
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

The Truman Show (1998)
as Mike Michaelson

Godzilla (1998)
as Charles Caiman

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)

Chicken Little (2005)
as Dog Announcer (voice)

Casper (1995)
as Radio announcer (uncredited)

Yellow Mirror (2026)
as Lenny Leonard (voice)

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

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

A League of Their Own (1992)
as Newsreel Announcer

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as Derek Smalls

Pure Luck (1991)
as Julius Monosoff

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

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

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

The Fisher King (1991)
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

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

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

The Right Stuff (1983)
as NASA Recruiter

Father Figures (2017)
as Gene

Simpsley (2026)
as Seymour Skinner (voice)

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

Plain Clothes (1988)
as Simon Feck

The Robe (1953)
as David (uncredited)

Speechless (1994)
as Chuck

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

Wayne's World 2 (1993)
as Handsome Dan

Oscar (1991)
as Guido Finucci

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

EDtv (1999)
as Moderator

For Your Consideration (2006)
as Victor Allan Miller

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

The Simpson: Yellow Planet (2025)
as Principal Skinner / Kang / Lenny Leonard / Reverend Lovejoy / Rainier Wolfcastle / Ned Flanders

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

The Egyptian (1954)
as Boy

Almost Heroes (1998)
as Narrator (voice)

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

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
as Derek Smalls

Dick (1999)
as G. Gordon Liddy

Little Giants (1994)
as Announcer

Realizing The Right Stuff (2003)
as Self

The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream (2026)
as (voice)

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

Blood and Concrete (1991)
as Sammy Rhodes

A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Mark Shubb

The T.V. Show (1979)
Actor

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

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

One Trick Pony (1980)
as Bernie Wepner

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

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

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

The Simpsons | Balenciaga (2021)
Actor

Sick (1975)
as Dr. Jerry Shuster

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

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

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

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

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

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self

Mascots (2016)
as Competition Announcer (voice)

Satan & Adam (2018)
as Self

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

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Murray Sports

XTC: This Is Pop (2017)
as Self

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

American Raspberry (1977)
as Trucker's Friend

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

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

My Suicide (2009)
as Caress Moscowitz

Haunted Castle (2001)
as Mr. D / Mephisto (voice)

Fired! (2007)
as Self

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

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Actor

Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Joey Lavin

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

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

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

Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)
as Al Silvers

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

The Million Dollar Infield (1982)
as Jack Savage
Flood Streets (2011)
as Dr. Keeley

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

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

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

From Darkness to Light (2025)
as Self

Cracking Up (1977)
Actor

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

The Simpsons: Christmas 2 (2004)
Actor

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
as Derek Smalls

Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)
as Hippy

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

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

The Jackie Bison Show (1990)
as (voice)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
as Self

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

Down and Out with Donald Duck (1987)
as Additional Voices (voice)

Loose Shoes (1978)
as Narrator (voice)

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

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

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

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

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

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio (1987)
as Robin Leach / Ronald Reagan / Nancy Reagan (voices)
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test (1979)
Actor

Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
as Narrator (voice)

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

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

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There (2019)
as Self
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place (2009)
as Derek Smalls

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

The Clown (2016)
as Self
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon (—)
Actor
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous (1990)
as Self

The Session Man (2025)
as Self

Love & Taxes (2015)
as Sean Boykin/Agent





