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Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, former Harvard-bound student-turned-town drunk with HiddenDepths Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]], Krusty's hammy co-star Sideshow Mel, and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (though the Christmas episode "A Tale of Two Santas" had Creator/MauriceLaMarche as the Robot Devil as Castellaneta was too busy with ''The Simpsons'' to record lines for ''Futurama''), The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Earl in ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', Flux Wildly from ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' and its [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie two]] [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie movies]], and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, former Harvard-bound student-turned-town drunk with HiddenDepths Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]], Krusty's hammy co-star Sideshow Mel, and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Castellaneta has also appeared in some live-action TV and film roles, such as ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (as a doctor who [[ActorAllusion used Homer's "D'oh!" catchphrase]] when he botched a surgical procedure on Michael), ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' (as a gay man who stays with Al after finding out that his husband has been dancing with Al's wife Peg in one episode. and a casket salesman in another), ''Series/{{Castle}}'' (as Rick Castle's judge friend), ''Series/{{Reba}}'' (as Reba's boss who was fighting with her ex-husband over Barbra Jean), ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' (as a childhood teacher of Reed Richards'), ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (as a local homeless man who steals Marshall's charts), ''Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness'' (as the boss of a stock firm), ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' (as a Pawnee public radio host), and ''Film/SpaceJam'' (as a random man at a basketball game).

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (though the Christmas episode "A Tale of Two Santas" had Creator/MauriceLaMarche as the Robot Devil as Castellaneta was too busy with ''The Simpsons'' to record lines for ''Futurama''), The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Earl in ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' and its [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie two]] [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie movies]], and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (though the Christmas episode "A Tale of Two Santas" had MauriceLaMarche as the Robot Devil as Castellaneta was too busy with ''The Simpsons'' to record lines for ''Futurama''), The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Earl in ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' and its [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie two]] [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie movies]], and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (though the Christmas episode "A Tale of Two Santas" had MauriceLaMarche as the Robot Devil as Castellaneta was too busy with ''The Simpsons'' to record lines for ''Futurama''), The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Earl in ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

Born in the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Creator/SecondCity in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in ''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'', which debuted in 1987. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written eight episodes of ''The Simpsons'' with his wife Deb Lacusta (season 11's "Days of Wine and D'oh-ses," season thirteen's ClipShow episode "Gump Roast," season fifteen's "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner," season 17's [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]" , season 22's Christmas vignette episode "The Fight Before Christmas" and "A Midsummer's Nice Dream", season 23's "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" and season 28's "Havana Wild Weekend") and was credited as a consulting producer between 2009 and 2012.

Born in the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Creator/SecondCity in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', which debuted in 1987. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written eight episodes of ''The Simpsons'' with his wife Deb Lacusta (season 11's "Days of Wine and D'oh-ses," season thirteen's ClipShow episode "Gump Roast," season fifteen's "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner," season 17's [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]" , season 22's Christmas vignette episode "The Fight Before Christmas" and "A Midsummer's Nice Dream", season 23's "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" and season 28's "Havana Wild Weekend") and was credited as a consulting producer between 2009 and 2012.

'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, former Harvard-bound student-turned-town drunk with HiddenDepths Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]], Krusty's hammy co-star Sideshow Mel, and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Born in the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Creator/SecondCity in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', which debuted in 1987. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written six episodes of ''The Simpsons'' with his wife Deb Lacusta (season 11's "Days of Wine and D'oh-ses," season thirteen's ClipShow episode "Gump Roast," season fifteen's "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner," season 17's [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]" and season 22's Christmas vignette episode "The Fight Before Christmas" and "A Midsummer's Nice Dream"), and was credited as a consulting producer between 2009 and 2012.

'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, former Harvard-bound student-turned-town drunk with HiddenDepths Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]], and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (though the Christmas episode "A Tale of Two Santas" had MauriceLaMarche as the Robot Devil as Castellaneta was too busy with ''The Simpsons'' to record lines for ''Futurama''), The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, former Harvard-bound student-turned-town drunk with HiddenDepths Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]] Bumblebee Man (the excitable, Spanish-speaking actor in a bumblebee costume who had his own sitcom -- [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome hasn't been seen much after season twelve]], though he did appear as an ancient Mayan on "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"), and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' (though the Christmas episode "A Tale of Two Santas" had MauriceLaMarche as The Robot Devil as Castellaneta was too busy with ''TheSimpsons'' to record lines for ''Futurama''), The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

Castellaneta has also appeared in some live-action TV and film roles, such as ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (as a doctor who [[ActorAllusion used Homer's "D'oh!" catchphrase]] when he botched a surgical procedure on Michael), ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' (as a gay man who stays with Al after finding out that his husband has been dancing with Al's wife Peg in one episode and a casket salesman in another episode), ''Series/{{Castle}}'' (as Rick Castle's judge friend), ''Series/{{Reba}}'' (as Reba's boss who was fighting with her ex-husband over Barbra Jean), ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (a local homeless man who steals Marshall's charts), ''Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness'' (as the boss of a stock firm), ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' (as a Pawnee public radio host), and ''Film/SpaceJam'' (as a random man at a basketball game).

It should be noted that, unlike his most famous character, Homer Simpson (who [[BigEater overindulges]] in doughnuts, pork chops, and beer -- [[ExtremeOmnivore among other things]]), Dan Castellaneta is actually a vegetarian, [[TheTeetotaler a teetotaler]], and a tai chi enthusiast.

