Harry Shearer

Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, he began his career as a child actor and from 1969 to 1976 was a member of the radio comedy group The Credibility Gap. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 1979 and 1980 and again from 1984 to 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote, and co-starred in the 1984 satirical rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, providing voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, and Principal Skinner. He has appeared in films including The Truman Show and A Mighty Wind, and since 1983 has hosted the public radio comedy and music program Le Show. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations.