stockard Channing: In Just Friends
  Saul
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Ziegenfuss Force
    5/6/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 154 April 30, 1979
    4/30/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 190 July 5, 1978
    7/5/78
- Laverne & Shirley
  Interviewer
  - S 3: Ep 18 Bus Stop
    2/14/78
- Laverne & Shirley
  Voice of Max Shotz
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Second Almost Annual Shotz Talent Show
    1/31/78
- Fernwood 2Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 60 Harry Shearer
    9/23/77
- Laverne & Shirley
  Harold
  - S 2: Ep 14 Guinea Pigs
    1/18/77
- Laverne & Shirley
  Announcer (V.O.)
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Bachelor Party
    2/3/76
- Leave It To Beaver
  Frankie Bennett
  - S 1: Ep 0 It's a Small World
- South of Sunset
  Wally Broomes
  - S 1: Ep 6 Remember Me
- Bob Patterson
  Dr. Tepnick
  - S 1: Ep 8 Clown Bob
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Street Kid
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Night the World Ended
    4/28/57
- General Electric Theater
  Timmy
  - S 5: Ep 26 Cab Driver
    4/14/57
- Studio 57
  Frankie Bennett
  - S 3: Ep 26 It's A Small World
    4/14/57
- The Jack Benny Program
  Young Writer (uncredited)
  - S 6: Ep 2 Message and Date With Gertrude
    10/9/55
- It's a Great Life
  Terry
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Paper Drive
    9/25/55
- The Jack Benny Program
  "Beaver" Harry
  - S 5: Ep 12 Jack Takes Beavers To The Fair
    3/6/55
- The Jack Benny Program
  Harry Shearer, Jimmy's Agent
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Life of Jack Benny
    11/28/54
- The Jack Benny Program
  Little Jackie
  - S 4: Ep 2 Jack As A Child
    10/4/53
Writer (1)

Role
- Laverne & Shirley
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 12 Hi, Neighbor
    4/27/76

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Harry's former piano teacher decided to turn into an agent for children. From there, she got Harry some work on The Jack Benny Program when he was only 7 years old.
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- Harry's parents prevented him from having a permanent role on the original Leave It To Beaver TV series.
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- In his debut season of Saturday Night Live, Harry was the first person to start off as a featured player, and then become a full cast member by the end of it.
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Quotes
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- Harry: (when asked how many characters he voices on The Simpsons) I make up a new number every time I'm asked.
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- David Letterman: (about Harry Shearer) Here's a guy that can do everything.
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- Harry: (about Jack Benny) Wonderful Man! So sweet.
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