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Dan Castellaneta

Daniel Louis Castellaneta(/ˌkæstələˈnɛtə/KAST-ə-lə-NET-ə;born October 29, 1957)[1]is an American actor and writer. He is best known for voicingHomer Simpsonon the animated seriesThe Simpsons(as well as other characters on the show such asGrampa Simpson,Krusty the Clown,Groundskeeper Willie,Mayor Quimby,Sideshow Mel,Mr. Teeny,Santa's Little Helper,Itchy,andBarney Gumble). Castellaneta is also known for voicing Grandpa in Nickelodeon'sHey Arnold!,and has had voice roles in several other programs, includingFuturama,Sibs,Darkwing Duck,The Adventures of Dynamo Duck,The Batman,Back to the Future: The Animated Series,Aladdin,Earthworm Jim,andTaz-Mania.

Dan Castellaneta
Castellaneta in 1988
Born
Daniel Louis Castellaneta

(1957-10-29)October 29, 1957(age 67)[1]
Chicago,Illinois,U.S.
Alma materNorthern Illinois University(BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1979–present
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m.1987)​
Signature

In 1999, he appeared in the Christmas specialOlive, the Other Reindeerand won anAnnie Awardfor his portrayal of the Postman. Castellaneta released a comedy albumI Am Not Homer,and wrote and starred in aone-person showtitledWhere Did Vincent van Gogh?

Early life

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Daniel Louis Castellaneta was born on October 29, 1957, at Roseland Community Hospital on Chicago's south side and was raised inRiver ForestandOak Park, Illinois.[1][2][3]He is ofItaliandescent, born to Elsie (néeLagorio;1926–2008) and Louis Castellaneta (1915–2014),[4][5][6]an amateur actor who worked for a printing company.[7]

Castellaneta became adept at impressions at a young age and his mother enrolled him in an acting class when he was 16 years old. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists.[7]He was a "devotee" of the works of many performers, includingAlan ArkinandBarbara Harrisand directorsMike NicholsandElaine May.[2]He attendedOak Park and River Forest High School[8]and upon graduation, started attendingNorthern Illinois University(NIU) in the fall of 1975.[9]

Castellaneta studied art education, with the goal of becoming an art teacher.[7]He became astudent teacherand would entertain his students with his impressions.[2][7]Castellaneta was a regular participant inThe Ron Petke and His Dead Uncle Show,a radio show at NIU. The show helped Castellaneta hone his skills as a voice-over actor. He recalled "We did parodies and sketches, we would double up on, so you learned to switch between voices. I got my feet wet doing a voiceover. The show was just barely audible, but we didn't care. It was that we got a chance to do it and write our own material."[9]He took a play-writing class and auditioned for an improvisational show. A classmate first thought Castellaneta would "fall on his face with improvisation" but soon "was churning out material faster than [they] could make it work."[9]

Career

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Early career

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Castellaneta began his acting career after his graduation fromNorthern Illinois Universityin 1979.[7]He decided that if his career went nowhere he would still have a chance to try something else.[7]He began takingimprovisationclasses, where he met his future wifeDeb Lacusta.He started to work atThe Second City,an improvisational theatre inChicago,in 1983 and continued to work there until 1987.[2]During this period, he did voice-over work with his wife for various radio stations.[7]

He auditioned for a role inThe Tracey Ullman Showand his first meeting underwhelmedTracey Ullmanand the other producers. Ullman decided to fly to Chicago to watch Castellaneta perform. His performance that night was about ablindman who tries to become a comedian and Ullman later recalled that although there were flashier performances that night, Castellaneta made her cry. She was impressed and Castellaneta was hired.[2]

The Simpsons

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Castellaneta is most famous for his roles on the longest-running American animated television showThe Simpsons,most notably asHomer Simpson.The Tracey Ullman Showincluded a series of animated shorts about adysfunctional family.Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta and fellow cast memberJulie Kavnerto voice Homer andMarge Simpsonrespectively, rather than hire more actors.[7][10]Homer's voice began as a loose impression ofWalter Matthau,but Castellaneta could not "get enough power behind that voice" and could not sustain his Matthau impression for the nine- to ten-hour long recording sessions.[11]

