
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

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)

Godzilla (1998)
as Charles Caiman

Yellow Mirror (2026)
as Lenny Leonard (voice)

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

A League of Their Own (1992)
as Newsreel Announcer

The Fisher King (1991)
as Sitcom Actor Ben Starr

Father Figures (2017)
as Gene

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

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as Derek Smalls

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

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

The Right Stuff (1983)
as NASA Recruiter

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

Wayne's World 2 (1993)
as Handsome Dan

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

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

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

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

Oscar (1991)
as Guido Finucci

Simpsley (2026)
as Seymour Skinner (voice)

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

Little Giants (1994)
as Announcer

Pure Luck (1991)
as Julius Monosoff

The Egyptian (1954)
as Boy

Dick (1999)
as G. Gordon Liddy

The Robe (1953)
as David (uncredited)

EDtv (1999)
as Moderator

The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self

Almost Heroes (1998)
as Narrator (voice)

For Your Consideration (2006)
as Victor Allan Miller

Speechless (1994)
as Chuck

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

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

A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Mark Shubb

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Actor

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

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

Blood and Concrete (1991)
as Sammy Rhodes

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

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Murray Sports

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

Plain Clothes (1988)
as Simon Feck

The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self

The T.V. Show (1979)
Actor

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

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

From Darkness to Light (2025)
as Self

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)
as Al Silvers

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

The Million Dollar Infield (1982)
as Jack Savage

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

Satan & Adam (2018)
as Self

My Suicide (2009)
as Caress Moscowitz

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

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

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

Realizing The Right Stuff (2003)
as Self

Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)
as Hippy

Mascots (2016)
as Competition Announcer (voice)

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

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

Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor

Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House (1986)
as Various Roles
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
as Self

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

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

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

XTC: This Is Pop (2017)
as Self

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

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

One Trick Pony (1980)
as Bernie Wepner

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

Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Joey Lavin

The Jackie Bison Show (1990)
as (voice)

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
as Derek Smalls

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

American Raspberry (1977)
as Trucker's Friend

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

The Simpsons: Christmas (2003)
as (archive footage)
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test (1979)
Actor

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

The Simpsons: Christmas 2 (2004)
Actor

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sick (1975)
as Dr. Jerry Shuster

Loose Shoes (1978)
as Narrator (voice)

The Simpsons | Balenciaga (2021)
Actor
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place (2009)
as Derek Smalls

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

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

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

Fired! (2007)
as Self

A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles (2023)
Actor
You Don't Know Dick: The Comedy Mind of Richard M. Nixon (—)
Actor

Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There (2019)
as Self

The Clown (2016)
as Self

Love & Taxes (2015)
as Sean Boykin/Agent

Cracking Up (1977)
Actor

The Session Man (2025)
as Self
Flood Streets (2011)
as Dr. Keeley





