Harry Shearer was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. His film debut was with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, followed by The Robe. Probably best known for his SNL 25 gigs, his NPR satire program "Le Show" and The Simpsons, where he plays 17 characters. His best film may be This Is Spinal Tap, where he played bass player Derek Smalls. There was also an episode on "The Simpsons" where he reprised this role. His film work includes Godzilla, in which "Simpsons" cast members Hank Azaria and Nancy Cartwright also appeared. Shearer has also directed a film, Teddy Bears' Picnic, in which he also stars.
The Simpsons (1989): $100,000 per episode (2002 season)
His middle name is Julius, which is also the first name of Dr Hibbert, a character for which he does the voice on The Simpsons. Appeared in This is Spinal Tap before being cast on The Simpsons. In the episode "The Otto Show," Bart and Milhouse go to a Spinal Tap concert. Shearer, as well as Michael McKean and Christopher Guest, all reprised their roles. This marked the only time on the show that a cast member reprised a film role for the series, and makes Shearer the only regular cast member to have done so. Is the voice of the announcer for between-show trivia tidbits and network commercials on TV Land. At 21 characters, he has the widest range of roles on the Simpsons including the maniacal Mr. Burns, local celebrity newsanchor Kent Brockman, and the Springfield God Squad Reverend Lovejoy and Ned Flanders One of three Simpsons vocalists to guest star on the show 'Friends. The other two are Dan Castellaneta and Hank Azaria Although he was the second actor to voice Mr. Burns, he was the first to utter the line "Smithers...release the hounds." The only primary member of the cast of The Simpsons not to have won an Emmy Award for their performance.