Harry Shearer
Biography
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night. Shearer was a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a hit satirical rockumentary. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, providing voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Scratchy, and formerly Dr. Hibbert. Shearer has appeared in films including The Truman Show (1998) and A Mighty Wind (2003), and has directed two, Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) and The Big Uneasy (2010). Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show, incorporating satire, music, and sketch comedy. He has written three books. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations. He has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993. He became an artist in residence at Loyola University, New Orleans in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies (105)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
The Session Man
2025
From Darkness to Light
2025
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
2023
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
Easy Does It
2020
Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There
2019
Satan & Adam
2018
Father Figures
2017
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017
XTC: This Is Pop
2017
Mascots
2016
The Last Laugh
2016
The Clown
2016
Love & Taxes
2015
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
2012
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
2009
My Suicide
2009
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser
2007
The Simpsons Movie
2007
Fired!
2007
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
For Your Consideration
2006
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
Chicken Little
2005
The Aristocrats
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003
A Mighty Wind
2003
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
Haunted Castle
2001
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000
CyberWorld
2000
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Dick
1999
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999
EDtv
1999
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Small Soldiers
1998
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998
The Truman Show
1998
Almost Heroes
1998
Godzilla
1998
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
1997
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
Casper
1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
Speechless
1994
Little Giants
1994
I'll Do Anything
1994
Wayne's World 2
1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
A League of Their Own
1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
The Fisher King
1991
Blood and Concrete
1991
Pure Luck
1991
Oscar
1991
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990
Hometown Boy Makes Good
1990
The Jackie Bison Show
1990
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
Plain Clothes
1988
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
1987
Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
1987
Down and Out with Donald Duck
1987
Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House
1986
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
The History of White People in America
1985
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
The Right Stuff
1983
Flicks
1983
The Million Dollar Infield
1982
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
One Trick Pony
1980
Animalympics
1980
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Real Life
1979
Loose Shoes
1978
American Raspberry
1977
Cracking Up
1977
Serpico: The Deadly Game
1976
Sick
1975
Jaws
1975
The Egyptian
1954
The Robe
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
TV Shows (51)
The History of Comedy
2017
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2013
The Last Leg
2013
Playhouse Presents
2012
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Colbert Report
2005
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Agency
2001
The Secret Rulers of the World
2001
The Early Show
1999
Jack & Jill
1999
Dawson's Creek
1998
Style & Substance
1998
The Visitor
1997
George & Leo
1997
The View
1997
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
Friends
1994
ER
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
Ellen
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Animaniacs
1993
Dinosaurs
1991
Have I Got News for You
1990
Dream On
1990
The Simpsons
1989
The Simpsons
1989
L.A. Law
1986
The Golden Girls
1985
Miami Vice
1984
Jeopardy!
1984
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
Omnibus
1952
