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Dan Castellaneta

Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta (October 29, 1957, Oak Park, Illinois,USA) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he also voices many other characters on the show, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman.

Born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, 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 Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, Futurama, and Darkwing Duck. In 1999, he appeared in the Christmas special Olive, the Other Reindeer and won an Annie Award for his portrayal of the unscrupulous federal agent known only as the Postman. Castellaneta has also released a comedy CD, I Am Not Homer, and wrote and starred in a one-person show titled Where Did Vincent van Gogh?

Year Image Character  Title
1989-Present Homer Simpson The Simpsons
1989-Present Santa's Little Helper The Simpsons
1989-Present Abraham Simpson The Simpsons
2008 Homer Simpson Domino's Pizza
2008 Santa´s Little Helper Domino's Pizza
2008 Squeaky Voiced Teen / Jeremy Freedman Domino's Pizza
2006 Earl Cartoon Network Racing
1996-2004 Grandpa Phil Hey Arnold!
2002 Homer Simpson The Simpsons Skateboarding
2002 Krusty the Clown The Simpsons Skateboarding
1997-1999 Earl Cow and Chicken
1997-1999 Carl Chryniszzwics Johnny Bravo
1996-1998 Dr. James Harvey The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
1995-1996 Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim
1993-1994 Stewart the Elephant Marsupilami
1991-1993 Mr. Thickley Taz-Mania
1991-1992 Doc Emmett Brown Back to the Future: The Animated Series
1991-1992 Megavolt Darkwing Duck
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