dan born october american actor voice actor comedian singer screenwriter noted long running role animated television series simpsons voices characters including mayor born illinois suburb chicago started taking acting classes young age listen father comedy records impressions artists graduating joined chicago performed troupe cast debuted included series animated shorts dysfunctional family voices needed shorts producers decided ask voice homer voice character started loose impression later evolved robust voice shorts eventually spun simpsons won primetime emmy awards outstanding voice performance work annie award outstanding individual achievement written episodes simpsons wife roles television programs including live action sitcom adventures duck animated series future animated series hey arnold duck appeared christmas special olive won annie award portrayal released comedy homer wrote starred person titled early life born illinois suburb chicago october née amateur actor worked printing company italian descent adept impressions young age mother enrolled acting class sixteen years old listen father comedy records impressions artists works performers including directors attended graduation started attending fall studied art education goal art teacher student teacher entertain students impressions regular participant dead uncle radio helped skills voice actor recalled parodies sketches double learned switch voices got feet wet barely didn care fact got chance write material took play writing class auditioned classmate thought fall face improvisation soon material faster work career early career started acting graduation decided career went chance try began taking improvisation classes met future wife started work second city theatre chicago continued work period voice work wife radio stations auditioned role meeting producers decided fly chicago watch perform performance night blind man tries comedian later recalled performances night cry impressed hired simpsons famous role longest running animated television simpsons included series animated shorts dysfunctional family voices needed shorts producers decided ask fellow cast member voice homer hire actors homer voice began loose impression power voice sustain impression hour long recording sessions tried find easier dropped voice developed versatile humorous voice second season half hour normal speaking voice similarity homer perform homer voice chin chest said let likes stay character recording sessions tries scene mind proper voice despite homer fame claims rarely recognized public maybe die hard fan provides voices numerous characters including mayor voiced teen voice based chicago television voice portrayed clown trademark loud early recording sessions recorded new version episode discovered easy time script called chose recording believed best told producers standard appearance season episode principal charming character written angry assigned perform voice know voice use directing time suggested use accent tried hispanic voicing simon felt tried big dumb rejected try voice angry deemed appropriate episode voice based partially angus wearing chef sketch comedy portrayed mayor appeared gets parody members kennedy family episode script parody improvised accent voice impression voice bob spoof actor portrayal film adaptation play runner thought shot thing funny table read character kept making subsequent episodes blue haired lawyer voice demeanor based lawyer won awards voicing homer including primetime emmy awards outstanding voice performance lisa pony voicing characters today clown voicing homer father knows worst given special outstanding individual achievement work homer simpsons voice won young artist award popular mom dad series homer placed second guide greatest cartoon characters homer rest simpson family awarded star located hollywood boulevard paid episode pay dispute fox threatened replace main voice actors new actors going far preparing casting new voices dispute soon resolved received episode voice actors demanded paid episode issue resolved month later earned episode salary negotiations voice actors received approximately episode years later fox threatening cancel series production costs cut cast members accepted percent pay cut episode early 1990s wrote script episode sober pitched idea showrunner jean liked story turned felt similar episode writers working waited years offered script updated runner liked changes script eleventh season episode days wine aired april wife written episodes came dinner kiss kiss fight christmas nominated episode kiss kiss credited consulting producer career regular cast member television series played short lived abc live action sitcom creator wrote mind provided voice eponymous character duck future animated series lead character characters including man mentally unstable ice cream truck driver nickelodeon hey arnold guest starred episodes film beast billion backs guest appearances number television series episodes guest starred episode legal drama character california amusement park dismissed inappropriate behavior costume appeared episode sword destiny incompetent doctor guest starred stargate season episode citizen joe appeared episodes campus ladies castle entourage everybody loves friends greek met mother mad married 70s mars hot cleveland yes dear appeared sequel return television series voiced described replacing sort like stepping hamlet win provided voice kingdom hearts video game series kingdom hearts kingdom hearts archived audio kingdom hearts chain memories remake later collections remix portrayed nbc film camera unauthorized story charlie angels followed true story spelling created films appeared include common client space jam giant paris movie school hey arnold movie cat hat pursuit won annie award portrayal animated christmas television special olive appeared independent film want eat cheese alumni february music lips published followed april comedy homer wife perform comedy majority sketches written performed recorded thought good idea preserve don perform anymore came sketch series local radio station chicago lengthened minute bits originally stage sketches performed comedy club additionally sketch people discuss film different meanings pair performed art gallery noted knew funny polished principally written basic point results editing finished scene chose title homer parody famous autobiography comedy featured typical homer comedy alongside television film work appeared number theatrical productions starred alongside wife started writing man play portrays dozen different characters including artist officially performed play comedy theatre los_angeles appeared london hosted final new_york comedy thrills december final held montgomery alabama personal life lives los_angeles wife vegetarian exercises regularly despite known voicing opposite type characters simpsons mother died january aged father died age august simpsons episodes dedicated memories filmography discography featured simpsons sing blues songs key springfield yellow album simpsons simpsons testify awards
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