hank hank born april american actor voice actor comedian producer known starring animated television sitcom simpsons present voicing numerous attending joined series little voice acting experience regular second season performances based famous actors characters series widely known live action appearances films mystery men america night museum battle recurring roles television series mad friends played title character drama appeared popular stage musical originally known comic actor taken dramatic roles including films uprising won screen actors guild award married actress married actress early life born queens new_york_city son jewish parents grandparents sides hailed greece family spoke father ran dress manufacturing businesses mother raised older sisters marrying father mother publicist promoting films latin american countries fluent english spanish childhood mimic scripts films shows stand comedy routines enjoyed attended decided actor performing school play age expense academic studies obsessed acting parents loved forms business spurred actor studied drama met befriended actor noted oliver better actor college inspired starred college stage productions including merchant venice trained expect endeavor successful decided professional actor later life regret having tried acting job advertisement italian television seventeen years old worked originally intended work predominantly theatrical actor set company named dumb thing performed decided television better arena offered opportunity offered work talent agent moved los_angeles career early career got gold lukewarm working woman worked new_york got furious said work didn gold sent auditions television debut role pilot episode abc comedy drama series line role police officer edited broadcast role secured admission appeared film gangster appeared failed pilot alongside good friends played joe episode sitcom family ties line following year played episode described career progression gradual achieve overnight recognition fame los_angeles trained acting coach acting jobs performed stand comedian worked catering firm simpsons present famous voice work ongoing animated television series simpsons joined having previously performed voice titular animated dog failed fox pilot hollywood dog described sort dog animated everybody real voice performed simpsons town replacing initially recorded character voice having known hollywood dog casting director called asked audition voice time performing role drug dealer play utilizing voice based actor performance film dog day afternoon voice audition simpsons request executive producers voice simon thought resultant voice ideal took fox recording studio seen script recorded lines dialogue episode enchanted evening dubbing collins voice expect hear continued perform voice felt initially producers didn pleased simon kind directing comedy surprise having week week thought going week didn think second season performing multiple recurring voices given contract permanent member main cast joined later rest cast considered new guy addition provides voices comic book guy professor numerous time characters voice based likewise recurring characters based existing sources took voice indian pakistani convenience store workers los_angeles interacted moved area loosely based character film party originally thought indian offensive reading line hello homer producers thought hilarious character stayed disputed claiming intended stereotypical chief voice originally parody told slow switched officer based nick bad impression wise guy voice basically silly voice voices come time college snake based old college roommate voice based student lived room door went professor based performance original professor based english actor portrayal pirates based performance time character episode homer enemy actor counts hardest emotional performance history simpsons work won emmy awards outstanding voice performance nominated award lost star guest star respectively nominated rest principal cast reprised voice roles simpsons film simpsons movie notes spends small time working simpsons works hour read script hours monday record pop twice concludes best job world far concerned paid episode main simpsons voice actors involved pay dispute fox threatened replace new actors went far preparing casting new voices issue soon resolved received episode voice actors intentionally script read demanding paid episode strike resolved month later pay increasing episode production twentieth season hold new contract negotiations voice actors wanted healthy bump salary dispute later resolved rest cast received requested pay raise approximately episode years later fox threatening cancel series production costs cut cast members accepted percent pay cut episode star simpsons nancy wrote thing hank remember started little little abilities revealed contributions escalated realized hank going star career present television series work continuing success simpsons began taking principally live action roles main cast member head playing alongside simpsons star regularly recorded simpsons filmed head day following series cancellation unsuccessfully auditioned role lead characters sitcom friends instead cast role scientist david series appeared tenth episode monkey character left research trip reprised role seventh season making appearances ninth return david proposing rejects david leaves good recurring role sitcom mad dog walker nominated primetime emmy award outstanding guest actor comedy series roles mad friends lead role short lived sitcom playing record producer produced starred sitcom imagine replacing mid season nbc lineup played comedy writer transformed episode character miller imagined ing humorous outlet home work production closed episodes canceled aired poor critical reaction ratings later commented wanted interesting bunch executives sitting room agreeing larry favorite thing television couldn nbc want business standpoint simply wouldn money time aired writing sort wall don blame apparent wasn working starred psychiatrist showtime drama series ran seasons airing episodes served executive producer directed episode second season reading pilot script sent took role friend enjoyed working struggled bleak subject matter dispute creator producer noting tough marry visions time cared willing let entertainment_weekly called subtle role new_york magazine said bit casting garnered seven emmy nominations including nomination drama series despite awards continually received low ratings showtime chose commission season returning live action television starred nbc sitcom remake british series played recently divorced public relations executive missing kids trying ends sleeping worker served producer project lengthy schedule required lead actor single camera series favoring sensibility cable shows liked script executive producer previous series party decided accept despite mounting campaign twitter save series canceled episodes low ratings recurring role second season showtime playing fbi agent film work film debut direct video release buzz theatrically released feature film appearance came year police detective major film role television producer film nominated played gay film role considers big break nominated male actor critically branded hilarious performance film empire wrote stole role accent sound possible chosen possible voices tougher advice drag queen chose voice weeks production realized sounded exactly like grandmother aided performance originally going single scene larger role