He tried to find something easier, so he "dropped the voice down", and developed it into a more versatile and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show.[2][12]To perform Homer's voice, Castellaneta lowers his chin to his chest,[7]and is said to "let his IQ go."[13]

Castellaneta likes tostay in characterduring recording sessions,[14]and tries to visualize a scene in his mind so that he can give the proper voice to it.[15]Despite Homer's fame, Castellaneta claims he is rarely recognized in public, "except, maybe, by a die-hard fan."[14]

Castellaneta with fellowSimpsonsvoice actorsNancy Cartwright,Yeardley SmithandJulie Kavnerin 2009

Castellaneta also provides the voices for numerous other characters, includingGrampa Simpson,Barney Gumble,Krusty the Clown,[16]Groundskeeper Willie,Mayor Quimby,Hans Moleman,Sideshow Mel,Itchy,Kodos,Arnie Pye,theSqueaky Voiced TeenandGil Gunderson.Krusty's voice is based on Chicago television'sBob Bell,who had a very raspy voice and portrayedWGN-TV'sBozo the Clownfrom 1960 to 1984.[17]During early recording sessions, he recorded a new version of Barney's loud trademark belch for every episode but discovered that it was not easy for him to belch each time a script called for it. Castellaneta chose a recording of what he believed was his best belch and told the producers to make that the standard.[18]

Groundskeeper Willie's first appearance was in theseason twoepisode "Principal Charming".The character was written as an angry janitor, and Castellaneta was assigned to perform the voice. He did not know what voice to use andSam Simon,who was directing at the time, suggested he use an accent. Castellaneta first tried using Hispanic voicing, which Simon felt was tooclichéd.He then tried a "big dumbSwede",which was also rejected. For his third try, he used the voice of a grumpyScotsman,which was deemed appropriate enough and was used in the episode.[19]The voice was based partially on Angus Crock, akilt-wearing chef from the sketch comedy showSecond City Television,who was portrayed byDave Thomas.[20]

Mayor Quimby, who first appeared in "Bart Gets an 'F'",is a parody of various members of theKennedy family.The episode script did not call for Quimby to be a parody of them, and Castellaneta improvised the accent.[21]Sideshow Mel's voice is Castellaneta's impression ofKelsey Grammer,the voice ofSideshow Bob.[22]Hapless Gil Gunderson is a spoof of actorJack Lemmon's portrayal of Shelley Levene in the 1992film adaptationof the playGlengarry Glen Ross.[23]ShowrunnerMike Scullythought that Gil would be "a one-shot thing"[24]but "Dan Castellaneta was so funny at thetable readdoing the character, we kept making up excuses in subsequent episodes to put him in. "[23]TheBlue-Haired Lawyer's voice, as well as his demeanor, is based on lawyerRoy Cohn.[25]

Castellaneta has won several awards for voicing Homer, including fourPrimetime Emmy Awardsfor "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance"in 1992 for"Lisa's Pony",1993 for"Mr. Plow",[26]2004 for voicing several characters in "Today I Am a Clown",[27]and 2009 for voicing Homer in "Father Knows Worst".[28]

In 1993, Castellaneta was given a specialAnnie Award,"Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation", for his work as Homer onThe Simpsons.[29][30]

In 2004, Castellaneta andJulie Kavner(the voice of Marge) won aYoung Artist Awardfor "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series".[31]Homer was placed second onTV Guide's 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters,[32]and in 2000, Homer and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on theHollywood Walk of Famelocated at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.[33]