'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, town drunk Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]] Bumblebee Man (the excitable, Spanish-speaking actor in a bumblebee costume who had his own sitcom -- [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome hasn't been seen much after season twelve]], though he did appear as an ancient Mayan on "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"), and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing Creator/RobinWilliams.

'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, town drunk Barney Gumble,[[note]]He sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can."[[/note]] DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor Quimby,[[note]]He comes complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back.[[/note]] unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman,[[note]]Formerly named "The Squeaky-Voiced Teen," he's a teenager who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor.[[/note]] Chespirito (the excitable, Spanish-speaking actor in a bumblebee costume who had his own sitcom -- [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome hasn't been seen much after season twelve]], though he did appear as an ancient Mayan on "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"), and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Born in the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Second City in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', which debuted in 1987. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written six episodes of ''The Simpsons'' with his wife Deb Lacusta (season 11's "Days of Wine and D'oh-ses," season thirteen's ClipShow episode "Gump Roast," season fifteen's "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner," season 17's [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]" and season 22's Christmas vignette episode "The Fight Before Christmas" and "A Midsummer's Nice Dream"), and was credited as a consulting producer between 2009 and 2012.

Born in the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Second City in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', which debuted in 1987. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written six episodes of ''The Simpsons'' with his wife Deb Lacusta (season 11's "Days of Wine and D'oh-ses," season thirteen's ClipShow episode "Gump Roast," season fifteen's "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner," season 17's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" and season 22's Christmas vignette episode "The Fight Before Christmas" and "A Midsummer's Nice Dream"), and was credited as a consulting producer between 2009 and 2012.

It should be noted that, unlike his most famous character, Homer Simpson (who indulges in doughnuts, pork chops, and beer -- among other things), Dan Castellaneta is actually a vegetarian, [[TheTeetotaler a teetotaler]], and a tai chi enthusiast.

'''Daniel Louis Castellaneta''' (born October 29, 1957) is an American film, theatre and television actor, comedian, voice artist and television writer. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', he also [[ManOfAThousandVoices voices many other characters]] on ''The Simpsons'', including Homer's similarly abusive, senile father Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, town drunk Barney Gumble [[note]](who sobered up in Castellaneta's first written episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses," then relapsed and was put OutOfFocus as of "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can")[[/note]], DepravedKidsShowHost Krusty the Clown, angry Scottish school janitor Groundskeeper Willie, the JohnFKennedy-esque Mayor Quimby [[note]](complete with UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} accent, a large political family mired in sexual scandal and general debauchery, and [[ReallyGetsAround chasing skirts]] behind his Jackie O-looking wife's back)[[/note]], unlucky helicopter reporter Arnie Pie, Jeremy Freedman [[note]](formerly named "The Squeaky Voiced Teen"; a teenaged boy who can be seen slaving away at Krusty Burger, the local supermarket, either one of the two town's movie theaters -- The Springfield Googolplex or the Aztec Theater, and Phineas Q. Butterfat's ice cream parlor)[[/note]], Chespirito (the excitable, Spanish-speaking actor in a bumblebee costume who had his own sitcom -- [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome hasn't been seen much after season twelve]], though he did appear as an ancient Mayan on "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"), and ([[YoungerThanTheyLook allegedly]]) elderly IronButtMonkey Hans Moleman.

Castellaneta has also appeared on some live-action TV shows and movies, such as ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (as a doctor who used Homer's "D'oh!" catchphrase when a surgical procedure went wrong), ''MarriedWithChildren'' (as a gay man who stays with Al after finding out that his husband has been dancing with Al's wife Peg in one episode and a casket salesman in another episode), ''Series/{{Castle}}'' (as Rick Castle's judge friend), ''{{Reba}}'' (as Reba's boss who was fighting with her ex-husband over Barbra Jean), ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (a local homeless man who steals Marshall's charts), ''ThePursuitOfHappyness'' (as the boss of a stock firm), ''ParksAndRecreation'' (as a public radio host), and ''Film/SpaceJam'' (as a random man at a basketball game).

It should be noted that, unlike his famous character, Homer Simpson (who indulges in doughnuts, pork chops, and beer -- among other things), Dan Castellaneta is actually a vegetarian, [[TheTeetotaler a teetotaler]], and a tai chi enthusiast.

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:::You mean Dan Castellaneta, his voice actor?

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Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', Arnold's grandpa Phil in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing RobinWilliams.

Castellaneta has also appeared on some live-action TV shows and movies, such as ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (as a doctor who used Homer's "D'oh!" catchphrase when a surgical procedure went wrong), ''MarriedWithChildren'' (as a gay man who stays with Al after finding out that his husband has been dancing with Al's wife Peg in one episode and a casket salesman in another episode), ''{{Castle}}'' (as Rick Castle's judge friend), ''{{Reba}}'' (as Reba's boss who was fighting with her ex-husband over Barbra Jean), ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (a local homeless man who steals Marshall's charts), ''ThePursuitOfHappyness'' (as the boss of a stock firm), ''ParksAndRecreation'' (as a public radio host), and ''Film/SpaceJam'' (as a random man at a basketball game).

Castellaneta is also the voice of the titular character in ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'', Megavolt in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', the Robot Devil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', The Ventriloquist and Scarface in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and the second voice of Genie from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', replacing RobinWilliams.

::::You mean Dan Castellaneta, his voice actor?

:::::You mean Dan Castellaneta, his voice actor?