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The voice of many of FOX's Emmy Award-winning series THE
SIMPSONS, Harry Shearer gives life to some of Springfield’s
more colorful characters: Mr. Burns, Flanders, Principal Skinner,
Reverend Lovejoy and Otto. To date, Shearer’s unique talent
has produced an inimitable and irreverent body of work in every
major entertainment genre. Most recently he wrote and directed
the feature Teddy Bears’ Picnic. In addition,
he is co-creator and co-star of the legendary “rockdocumentary,”
This Is Spinal Tap, as well as a former writer
and cast member of Saturday Night Live and the
late-night talk show spoof Fernwood 2 Night.
He has been a commentator on ABC’s World News Tonight,
a writer for the e-zine Slate and a columnist
for Los Angeles Times Magazine. His critically
acclaimed radio program Le Show, a Sheareresque
mix of news, parody, poignancy, trenchant sketches and music,
is in its 17th year.
Shearer’s acting credits include guest star appearances
on ER, Chicago Hope, Miami
Vice, Friends, and Murphy Brown.
Feature film work includes Godzilla, The
Truman Show and EdTV. In addition, Shearer
reunited with Spinal Tap actors Michael McKean and Christopher
Guest to lend their voice talents to DreamWorks Small
Soldiers.
His early television and film credits include The Jack
Benny Program, Abbott and Costello Go To Mars,
and the biblical drama, The Robe. In addition,
he appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents and
the coveted role of Eddie Haskell in the pilot episode of Leave
It To Beaver.
Other media avenues of Shearer include his recorded two-CD compilation
entitled O.J. On Trial, and a multi-media exhibit
of public figures captured on satellite entitled, Wall
of Silence. His foray into the book publishing world
produced a collection of essays, Man Bites Town,
Shearer’s observations on a broad spectrum of subjects including
presidential libraries, network news anchors, nationwide polls,
and celebrities. Last year he released the book-length essay on
the Clintons, “It’s The Stupidity, Stupid.”
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