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Hank Azaria
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American actor
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Hank Azaria, born Henry Albert Azaria on April 25, 1964, in Queens, is an American television, film, dub, and stage actor. He began his professional work period in 1986 and resides in New York City. Azaria is a United States citizen who speaks English. He attended Tufts University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
His notable works include *The Simpsons* and *The Birdcage*. He has received an Annie Award, a Theatre World Award, and Primetime Emmy Awards, including one for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Azaria has been married to Helen Hunt and Katie Wright and has had an unmarried partnership with Julie Warner. He has one child.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The Birdcage
- If These Walls Could Talk : New York Mets
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Film & TV
Acting · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- The Electric State — Perplexo (voice)2025
- The Wright Way — Self - Narrator (voice)2025
- Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy — Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend2025
- The Artist — Thomas Edison2025
- Fortnite x The Simpsons — Moe Szyslak (voice)2025
- Fortnite x The Simpsons — Professor Frink (voice)2025
- Fortnite x The Simpsons — Chief Wiggum (voice)2025
- Going Dutch — Hank Azaria (voice)2025
- The Simpsons Funday Football — Moe (voice)2024
- The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful — Moe (voice)2024
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Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American film and television actor, director, comedian and voice artist. He is famous for his long-running career as one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons. He performs the voices of Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and numerous other characters. He became better known through his appearances in films such as The Birdcage, Godzilla and Along Came Polly. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ha
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Use of Chemotherapy plus a Monoclonal Antibody against HER2 for Metastatic Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2
· 2001 · cited 9,345x
- Terrestrial Gross Carbon Dioxide Uptake: Global Distribution and Covariation with Climate
· 2010 · cited 2,500x
- MedRec: Using Blockchain for Medical Data Access and Permission Management
· 2016 · cited 1,887x
- The
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Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants
· 2008 · cited 1,616x
- Cultural cognition of scientific consensus
· 2011 · cited 1,277x
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Key facts
- Born
- Henry Albert Azaria , ( 1964-04-25 ) April 25, 1964 (age 62) , New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Tufts University ( BA ) American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Occupations
- Actor producer
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouses
- Helen Hunt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2000 ) Katie Wright ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Albert Azaria (/əˈzɛəriə/ ə-ZAIR-ee-ə; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, and 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 (1995), The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award.
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