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Harry Shearer, a Los Angeles native, began acting at the
age of seven at the suggestion of his piano teacher-turned-agent.
He made his film debut in the classic Abbott and Costello Go
to Mars and had a small role in the first CinemaScope movie
The Robe. When the last days of network radio made way
for the early days of live TV, the young thespian appeared often
on The Jack Benny Show, as well as on GE Theatre
and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He also played the role
of Eddie Haskell in the pilot episode of Leave It to Beaver.
Shearer gained national recognition as one of the creators and
stars of This Is Spinal Tap, when he portrayed heavy metal
bass player Derek Smalls in the mock rockumentary. Shearer also
was a writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live for
two seasons. His on-screen performances as a NASA recruitment
offical in The Right Stuff showed that he can support a
convincing establishment persona as well. His other film work
includes Oscar, The Fisher King and Pure Luck.
Shearer recently acted in two major films: The Truman Show,
with Jim Carrey, and Godzilla. In addition to his big screen
performances, Shearer's skills as actor, director and writer have
been showcased in film, cable television, network television,
radio and personal appearances. His television work has included
Martin Mull's Portrait of a White Marriage, HBO Comedy
Hour Live: The Magic of Live, Fernwood 2 Night, Ellen,
Murphy Brown, LA Law, Chicago Hope, ER,
The Visitor, and The News Hole, for which he won
his second CableACE Award for Best Game Show in 1995. Shearer
recently reunited with Michael McKean and David I. Lander for
the 25th Anniversary Reunion of the classic comedy group, The
Credibility Gap, at HBO's Annual Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
Shearer co-wrote, with Tom Leopold and Peter Matz, a new theatrical
production entitled J. Edgar!, a dark musical comedy about
one of the most powerful men in 20th Century America. Also, Harry
recorded a two-CD compilation, O.J. on Trial: The Early Years
and O.J. on Trial: That Endless Summer, containing selected
excerpts from his nationally syndicated radio show, entitled Le
Show. Le Show has become a critics' favorite public radio
show since its inception 15 years ago, and is also available on
the Internet weekly at www.harryshearer.com.
Harry's characters include...
Montgomery Burns
Smithers
Principal Skinner
Dr. Marvin Monroe
Otto (the school bus driver)
Reverend Lovejoy
Ned Flanders
Dr. Julius Hibbert
Kent Brockman
Dr. Pryor
Eddie
Herman
Mr. Largo
Jasper
McBain
Lenny
Dave Sutton
Scratchy (the cat)
Jebediah Springfield
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