Until 1998, Castellaneta was paid $30,000 per episode.[34]During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing for casting of new voices.[34]The dispute was soon resolved and Castellaneta began receiving $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the cast demanded to be paid $360,000 an episode.[34]The issue was resolved a month later,[35]with Castellaneta starting to earn $250,000 per episode.[36]Following salary negotiations in 2008, the cast received approximately $400,000 per episode.[37]In 2011, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, the cast accepted a pay cut to around $300,000 per episode.[38]

In the early 1990s, Castellaneta and his wifeDeb Lacustawrote a script for an episode in which Barney becomes sober, and pitched it to showrunnerAl Jean.He liked the story but turned it down because he felt that it was too similar to "Duffless",an episode that the writers were already working on. The two waited for nearly a decade and offered an updated version of the script to later showrunnerMike Scully,who liked it and had them make a few changes.[39]Their script became the episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses".[40]Castellaneta and his wife have also written the episodes "Gump Roast","The Ziff Who Came to Dinner","Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore",and"The Fight Before Christmas".In2007,they were nominated for aWriters Guild of America Awardfor the episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore".[41]Castellaneta is also credited as a consulting producer.[42]

Further career

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Castellaneta in 2002

Castellaneta has been a regular cast member in several other television series. In 1991, he played Warren Morris in the short-livedABClive-action sitcomSibs.[43]Heide Perlman, creator ofSibs,wrote the part with Castellaneta in mind.[44]

He provided the voice of the eponymous character inThe Adventures ofDynamo Duck,MegavoltinDarkwing Duck,"Doc" Emmett BrowninBack to the Future: The Animated Series,[44]the lead character inEarthworm Jim[45]and several characters, including Grandpa Phil and the Jolly Olly Man, the mentally unstableice cream truckdriver, onNickelodeon'sHey Arnold!.[46]He guest starred asThe Robot Devilin five episodes ofFuturama,as well as theFuturamafilmThe Beast with a Billion Backs.[47]

Castellaneta has also made guest appearances in a number of television series episodes. In 1992, he guest-starred in an episode of thelegal dramaL.A. Law,as a Homer Simpsonmeetable characterat a Californiaamusement parkwho is dismissed for inappropriate behavior while in costume.[48] In 1996, he made a guest appearance as a Zoo Keeper in Season 2, Episode 12 "The One After the Superbowl"inFriends. In 2005, he appeared in the episode "Sword of Destiny" inArrested Developmentas Dr. Stein, adeadpanincompetent doctor.[49]

In 2005, Castellaneta guest-starred as Joe Spencer in theStargate SG-1season eightepisode "Citizen Joe".[50]He also appeared in episodes ofALF,Campus Ladies,Castle,Entourage,Everybody Loves Raymond,Frasier,Friends,Greek,How I Met Your Mother,[51]Mad About You,Married... with Children,Murphy Brown,NYPD Blue,Parks and Recreation,Reba,Reno 911!,That '70s Show,Veronica Mars,Hot in Cleveland,Yes, Dear,[52]andDesperate Housewives.[53]

He appeared as theGeniein theAladdinsequelThe Return of Jafarand on the 1994Aladdintelevision series. The Genie had been voiced byRobin WilliamsinAladdin,and Castellaneta described replacing him as "sort of like stepping intoHamletafterLaurence Olivierdid it, how can you win? "He also provided Genie's voice in theKingdom Heartsvideo game series[12]for bothKingdom HeartsandKingdom Hearts II(with archived audio used forKingdom Hearts: Chain of Memoriesand its remake as well as for the later HD collectionsKingdom Hearts HD 1.5 RemixandKingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix). Castellaneta portrayedAaron Spellingin the 2004NBCfilmBehind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels,which followed the true story of how Spelling created the show. Other films in which Castellaneta has appeared includeNothing in Common,Say Anything...,Super Mario Bros.,The Client,Space Jam,My Giant,The Simpsons Movie,Rugrats in Paris: The Movie,Recess: School's Out,Hey Arnold!: The Movie,The Cat in the HatandThe Pursuit of Happyness.[52]

