Biography
Harry Shearer (born 23 December 1943) is an American actor, comedian, writer and voice artist. Born in Los Angeles, California, he began his career as a child actor and later joined the radio comedy group The Credibility Gap.
Shearer is best known for voicing multiple characters on the animated series The Simpsons (1989–), including Mr Burns, Ned Flanders, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner and Lenny Leonard; he has also written for the show. He co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984) as Derek Smalls, and appeared in films such as The Truman Show (1998) and A Mighty Wind (2003).
He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live in two periods and has hosted the public radio programme Le Show since 1983. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993.