played producers fearing racial black actor inherited role appeared numerous films late 1990s including heat celebrity worked opposite adaptation played photographer victor animal starring roles blockbuster film month shoot longest career date considered good chance boost profile noted character play people business think guy different actors way makes proud way frustrating curse blessing character actor shoot physical challenges film critical failure led later describe tough disappointing came definitely chalk paying better luck time starred drama mystery alaska comedy superhero film mystery men faux british throwing expert blue film roles included america came young patches true story role french instructor came donned wig worked extensively physical shape required played composer film cradle rock wrote brilliant tortured kind artist year appeared author journalist alongside television film winning primetime emmy award outstanding supporting actor miniseries movie role described best work dramatic roles taken career primarily worked comedy tries balance commented roles got comedy certainly happy felt lack considered dramatic actor happy got surprised later got dramatic roles went time dramatic role dramatic television film uprising film based warsaw uprising played revolt leaders confused casting uprising frequently asked film producer director selected know liked fact jewish knew accents cast uprising sort instinct wanted people known funny explained don understand parts uprising affected causing state countered dvds comedy series found uprising difficult depressing emotionally challenging material played journalist editor drama film kelly died months film released said film weird kind eulogy conclusion continued multiple film appearances played smooth talking directorial debut run run production good friends star performing simpsons voices request frequently distracting supposed filming worked night museum battle played villainous utilizing accent film received mixed reviews critics praised performance guide wrote thanks master comic timing slightly fey bad guy equally funny oscar evil join team appeared year knight love drugs played director played computer animated live action adaptation wore prosthetic nose ears teeth wig head spent approximately hours chair course production considered voice important performance producers wanted old failed actor voice felt lack energy wanted eastern european eventually selected voice similar cartoon disliked cartoon aired considered dimensional character straight villain opted sarcastic cartoon discovered way play screaming head certain points getting upset interpreted lonely adding hates happy family wants badly think wants embraced worked writers script ideas character particularly married relationship cat sic conceived reviewers san_francisco_chronicle boston_globe commented role positive reaction came usa today called human standout los_angeles_times felt suffered greatest film cast poor script noted interview night museum films agreed primarily money won think fun try throw figure funniest way material fun fun watch reprised role sequel set star voice work performed number voice roles addition simpsons noted started cartoons couple years didn love simpsons voiced venom eddie animated feature voiced bat reprised role direct video prequel performance won annie award outstanding individual achievement voice acting animated feature production voiced american dub series episode chicago film hop voiced response film negative reviewers praised performance example washington_post said spanish accent says grabs laughs time called presence voicing characters style later year voiced voices voices lead character border agent started simpsons going steadily money live stopped working commercials found feeling sounded sarcastic read recording man commercial told voice offered friendly children like pointing man fictional character left pledged record advertisement voiced insects commercial work wrote directed short film perfect won film discovery jury award best short comedy arts festival january confirmed directing film american workers journey jobs factory moved mexico told empire instead focusing making documentary years later told los_angeles_times project half complete forever looking financing finish eventually began airing aol online series titled according aol series short episodes documents touching humorous journey man sure wants kids father going trials dad periodically returned theatrical work appearing productions appeared bernard run play sexual chicago london west end appearance sir characters musical version holy opened chicago december moving broadway met critical acclaim receiving fourteen nominations nominated leading actor musical reuniting director huge fan saw opportunity pass describing fun haven realized fun entire life took break june filling work returned december late starred invention playing head starred world premiere dry powder opposite john_krasinski directed new_york_city starred wrote episode funny die web series entitled legend booth played legendary baseball announcer fired profanity filled breakdown live air discovering wife having affair based voice style veteran including appeared rich discuss national_football_league november sued actor ownership voice case ruled favour actors baseball announcer voice meeting party district judge ruled voice defined character subject copyright acting style vocal range friends refer mimic ability copy voice instantly heard child believed later realized common talent remember voice hear famous kind remain memory banks ready glad found ultimate outlet skill simpsons didn realize joined like lab character actor voices early 2000s felt reached maximum number voices capable years simpsons develop bunch voices hit point tapped noise characters like lines point similar simpsons line characters humor derived funny voice night museum battle stated funny funny voice comfort zone broader character try kind silly persona try fill finds easier closer requires energy playing characters high simpsons creator stated possesses ability turn lines best episode writer stated think know bag tricks got new thing surprise run simpsons sing character times task describes easier singing normally writer says beautiful treasure talent wished writing playwright riley wrote far favorite actor praising versatility tendency small roles normally fade background consistently create characters people care noting roles mystery alaska especially true story personal life early 1990s relationship actress relationship actress began married traditional jewish ceremony couple home southern_california july appeared mad episode simpsons year marriage moved couple home month separation hunt filed divorce citing differences divorce finalized december began dating actress later married son born family moved new_york renting home street plans final decision live years previously lived bedroom house bought simpsons star wife weeks earlier sold home previously owned fifth floor street manhattan neighborhood bought photographer selling godfather son george regular poker player appearing twice competing events finishing places short bubble main event world series poker politically contributions support democratic_party enjoys music stated actor considers godfather trilogy inspired actor counts heroes founded educational support charity determined succeed filmography film television awards nominations
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