Harry Shearer Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a CableACE Award for Original Song for "This Week Indoors" in 1988
• Received an honorary doctorate from Baltimore's Goucher College in 2006
• Became involved in the entertainment industry at the age of 10 on "The Jack Benny Program," where he ultimately found a mentor in legendary voice actor Mel Blanc
• Quote: "(On "The Big Uneasy," his documentary about the flooding of New Orleans): "I do comedy for living․ This is very different․ But I love this city․ And when you see a loved one get mugged, you don't walk away․""
• Hosted of the radio show "Le Show," a role in which he voices a wide array of celebrities, guests, and callers
• Frequently collaborates with screenwriter and director Christopher Guest
• Known for voicing several characters in "The Simpsons," including Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, and C․ Montgomery Burns
• Uses satire in a wide range of media, including film, literature, radio and sketch comedy
• Covered the 1965 Watts riots for Newsweek while working as a freelance journalist
• Was pulled away from acting by his parents after being cast as Frankie Bennett in "Leave it to Beaver" in the hopes he would live a more normal life than that of a full-time child actor