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) | 2018-04-26 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Don Hertzfeldt Couch Gag | Homer Simpson | 2017-11-26 |
Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Homer Simpson (voice) | 2016-12-20 |
Movie | Fantastic Four | Mr. Kenny | 2015-08-05 |
Movie | The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story | Aaron Spelling | 2015-10-10 |
Series | Major Crimes | Ray Winters | 2012-08-13 |
Series | The Good Guys | Unknown | 2010-05-19 |
Series | Castle | Judge Markway | 2009-03-09 |
Movie | Relative Stranger | Gary | 2009-03-14 |
Series | The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
Movie | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | The Robot Devil (voice) | 2008-06-30 |
Movie | Remembering Phil | Dr. Seymour | 2008-08-14 |
Movie | Sands of Oblivion | De Mille | 2007-07-28 |
Movie | Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes | Iron Shoes / Priest (voice) | 2007-06-12 |
Series | Greek | Dr. Milton Hastings | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | The Simpsons Movie | Homer Simpson / Itchy / Barney / Abe Simpson / 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' | 2007-07-25 |
Movie | I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | Dick | 2006-04-28 |
Movie | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Mr. Mysterio / Woodenleg Wally (voice) | 2006-09-19 |
Movie | Casper's Scare School | Stretch (voice) | 2006-10-20 |
Series | Legion of Super Heroes | Unknown | 2006-09-23 |
Series | Loonatics Unleashed | Unknown | 2005-09-17 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | Unknown | 2005-09-19 |
Series | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels | Aaron Spelling | 2004-03-08 |
Movie | Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Decimator Robot (voice) | 2004-05-07 |
Series | Dave the Barbarian | Unknown | 2004-01-23 |
Series | Veronica Mars | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
Series | Complete Savages | Mr. Horner and Franklin the Frog | 2004-09-24 |
Series | Arrested Development | Unknown | 2003-11-02 |
Series | Duck Dodgers | Unknown | 2003-08-23 |
Movie | The Cat in the Hat | Thing One / Thing Two (voice) | 2003-11-21 |
Movie | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | BoE Agent #2 (voice) | 2003-12-09 |
Movie | Return to Never Land | Additional Voices (voice) | 2002-02-14 |
Series | Kim Possible | Unknown | 2002-06-07 |
Series | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Unknown | 2002-07-20 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Movie | Grandpa 'Steely' Phil / Nick Vermicelli (voice) | 2002-06-28 |
Movie | Recess: School's Out | Guard #1 (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
Movie | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Milt Fields | 2001-05-26 |
Movie | CyberWorld | Homer Simpson / Abraham 'Grampa' Simpson (voice) | 2000-10-06 |
Series | As Told by Ginger | Minister (voice) | 2000-10-25 |
Movie | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Priest (voice) | 2000-11-17 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Movie | The Settlement | Neal | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Olive, The Other Reindeer | The Postman (voice) | 1999-12-17 |
Movie | My Giant | Partlow | 1998-04-10 |
Series | That '70s Show | Unknown | 1998-08-23 |
Series | Nightmare Ned | 1997-04-19 | |
Movie | Plump Fiction | Bumpkin | 1997-05-01 |
Series | South Park | Unknown | 1997-08-13 |
Series | Stargate SG-1 | Joe Spencer | 1997-07-27 |
Series | Cow and Chicken | Unknown | 1997-09-16 |
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 | Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
Movie | Space Jam | Male Fan | 1996-11-15 |
Movie | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Alan Winsdale | 1995-01-18 |
Movie | Forget Paris | Man Test Driving Car | 1995-05-19 |
Series | Earthworm Jim | 1995-09-09 | |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Stan | 1995-09-13 |
Movie | The Client | Slick Moeller | 1994-07-20 |
Series | Aladdin | Genie | 1994-09-05 |
Movie | Love Affair | Phil | 1994-10-21 |
Series | Friends | The Zoo Keeper | 1994-09-22 |
Series | Bakersfield P.D. | Unknown | 1993-09-14 |
Movie | Super Mario Bros. | Narrator (voice) | 1993-05-28 |
Series | The Pink Panther | 1993-09-11 | |
Series | Marsupilami | Stewart (voice) | 1993-09-18 |
Series | Frasier | Brad | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Tracey Ullman Takes on New York | Gordon Johnson/Bryan Lynn | 1993-10-09 |
Movie | Dangerous: The Short Films | Homer Simpson | 1993-09-28 |
Series | Eek! The Cat | 1992-09-11 | |
Series | Goof Troop | 1992-09-05 | |
Series | Love & War | Unknown | 1992-09-21 |
Movie | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Animated Babysitter (voice) | 1991-06-07 |
Series | Darkwing Duck | Unknown | 1991-09-08 |
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 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1990-09-08 | |
Movie | Working Tra$h | George Agrande | 1990-11-26 |
Series | TaleSpin | Unknown | 1990-09-09 |
Movie | Bart Simpson: Do the Bartman | Homer Simpson | 1990-12-06 |
Movie | The War of the Roses | Man in Chair | 1989-12-08 |
Movie | Say Anything... | Diane's Teacher (uncredited) | 1989-04-14 |
Series | The Simpsons | Homer Simpson | 1989-12-17 |
Series | The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987-04-05 | |
Movie | Birthday Boy | Salesman | 1986-01-02 |
Movie | Nothing in Common | Brian | 1986-07-29 |
Series | ALF | Unknown | 1986-09-22 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
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