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Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born September 10, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Italian-American actor who is best known for providing a voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the animated series The Simpsons, and when a voice of the Genie in Disney's The Return of Jafar and the animated series Aladdin. He was the cast member on The Tracey Ullman Show, where A Simpsons number one appeared in TV, too.

He is too a voice of the leading character in the alive series Earthworm Jim and the storyteller of the movie Super Mario Bros.. He freed the comedy CD in 2002. Inside 2005, he appeared in Arrested Development as a deadpan doctor who misdiagnosed Jason Bateman's character and in the motion picture The War of the Roses he desires a divorcement at a beginning of the motion picture. He likewise appeared around episodes of Frasier, Friends, Yes, Dear, Reba, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Stargate SG-1.

a indigene of Chicago, he was educated at the Oak Park and River Forest High School and Northern Illinois University. Upin graduation Castellaneta went on to function at Chicago's The Second City.

On The Simpsons, Castellaneta will bring a voices for Homer Simpson, Abraham Simpson (Grandpa), Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Joe Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel, Itchy, Kodos, Arnie Pie, Scott Christian, and more characters. Along by using Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer, he is a dominant voice on the series.

He has too played Grandad on the Nickelodeon show Hey Arnold!, Doctor Emmett L. Brown in the animated series of Back to the Future, and the Things on the movie ''Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat. Within 1999 he played as a comedic Nordom a anti-Modron in the computer game Planescape: Torment. He voiced a Automaton Devil around Futurama and in 2002 he voiced the Jinni in the RPG Kingdom Hearts.

In February 22, 2000, his first Video 2 Lips was promulgated, followed by his 2nd Video in April 23, 2002 We are Non Homer (each in Oglio Records).

Selected Filmography

The Simpsons Movie (2008) Arrested Development (2005) The Batman (2004) TV Series The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004) The Cat in the Hat (2003) Kim Possible: The Secret Files (2003) Return to Never Land (2002) Recess: School's Out (2001) Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV) Planescape: Torment (1999) Cow and Chicken (1997) TV Series Clayfighter 63 1/3 (1997) Space Jam (1996) Hey Arnold! (1996) TV Series Toonstruck (1996) Earthworm Jim (1995) TV Series Love Affair (1994) The Client (1994) The Return of Jafar (1994) Super Mario Bros. (1993) Aladdin TV Series Back to the Future TV Series (voice) Darkwing Duck (1991) TV Series Taz-Mania (1991) TV Series Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) Fievel's American Tails (1991) TV Series (voice) .... Chula a Tarantula Tale Spin (1990) TV Series The Simpsons (1989) The War of the Roses (1989) K-9 (1989) Say Anything... (1989) Nothing in Common'' (1986)

TV-Now.com - Dan Castellaneta
Current month TV schedule.

Dan Castellaneta @ IMDb
Filmography with links on biography, trivia, TV schedule, and other works.

The Simpsons Archive: Homer's Odyssey
An interview with Dan Castellaneta transcribed from TV Guide.

The Simpsons Archive: Wisdom From The Simpsons' *D'oh*-boy
An article by Jeremy Simon transcribed from The Daily Northwestern.

The Celebrity Cafe: Dan Castellaneta
An interview with Dan Castellaneta, who besides being the voice of Homer Simpson has acted in dozens of plays, movies and television shows.

D'oh! Now he's Van Gogh: An Interview with Dan Castellaneta
The voice of Homer Simpson talks about his career, the TV show and his one-man play.


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