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Harry Shearer

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Harry Shearer Fast Facts:

His parents met in Havana after they fled their respective home countries following Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
Played Eddie Haskell in the Leave It to Beaver pilot , but was replaced by Ken Osmond.
Post-college, he taught high school in Los Angeles. He also worked as a stringer for Newsweek and covered the 1965 Watts Riots for the magazine.
Member of Credibility Gap, a comedy group from the early '70s.
A long-time fan, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening cast him on the show. Over the years, Shearer has voiced up to 22 characters an episode, including Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner.
Published his first novel, Not Enough Indians — a farcical take on Native American-owned casinos — in 2006.
Hosts Le Show, a weekly comedy series on public radio.

Harry Shearer Relationships:
Dora Warren - Mother
Judith Owen - Wife
Mack Shearer - Father
Penelope Joyce Nichols - Ex-wife
Harry Shearer Awards:
1978 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1980 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - Nominee
College:
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (BA in Political Science, 1964); attended Harvard University, Cambridge, MA