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 | Shelter in Solitude | Sam | 2023-10-06 |
Movie | The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in “Feliz Navidad” | Homer Simpson (voice) | 2022-12-15 |
Movie | Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam | Male FanĀ (archive footage) | 2021-06-20 |
Movie | Dear Class of 2020 | Homer Simpson | 2020-06-07 |
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie | Grandpa (voice) | 2018-04-26 |
Movie | Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson | Homer Simpson / Aristotle Amadopolis (voice) | 2017-10-20 |
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 |
Movie | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Homer Simpson (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-04-22 |
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 |
Movie | Relative Stranger | Gary | 2009-03-14 |
Series | The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
Series | Parks and Recreation | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
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 | Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes | Iron Shoes / Priest (voice) | 2007-06-12 |
Movie | Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream | Self | 2007-03-27 |
Series | Greek | Dr. Milton Hastings | 2007-07-09 |
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 | Chasing Robert | Dan the Bookie | 2007-07-17 |
Movie | Sands of Oblivion | De Mille | 2007-07-28 |
Movie | I-See-You.com | Jim Orr | 2006-03-08 |
Movie | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Mr. Mysterio / Woodenleg Wally (voice) | 2006-09-19 |
Movie | I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | Dick | 2006-04-28 |
Series | Legion of Super Heroes | Unknown | 2006-09-23 |
Movie | Casper's Scare School | Stretch (voice) | 2006-10-20 |
Movie | The Pursuit of Happyness | Alan Frakesh | 2006-12-14 |
Movie | Disney Heroes Volume 1 | Homer (voice) | 2005-05-23 |
Series | Bones | Unknown | 2005-09-13 |
Series | Loonatics Unleashed | Unknown | 2005-09-17 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | Unknown | 2005-09-19 |
Series | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels | Aaron Spelling | 2004-03-08 |
Movie | Party Wagon | Wild Bill Hickok / Clerk / Cheyenne #2 (voice) | 2004-02-27 |
Series | Dave the Barbarian | Unknown | 2004-01-23 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Series | Complete Savages | Mr. Horner / Franklin the Frog (voice) | 2004-09-24 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Christmas 2 | 2004-11-02 | |
Series | The Batman | Unknown | 2004-09-11 |
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 |
Series | The Pitts | Morty / Bank Manager | 2003-03-30 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Christmas | 2003-10-14 | |
Movie | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | BoE Agent #2 (voice) | 2003-12-09 |
Movie | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | Homer Simpson / Willie / Grampa Simpson/ Kodos/ Various (voice) | 2003-10-31 |
Movie | The Cat in the Hat | Thing One / Thing Two (voice) | 2003-11-21 |
Series | Arrested Development | Unknown | 2003-11-02 |
Movie | Return to Never Land | Additional Voices (voice) | 2002-02-14 |
Movie | Hey Arnold! The Movie | Grandpa 'Steely' Phil / Nick Vermicelli (voice) | 2002-06-28 |
Series | Kim Possible | Unknown | 2002-06-07 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Series | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Unknown | 2002-07-20 |
Movie | Recess: School's Out | Guard #1 (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
Series | Lloyd in Space | Dunkirque (voice) | 2001-02-03 |
Movie | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Milt Fields | 2001-05-26 |
Series | Reba | Unknown | 2001-10-05 |
Movie | CyberWorld | Homer Simpson / Abraham 'Grampa' Simpson (voice) | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
Series | Yes, Dear | Unknown | 2000-10-02 |
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) | 2000-11-07 |
Movie | The Settlement | Neal | 1999-01-01 |
Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
Series | Batman Beyond | Unknown | 1999-01-10 |
Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
Movie | Olive, The Other Reindeer | The Postman (voice) | 1999-12-17 |
Movie | My Giant | Partlow | 1998-04-10 |
Series | That '70s Show | Unknown | 1998-08-23 |
Series | Stargate SG-1 | Joe Spencer | 1997-07-27 |
Series | Nightmare Ned | 1997-04-19 | |
Series | South Park | Unknown | 1997-08-13 |
Movie | Plump Fiction | Bumpkin | 1997-05-01 |
Series | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Unknown | 1997-09-13 |
Movie | The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf | Comet / Blitzen (voice) | 1997-12-13 |
Movie | Arnold's Halloween | Grandpa Phil / Additional Voices (voice) | 1997-10-27 |
Series | Cow and Chicken | Unknown | 1997-09-16 |
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 |
Movie | Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff | Count Dracula (voice) | 1996-08-13 |
Series | Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
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 | Forget Paris | Man Test Driving Car | 1995-05-19 |
Movie | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Alan Winsdale | 1995-01-18 |
Series | The Mask: Animated Series | Unknown | 1995-08-12 |
Series | Earthworm Jim | Earthworm Jim / Grim Reaper / Turns-His-Eyes-Inside-Out Boy / Evil Jim / Abraham Lincoln / Japius / Stock Broker | 1995-09-09 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Stan | 1995-09-13 |
Movie | The Return of Jafar | Genie (voice) | 1994-05-20 |
Movie | The Client | Slick Moeller | 1994-07-20 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Series | Aladdin | Genie (voice) | 1994-02-06 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
Movie | Love Affair | Phil | 1994-10-21 |
Series | Friends | The Zoo Keeper | 1994-09-22 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | The Pink Panther | Unknown | 1993-09-12 |
Series | Bakersfield P.D. | Unknown | 1993-09-14 |
Movie | Super Mario Bros. | Narrator (voice) | 1993-05-28 |
Series | Frasier | Brad | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Dangerous: The Short Films | Homer Simpson | 1993-09-28 |
Movie | Tracey Ullman Takes on New York | Gordon Johnson/Bryan Lynn | 1993-10-09 |
Series | Marsupilami | Stewart (voice) | 1993-09-18 |
Series | Goof Troop | 1992-09-05 | |
Series | Sibs | 1992-07-22 | |
Series | Eek! The Cat | 1992-09-11 | |
Series | Love & War | Unknown | 1992-09-21 |
Series | Fievel's American Tails | Unknown | 1992-09-12 |
Series | Funnybones | 1992-09-29 | |
Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Movie | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Animated Babysitter (voice) | 1991-06-07 |
Series | Dinosaurs | Unknown | 1991-04-26 |
Series | Rugrats | Unknown | 1991-08-11 |
Series | Back to the Future | Emmett Brown (voice) | 1991-09-14 |
Series | Darkwing Duck | Unknown | 1991-09-06 |
Movie | Black or White | Homer Simpson | 1991-11-14 |
Series | Taz-Mania | Mr. Thickly (voice) | 1991-09-07 |
Movie | The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | Various Characters | 1990-05-26 |
Series | Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Series | TaleSpin | Unknown | 1990-09-09 |
Movie | Working Tra$h | George Agrande | 1990-11-26 |
Series | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1990-09-08 | |
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 | Birthday Boy | Salesman | 1986-01-02 |
Movie | Nothing in Common | Brian | 1986-07-29 |
Series | ALF | Unknown | 1986-09-22 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |