Hank Azaria
Acting · Born 1964-04-25 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild…
Filmography
- The Simpsons Movie as Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)
- Pretty Woman as Detective
- Godzilla as Victor 'Animal' Palotti
- Heat as Alan Marciano
- The Birdcage as Agador
- Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) as Joska (voice)
- Uprising as Mordechaj Anielewicz
- Along Came Polly as Claude
- Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson as Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice)
- Fail Safe as Prof. Groeteschele