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Harry Shearer TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TBSFri, Feb 12, 11:25 PMMy Best Friend's WeddingBuy
TBSSat, Feb 13, 8:50 AMMy Best Friend's WeddingBuy
TBSSun, Feb 14, 1:00 AMThe Truman ShowBuy
ABCFAMSun, Feb 14, 9:00 AMGodzillaBuy
TBSSun, Feb 14, 12:00 PMThe Truman ShowBuy
FOXSun, Feb 14, 8:00 PMThe Simpsons NewBuy
TVGNMon, Feb 15, 6:00 PMJust Shoot MeBuy
HBOeTue, Feb 16, 4:55 AMHaiku TunnelBuy
HBO2eFri, Feb 19, 3:00 PMFor Your ConsiderationBuy
FOXSun, Feb 21, 8:00 PMThe Simpsons NewBuy
HBO2eMon, Feb 22, 6:00 AMFor Your ConsiderationBuy

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:
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - Nominee
  • 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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