In 2000, he won anAnnie Awardfor his portrayal of the Postman in the animated Christmas television specialOlive, the Other Reindeer.[54]In 2006, he appeared inJeff Garlin's independent filmI Want Someone to Eat Cheese Withalong with several otherSecond City alumni.[55]

On February 22, 2000, his first music CDTwo Lipswas published.[56]It was followed on April 23, 2002, by his first comedy CD,I Am Not Homer,in which he and his wife perform several comedy skits. The majority of the sketches had been written and performed before the CD was recorded, and Castellaneta thought that it would be a good idea to preserve them "since [he and Lacusta] don't perform them much anymore."[57]

Some came from their sketch series on a local radio station in Chicago and had to be lengthened from the "two-minute bits" that they were original, while several others were stage sketches performed in a comedy club inSanta Monica.[58]Additionally, "Citizen Kane", a sketch in which two people discuss the filmCitizen Kanewith different meanings, was something the pair had performed at an art gallery.[58]Castellaneta noted that "we already knew that these skits were funny, [but] some of them we polished and tightened."[58]The skits were principally written by improvising from a basic point, transcribing the results, and then editing them to the finished scene.[58]Castellaneta chose the titleI Am Not Homeras a parody ofLeonard Nimoy's famous first autobiographyI Am Not Spock,as well as to show that most of the comedy featured "is not the typicalHomercomedy. "[57]

Alongside his television and film work, Castellaneta has appeared in a number of theatrical productions. In 1992, he starred inDeb & Dan's Showalongside his wife.[59]In 1995, Castellaneta started writingWhere Did Vincent van Gogh?,aone man playin which he portrays a dozen different characters, including artistVincent van Gogh.[60]He first officially performed the play at theACME Comedy Theatrein Los Angeles in 1999.[12]In 2007, he appeared inThe Bicycle MenatKing's Head Theatrein London.[61]

Castellaneta hosted the final ofNew Yorkcomedy show Thrills and Spills on December 31, 2015. The final was held inMontgomery, Alabama.[citation needed]

Personal life

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In 1987, Castellaneta married writer and actressDeb Lacusta,whom he had met at animprovclass inChicago.[62]They divide their time betweenLos AngelesandSanta Barbara, California.[16]

Castellaneta is avegetariananddoes not drink alcohol.He enjoys exercising regularly[14]and practicingtai chi.[63][64]He isCatholic.[65]

Filmography

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See also:Dan Castellaneta filmography

Discography

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See also:The Simpsons discography
Album Released Label Notes
Two Lips February 2000 Oglio Records All-music comedy album[66]
I Am Not Homer April 23, 2002 Oglio Records Comedy album released with Deb Lacusta[67]

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Role Series Result
1992 Emmy Award Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Homer Simpson, Grampa, various others The Simpsons:"Lisa's Pony" Won
1993 Homer Simpson The Simpsons:"Mr. Plow" Won
Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation Various characters The Simpsons Won
2000 Outstanding Voice Acting by a Male Performer in a Television Series The Postman Olive, the Other Reindeer Won
2004 Stinkers Bad Movie Award Most Annoying Non-Human Character Thing 1,Thing 2 The Cat in the Hat Nominated
Golden Raspberry Award Worst Screen Couple Nominated
Emmy Award Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Various characters The Simpsons:"Today I Am A Clown" Won
Young Artist Award Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series Homer Simpson The Simpsons Won
2007 WGA Award Animation Nominated
2009 Emmy Award Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[28] Homer Simpson The Simpsons:"Father Knows Worst" Won
2010 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[68] Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson The Simpsons:"Thursdays with Abie" Nominated
2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[69] Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Louie The Simpsons:"Donnie Fatso" Nominated
2015 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance[70] Homer Simpson The Simpsons:"Bart's New Friend" Nominated
2018 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance[70] Homer Simpson/Krusty the Clown/Groundskeeper Willie and Sideshow Mel The Simpsons:"Fears of a Clown" Nominated

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