From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist, singer and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman. Born in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, 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 Darkwing Duck, Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin and Hey Arnold!. In 1999, he appeared in the Christmas special Olive, the Other Reindeer and won an Annie Award for his portrayal of the Postman. Castellaneta has also released a comedy CD, I Am Not Homer, and wrote and stars in a one man play titled Where Did Vincent van Gogh?
Movie | The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad | Homer Simpson (voice) | 2022-12-15 |
Movie | Dear Class of 2020 | Homer Simpson | 2020-06-07 |
Movie | Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson | Homer Simpson / Aristotle Amadopolis (voice) | 2017-10-20 |
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | Grandpa (voice) | 2017-11-23 |
Movie | Planet of the Couches | Homer Simpson / Grampa Simpson (voice) | 2016-10-16 |
Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Homer Simpson (voice) | 2016-12-20 |
Movie | Fantastic Four | Mr. Kenny | 2015-08-05 |
Movie | The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story | Aaron Spelling | 2015-10-10 |
Series | Baby Daddy | Peter Oliver | 2012-06-20 |
Series | Major Crimes | Ray Winters | 2012-08-13 |
Movie | Super 8 | Izzy | 2011-06-08 |
Series | The Good Guys | Unknown | 2010-05-19 |
Series | Castle | Judge Markway | 2009-03-09 |
Series | Parks and Recreation | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
Movie | Relative Stranger | Gary | 2009-03-14 |
Series | The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
Series | Spliced | 2009-09-19 | |
Movie | Superhero Movie | Carlson | 2008-03-28 |
Movie | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | The Robot Devil (voice) | 2008-06-30 |
Movie | Remembering Phil | Dr. Seymour | 2008-08-14 |
Movie | Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream | Self | 2007-03-27 |
Series | Greek | Dr. Milton Hastings | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes | Iron Shoes / Priest (voice) | 2007-06-12 |
Movie | The Simpsons Movie | Homer Simpson / Itchy / Barney / Abe Simpson / Stage Manager / Krusty the Clown / Mayor Quimby / Mayor's Aide / Multi-Eyed Squirrel / Panicky Man / Sideshow Mel / Mr. Teeny / EPA Official / Kissing Cop / Bear / Boy on Phone / NSA Worker / Officer / Santa' | 2007-07-25 |
Movie | Sands of Oblivion | De Mille | 2007-07-28 |
Movie | I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | Dick | 2006-04-28 |
Movie | I-See-You.com | Jim Orr | 2006-03-08 |
Movie | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Mr. Mysterio / Woodenleg Wally (voice) | 2006-09-10 |
Series | Legion of Super Heroes | Unknown | 2006-09-23 |
Movie | The Pursuit of Happyness | Alan Frakesh | 2006-12-14 |
Movie | Casper's Scare School | Stretch (voice) | 2006-10-20 |
Series | Loonatics Unleashed | Unknown | 2005-09-17 |
Series | Bones | Unknown | 2005-09-13 |
Series | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | Unknown | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Decimator Robot (voice) | 2004-05-07 |
Movie | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels | Aaron Spelling | 2004-03-08 |
Series | Dave the Barbarian | Unknown | 2004-01-23 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Series | The Batman | Unknown | 2004-09-11 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Christmas 2 | 2004-11-02 | |
Series | Complete Savages | Mr. Horner and Franklin the Frog | 2004-09-24 |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Series | Veronica Mars | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
Series | Duck Dodgers | Unknown | 2003-08-23 |
Series | Reno 911! | Unknown | 2003-07-23 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Christmas | 2003-10-14 | |
Series | The Pitts | Morty / Bank Manager | 2003-03-30 |
Series | Arrested Development | Unknown | 2003-11-02 |
Movie | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | BoE Agent #2 (voice) | 2003-12-09 |
Movie | The Cat in the Hat | Thing One / Thing Two (voice) | 2003-11-21 |
Movie | Return to Never Land | Additional Voices (voice) | 2002-02-14 |
Series | Kim Possible | Unknown | 2002-06-07 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Movie | Grandpa 'Steely' Phil / Nick Vermicelli (voice) | 2002-06-28 |
Series | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Unknown | 2002-07-20 |
Series | Lloyd in Space | Dunkirque (voice) | 2001-02-03 |
