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Harry Shearer TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TBSSat, Jul 4, 10:40 AMThe Truman ShowBuy
FOXSun, Jul 5, 9:30 PMThe SimpsonsBuy
BRAVOTue, Jul 7, 2:00 AMThis Is Spinal TapBuy
CINEMAXFri, Jul 10, 11:00 AMThe Simpsons MovieBuy
TBSFri, Jul 10, 2:00 PMJust Shoot MeBuy
FOXSun, Jul 12, 8:00 PMThe SimpsonsBuy
FOXSun, Jul 12, 9:30 PMThe SimpsonsBuy
TBSWed, Jul 15, 10:00 AMMy Best Friend's WeddingBuy
TBSThu, Jul 16, 1:00 AMMy Best Friend's WeddingBuy
USAThu, Jul 16, 6:00 AMEDtvBuy
VH1Thu, Jul 16, 9:00 PMWayne's World 2Buy

Harry Shearer Biography

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  • Birth Name: Harry Julius Shearer
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/23/1943, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor; comedian; director; writer
Harry Shearer Fast Facts:
  • His parents met in Havana after they fled their respective home countries following Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
  • Played Eddie Haskell in the Leave It to Beaver pilot , but was replaced by Ken Osmond.
  • Post-college, he taught high school in Los Angeles. He also worked as a stringer for Newsweek and covered the 1965 Watts Riots for the magazine.
  • Member of Credibility Gap, a comedy group from the early '70s.
  • A long-time fan, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening cast him on the show. Over the years, Shearer has voiced up to 22 characters an episode, including Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner.
  • Published his first novel, Not Enough Indians — a farcical take on Native American-owned casinos — in 2006.
  • Hosts Le Show, a weekly comedy series on public radio.
    Harry Shearer Relationships:
  • Dora Warren - Mother
  • Judith Owen - Wife
  • Mack Shearer - Father
  • Penelope Joyce Nichols - Ex-wife

  • Harry Shearer Awards:
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • 1980 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee

  • College:
  • University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (BA in Political Science, 1964); attended Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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