
Harry Shearer
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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.
Known for
Credits

Yellow Mirror (2026)
as Lenny Leonard (voice)

The Truman Show (1998)
as Mike Michaelson

The Simpsons Movie (2007)
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)

Godzilla (1998)
as Charles Caiman

Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (2026)
as Lenny Leonard (voice)

Chicken Little (2005)
as Dog Announcer (voice)

Casper (1995)
as Radio announcer (uncredited)

A League of Their Own (1992)
as Newsreel Announcer

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
as Jonathan P.E. Rice

Small Soldiers (1998)
as Punch-It (voice)

My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
as Carl Sagan (voice)

FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
as Fairy #3 (voice)

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
as Voice of Scratchy (voice) (archive footage)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as Derek Smalls

Oscar (1991)
as Guido Finucci

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
as Mr. Burns (voice)

The Right Stuff (1983)
as NASA Recruiter

Simpsley (2026)
as Seymour Skinner (voice)

The Fisher King (1991)
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

Wayne's World 2 (1993)
as Handsome Dan

EDtv (1999)
as Moderator

The Robe (1953)
as David (uncredited)

Father Figures (2017)
as Gene

Little Giants (1994)
as Announcer

Speechless (1994)
as Chuck

The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
as Jeffrey Marx

For Your Consideration (2006)
as Victor Allan Miller

Dick (1999)
as G. Gordon Liddy

A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Mark Shubb

Pure Luck (1991)
as Julius Monosoff

Almost Heroes (1998)
as Narrator (voice)

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
as Derek Smalls

The Egyptian (1954)
as Boy

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Promo Announcer

Plain Clothes (1988)
as Simon Feck

The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self

Animalympics (1980)
as Keen Hacksaw / Mayor of Animal Olympic Island / Burnt Woody / Mark Spritz (voice)

I'll Do Anything (1994)
as Audience Research Captain

Mascots (2016)
as Competition Announcer (voice)

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995)
as Mr. Blackwell

From Darkness to Light (2025)
as Self

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk (1998)
as Mike Michaelson

Real Life (1979)
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer

Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Joey Lavin

CyberWorld (2000)
as Ned Flanders / Dr. Julius Hibbert / Rev. Timothy Lovejoy (voice)

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Murray Sports

Blood and Concrete (1991)
as Sammy Rhodes

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017)
as Jebediah Springfield / Lenny Leonard / Mr. Burns (voice)

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House (1986)
as Various Roles

Easy Does It (2020)
as 'Breezy' Bob Mckee (voice)

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self

My Suicide (2009)
as Caress Moscowitz

Loose Shoes (1978)
as Narrator (voice)

Haunted Castle (2001)
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
as Self

The History of White People in America (1985)
as Rabbi

One Trick Pony (1980)
as Bernie Wepner

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
as Second Boy (uncredited)

There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self

The T.V. Show (1979)
Actor

XTC: This Is Pop (2017)
as Self

Cracking Up (1977)
Actor

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (2003)
as Mr. Burns / Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kang / Skinner (voice)

The Million Dollar Infield (1982)
as Jack Savage

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as Derek Smalls

American Raspberry (1977)
as Trucker's Friend

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale (—)
as Derek Smalls

What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
as Self

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers (2012)
as Self

Flicks (1983)
as Narrator / Voice of Philip Alien / Voice of George Blik (voice)

The Simpsons: Christmas 2 (2004)
Actor

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
as Derek Smalls

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show (1988)
as Johnny Carson (Voice)

Fired! (2007)
as Self

Satan & Adam (2018)
as Self

The Simpsons: Christmas (2003)
as (archive footage)

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
as Derek Smalls / Mark Shubb

Sick (1975)
as Dr. Jerry Shuster

The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986)
as Rabbi

Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)
as Hippy

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Actor

Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards (1987)
as Various Roles

Hometown Boy Makes Good (1990)
as Radio Announcer (voice)

The Simpsons | Balenciaga (2021)
Actor

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)
Actor

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
as The General (voice)

A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser (2007)
as Marc Gavin

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
as Derek Smalls

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1981)
as Derek Smalls

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
as Self

Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)
as Al Silvers

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio (1987)
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)

The Session Man (2025)
as Self

Realizing The Right Stuff (2003)
as Self

The Jackie Bison Show (1990)
as (voice)

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
as Derek Smalls

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions (1986)
as Derek Smalls [Spinal Tap]

Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test (1979)
Actor
Flood Streets (2011)
as Dr. Keeley

The Clown (2016)
as Self

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
as Derek Smalls
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous (1990)
as Self

Love & Taxes (2015)
as Sean Boykin/Agent

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 (2006)
as Self

Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place (2009)
as Derek Smalls

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997)
as Narrator

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (2009)
as Self

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles (2023)
Actor

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There (2019)
as Self
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon (—)
Actor





