Harry Shearer

The Simpsons

Actor, writer, radio host, and voice of Montgomery Burns, Ned Flanders, and many other characters from “The Simpsons.”

Harry Shearer appears in the following:

The Return of the Worst Film Ever Made

Thursday, January 07, 2016

In 1972, Jerry Lewis made perhaps the worst movie ever, about a circus clown at a Nazi concentration camp. In 10 years, you’ll be able to see it.

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Harry Shearer and Judith Owen Celebrate a Dry-Eyed Holiday

Monday, November 30, 2015

The comedy and song duo plays songs from its annual holiday show live on Soundcheck.

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Harry Shearer for President

Friday, November 07, 2014

After 25 years playing Montgomery Burns (and a gaggle of other animated characters) on The Simpsons, Harry Shearer is ready for his next role: the real-life Richard Nixon.

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Richard Nixon Wrote a Satire of Himself

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Harry Shearer didn't draft an exaggerated script for his new series, "Nixon's The One." His writing partner sued to make Nixon's tapes public, and Shearer's reciting them verbatim.

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New Series Shows a 'Twisted' & 'Paranoid' Nixon

Friday, October 24, 2014

In his new web series, "Nixon's the One," Harry Shearer transforms into President Nixon, reenacting bizarre moments from the president's White House tapes.

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The Big Uneasy

Thursday, September 09, 2010

Harry Shearer, voice for many Simpson's characters and host of public radio's Le Show (airs Sundays at 7PM on AM 820), looks at the role of the federal government in the flooding of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in his new documentary "The Big Uneasy." 

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Satirist Harry Shearer Gets Serious About the Oil Spill

Monday, June 07, 2010

Satirist, voice actor and radio host Harry Shearer spends much of his time in New Orleans. As the BP oil well continues to spew into the Gulf, he looks at the effect of the disaster on the culture of the city. In a region where the sea food industry co-exists with oil, he says it's becoming impossible to trust either the government or the private sector.

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Harry Shearer on The Simpsons, Twenty Years Later

Friday, January 08, 2010

20 years ago, The Simpsons stepped out of the Tracy Ullman show and into their own half-hour timeslot on the then-fledgling FOX network.  450 episodes later, they're still going stron...

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This Is Harry Shearer

Friday, October 31, 2008

Writer, actor and satirist Harry Shearer is best known for his roles in the film This is Spinal Tap and for voicing characters on The Simpsons. His long-running radio program, Le Show, is heard in 90 markets across the country. Before a live performance tomorrow at the 92YTribeca, Shearer joins ...

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Harry Shearer

Friday, October 31, 2008

With just four days left until the election, early voting and new polling numbers are dominating the headlines. But comedian and satirist Harry Shearer doesn't want voters overlook t...

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Legal Experts; Act of Settlement; Crime.com; Harry Shearer; Internet Hoaxes; Yiddish; Word Watch; Rural Radio

Friday, December 08, 2000

The life of a cable news legal expert. The Guardian challenges the rules of succession for the British monarchy.

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Debates; Bush's Potty Mouth; Campaign Ads; Harry Shearer; Sound of Music; Lucille Fletcher Obit

Friday, September 08, 2000

How do you solve a problem named "The Sound of Music"? If you are the actress who played Liesl, you fully embrace it --warts and all.

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