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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TBSThu, Nov 20, 10:00 PMThe Truman ShowBuy
TBSFri, Nov 21, 1:10 AMThe Truman ShowBuy
HBO2eFri, Nov 21, 4:35 AMMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectBuy
HBOSGeFri, Nov 21, 8:00 AMFor Your ConsiderationBuy
OXYGNFri, Nov 21, 2:30 PMA League of Their OwnBuy
OXYGNSat, Nov 22, 8:00 AMA League of Their OwnBuy
OXYGNSat, Nov 22, 3:00 PMA League of Their OwnBuy
TBSSat, Nov 22, 3:00 PMFriendsBuy
NBCSat, Nov 22, 9:30 PMSaturday Night LiveBuy
TBSSun, Nov 23, 12:15 AMMy Best Friend's WeddingBuy
WGNSun, Nov 23, 3:30 AMChicken LittleBuy
TBSSun, Nov 23, 9:50 AMMy Best Friend's WeddingBuy
HBOSGeWed, Nov 26, 1:50 AMThe RobeBuy
CINEMAXThu, Nov 27, 3:00 PMThe Simpsons MovieBuy
HBOSGeThu, Nov 27, 5:30 PMFor Your ConsiderationBuy
HBOeSat, Nov 29, 7:30 AMFor Your ConsiderationBuy
CARTOONSat, Nov 29, 7:00 PMSmall SoldiersBuy
MOMAXeSat, Nov 29, 7:30 PMThe Simpsons MovieBuy
FOXSun, Nov 30, 8:00 PMSimpsons NewBuy
COMEDYMon, Dec 1, 8:00 AMA Mighty WindBuy
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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:
  • Mack Shearer - Father
  • Dora Warren - Mother
  • Penelope Joyce Nichols - Ex-wife
  • Judith Owen - 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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