Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer
Shearer in November 2007
Born	Harry Julius Shearer December 23, 1943 (1943-12-23) Los Angeles, California
Notable works	Ned Flanders, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons Derek Smalls in This is Spinal Tap Science Vessel in Starcraft
Spouse	Judith Owen (1993–)

Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor and writer. Shearer is famous for playing the voices of several minor characters for The Simpsons (1989 to present).

Shearer was a child actor. He acted on the Jack Benny radio program.

Shearer was a member of the Credibility Gap comedy group. The radio stations KRLA and later KPPC broadcast the Credibility Gap. He performed on the Pop Chronicles music documentary.

Shearer portrayed Derek Smalls in the 1984 comedy movie This is Spinal Tap. Rob Reiner directed this movie.

Shearer speaks the voices for many characters on The Simpsons cartoon. Some of the characters he plays are Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, and Ned Flanders.

Other websites

• Harry Shearer's official site
• archived Harry Shearer site
• Harry Shearer's blog at the Huffington Post
• Harry Shearer at Voice Chasers
• Harry Shearer 'takes aim' with "Not Enough Indians" (video of an appearance at Cody's Books, Berkeley, CA Nov 26, 2006)
• Harry Shearer on The Hour
• Scene Missing Magazine Interviews Harry Shearer