Photo: Derek Bridges from New Orleans / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Harry Shearer is, to me, a voice magician operating in plain sight. The fact that one man voices Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and a crowd of others on The Simpsons, snagging a 2014 Emmy for it, still amazes me. Add This Is Spinal Tap, basically the blueprint for the rock mockumentary, and you have a satirist who has shaped comedy from the inside. Actor, screenwriter, musician, author: that range is rare. I suspect his bite as a satirist comes precisely from starting as a child actor and learning every gear of show business. I deeply admire artists who build whole worlds with nothing but their voice.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harry Shearer
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリー・シェアラー
- Reading
- はりー・しぇあらー
- Born
- December 23, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / musician / writer / dub actor
2. Background
- High school
- Los Angeles High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Simpsons | — | |
| Notable work | This Is Spinal Tap | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Harry Shearer born?
Born December 23, 1943 (age 82).
Where is Harry Shearer from?
Harry Shearer is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Harry Shearer do?
Harry Shearer works as actor, screenwriter, musician, writer, dub actor.
What is Harry Shearer known for?
Notable works include The Simpsons, This Is Spinal Tap.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.