Harry Shearer
Biography
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (39)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Derek Smalls
2025
The Session Man
as Self
2025
From Darkness to Light
as Self
2025
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
as Mr. Burns (voice)
2024
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Easy Does It
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)
2020
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
as Self
2019
Satan & Adam
as Self
2018
Father Figures
as Gene
2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)
2017
XTC: This Is Pop
as Self
2017
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self
2016
Mascots
as Competition Announcer (voice)
2016
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016
The Clown
as Self
2016
Love & Taxes
as Sean Boykin/Agent
2015
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
as Self
2012
Flood Streets
as Dr. Keeley
2011
The Big Uneasy
Director (Directing)
2010
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
as Self
2009
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
as Derek Smalls
2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
as Derek Smalls
2009
My Suicide
as Caress Moscowitz
2009
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
as Marc Gavin
2007
The Simpsons Movie
as Scratchy / 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)
2007
Fired!
as Self
2007
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self
2007
For Your Consideration
as Victor Allan Miller
2006
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
as Self
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Promo Announcer
2006
Chicken Little
as Dog Announcer (voice)
2005
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Derek Smalls
2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)
2003
The Simpsons: Christmas
as (archive footage)
2003
TV Shows (11)
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
The Kumars
as Self
2014
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Panellist
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
Playhouse Presents
as Richard Nixon
2012
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
The Colbert Report
2005
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003