Movie | Recess: School's Out | Guard #1 (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
Movie | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Milt Fields | 2001-05-26 |
Series | Reba | Unknown | 2001-10-05 |
Series | Yes, Dear | Unknown | 2000-10-02 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | CyberWorld | Homer Simpson / Abraham 'Grampa' Simpson (voice) | 2000-10-06 |
Series | As Told by Ginger | Minister (voice) | 2000-10-25 |
Movie | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Priest (voice) | 2000-11-17 |
Movie | Joseph: King of Dreams | Auctioneer / Horse Trader (voice) (uncredited) | 2000-11-07 |
Series | Batman Beyond | Unknown | 1999-01-10 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Movie | The Settlement | Neal | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Olive, The Other Reindeer | The Postman (voice) | 1999-12-17 |
Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV | 1999-03-08 | |
Movie | My Giant | Partlow | 1998-04-10 |
Series | That '70s Show | Unknown | 1998-08-23 |
Movie | Plump Fiction | Bumpkin | 1997-05-01 |
Series | Nightmare Ned | 1997-04-19 | |
Series | Stargate SG-1 | Joe Spencer | 1997-07-27 |
Series | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Unknown | 1997-09-13 |
Movie | The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf | Comet / Blitzen (voice) | 1997-12-13 |
Series | South Park | Unknown | 1997-08-13 |
Series | Cow and Chicken | Unknown | 1997-09-16 |
Series | Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
Movie | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | Tall Customs Dog / Angel Dog #1 (voice) | 1996-03-29 |
Series | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Dr. Harvey (voice) | 1996-02-24 |
Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Unknown | 1996-09-13 |
Movie | Space Jam | Male Fan | 1996-11-15 |
Series | Hey Arnold! | Grandpa Phil (voice) | 1996-10-07 |
Movie | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Alan Winsdale | 1995-01-18 |
Movie | Forget Paris | Man Test Driving Car | 1995-05-19 |
Series | The Mask: Animated Series | Unknown | 1995-08-12 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Stan | 1995-09-13 |
Series | Earthworm Jim | Earthworm Jim / Grim Reaper / Turns-His-Eyes-Inside-Out Boy / Evil Jim / Abraham Lincoln / Japius / Stock Broker | 1995-09-09 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Series | Aladdin | Genie (voice) | 1994-02-06 |
Movie | The Return of Jafar | Genie (voice) | 1994-05-20 |
Series | Friends | The Zoo Keeper | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | The Client | Slick Moeller | 1994-07-20 |
Movie | Love Affair | Phil | 1994-10-21 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Bakersfield P.D. | Unknown | 1993-09-14 |
Movie | Super Mario Bros. | Narrator (voice | 1993-05-28 |
Series | The Pink Panther | Unknown | 1993-09-12 |
Series | Marsupilami | Stewart (voice) | 1993-09-18 |
Series | Frasier | Brad | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Tracey Ullman Takes on New York | Gordon Johnson/Bryan Lynn | 1993-10-09 |
Movie | Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films | Homer Simpson | 1993-09-28 |
Series | Goof Troop | 1992-09-05 | |
Series | Sibs | 1992-07-22 | |
Series | Eek! The Cat | Mittens (voice) | 1992-09-11 |
Series | Love & War | Unknown | 1992-09-21 |
Series | Funnybones | 1992-09-29 | |
Series | Fievel's American Tails | Unknown | 1992-09-12 |
Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Series | Rugrats | Unknown | 1991-08-11 |
Series | Dinosaurs | Unknown | 1991-04-26 |
Movie | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Animated Babysitter (voice) | 1991-06-07 |
Series | Darkwing Duck | Unknown | 1991-09-06 |
Series | Back to the Future | Emmett Brown (voice) | 1991-09-14 |
Series | Taz-Mania | Mr. Thickly (voice) | 1991-09-07 |
Series | Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Series | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1990-09-08 | |
Movie | The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | Various Characters | 1990-05-26 |
Series | TaleSpin | Unknown | 1990-09-09 |
Movie | Working Tra$h | George Agrande | 1990-11-26 |
Movie | Say Anything... | Diane's Teacher (uncredited) | 1989-04-14 |
Movie | K-9 | Maitre D' | 1989-04-28 |
Series | The Simpsons | Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | The War of the Roses | Man in Chair | 1989-12-08 |
Series | The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987-04-05 | |
Movie | Nothing in Common | Brian | 1986-07-29 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | ALF | Unknown | 1986-09-22 |