
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist, singer and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman. Born in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Second City in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in The Tracey Ullman Show, which debuted in 1987. The Tracey Ullman Show included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into The Simpsons. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written four episodes of The Simpsons with his wife Deb Lacusta. Castellaneta has also had roles in several other television programs, including the live-action sitcom Sibs, The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, and the animated series Darkwing Duck, Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin and Hey Arnold!. In 1999, he appeared in the Christmas special Olive, the Other Reindeer and won an Annie Award for his portrayal of the Postman. Castellaneta has also released a comedy CD, I Am Not Homer, and wrote and stars in a one man play titled Where Did Vincent van Gogh?
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | Grandpa (voice) | 2017-11-23 |
Movie | Fantastic Four | Mr. Kenny | 2015-08-05 |
Movie | The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story | Aaron Spelling | 2015-10-10 |
Series | Baby Daddy | Peter Oliver | 2012-06-20 |
Series | Major Crimes | Ray Winters | 2012-08-13 |
Series | Spliced | 2010-04-01 | |
Series | The Good Guys | Unknown | 2010-05-19 |
Series | Castle | Judge Markway | 2009-03-08 |
Movie | Relative Stranger | Gary | 2009-03-14 |
Series | The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
Series | Parks and Recreation | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
Movie | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | The Robot Devil (voice) | 2008-06-30 |
Movie | Remembering Phil | Dr. Seymour | 2008-08-14 |
Movie | Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes | 2007-06-12 | |
Series | Greek | Dr. Milton Hastings | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | Sands of Oblivion | De Mille | 2007-07-28 |
Movie | The Simpsons Movie | Homer / Itchy / Barney / Grampa / Stage Manager / Krusty the Clown / Mayor Quimby / Mayor's Aide / Multi-Eyed Squirrel / Panicky Man / Sideshow Mel / Mr. Teeny / EPA Official / Kissing Cop / Bear / Boy on Phone / NSA Worker / Officer / Santa's Little Help | 2007-07-25 |
Movie | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Mr. Mysterio / Woodenleg Wally (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
Series | Legion of Super Heroes | Unknown | 2006-09-23 |
Movie | The Pursuit of Happyness | Alan Frakesh | 2006-12-14 |
Movie | Casper's Scare School | Stretch (voice) | 2006-10-20 |
Series | Bones | Unknown | 2005-09-12 |
Series | Loonatics Unleashed | Unknown | 2005-09-17 |
Series | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | Unknown | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' | Aaron Spelling | 2004-03-08 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Series | Dave the Barbarian | Unknown | 2004-01-23 |
Series | Complete Savages | Mr. Horner and Franklin the Frog | 2004-09-24 |
Series | The Batman | Unknown | 2004-09-11 |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Series | Veronica Mars | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
Series | The Pitts | Unknown | 2003-03-30 |
Series | Duck Dodgers | Unknown | 2003-08-23 |
Series | Reno 911! | Unknown | 2003-07-23 |
Movie | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | BoE Agent #2 | 2003-12-09 |
Series | Arrested Development | Unknown | 2003-11-02 |
Series | Kim Possible | Unknown | 2002-06-07 |
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Movie | Grandpa 'Steely' Phil / Nick Vermicelli | 2002-06-28 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Series | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Unknown | 2002-07-20 |
Movie | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Milt Fields | 2001-05-26 |
Series | Reba | Unknown | 2001-10-05 |
Movie | Joseph: King of Dreams | Auctioneer / Horse Trader (voice) | 2000-11-07 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Priest (voice) | 2000-09-14 |
Series | As Told by Ginger | Minister (voice) | 2000-10-25 |
Series | Yes, Dear | Unknown | 2000-10-02 |
Movie | The Settlement | Neal | 1999-01-01 |
Series | Batman Beyond | Unknown | 1999-01-10 |
Movie | Olive, the Other Reindeer | The Postman (voice) | 1999-12-17 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
Movie | My Giant | Partlow | 1998-04-10 |
Series | That '70s Show | Unknown | 1998-08-23 |
Movie | Plump Fiction | Bumpkin | 1998-05-15 |
Series | Nightmare Ned | 1997-04-19 | |
Series | Stargate SG-1 | Joe Spencer | 1997-07-27 |
Series | South Park | Unknown | 1997-08-13 |
Series | Cow and Chicken | Unknown | 1997-09-16 |
Series | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Unknown | 1997-09-13 |
Series | Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
Movie | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Tall Customs Dog / Angel Dog #1 (voice) | 1996-03-29 |
Series | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | 1996-02-24 | |
Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Unknown | 1996-09-13 |
Movie | Space Jam | Male fan | 1996-11-15 |
Series | Hey Arnold! | Unknown | 1996-10-07 |
Series | The Mask: The Animated Series | Unknown | 1995-08-12 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Stan | 1995-09-13 |
Series | Earthworm Jim | 1995-09-09 | |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Series | Friends | The Zoo Keeper | 1994-09-22 |
Series | Aladdin | Genie | 1994-09-05 |
Movie | The Return of Jafar | Genie (voice) | 1994-12-15 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Bakersfield P.D. | Unknown | 1993-09-14 |
Movie | Super Mario Bros. | Narrator | 1993-05-28 |
Series | The Pink Panther | 1993-09-11 | |
Series | Fievel's American Tails | Unknown | 1993-09-11 |
Series | Frasier | Brad | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Michael Jackson - Dangerous - The Short Films | Homer Simpson | 1993-09-28 |
Movie | Tracey Ullman Takes on New York | Gordon Johnson/Bryan Lynn | 1993-10-09 |
Series | Marsupilami | Stewart (voice) | 1993-09-18 |
Series | Goof Troop | 1992-09-05 | |
Series | TaleSpin | Unknown | 1992-07-25 |
Series | Eek! The Cat | 1992-09-11 | |
Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Series | Love & War | Unknown | 1992-09-21 |
Series | Funnybones | 1992-09-29 | |
Series | Rugrats | Unknown | 1991-08-11 |
Series | Dinosaurs | Unknown | 1991-04-26 |
Series | Taz-Mania | Mr. Thickley (voice) | 1991-09-07 |
Series | Darkwing Duck | Unknown | 1991-09-08 |
Series | Sibs | 1991-09-17 | |
Series | Back To The Future: The Animated Series | Dr. Emmett Brown (voice) | 1991-09-14 |
Movie | The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | Various Characters | 1990-05-26 |
Series | Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Series | The Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1990-09-08 | |
Movie | Working Tra$h | George Agrande | 1990-11-26 |
Movie | Say Anything... | 1989-04-14 | |
Movie | K-9 | Maitre D' | 1989-04-28 |
Series | The Simpsons | Homer Simpson / Abraham Simpson / Krusty the Klown / Barney / Willy / Sideshow Mel / Mayor Quimby / Hans Moleman / Gil / Itchy / Various (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | The War of the Roses | Man in Chair | 1989-12-08 |
Series | The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987-04-05 | |
Movie | Nothing in Common | Brian | 1986-07-29 |
Series | ALF | Unknown | 1986-09-22 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |