Creators and Voices

Dan Castellaneta

On The Simpsons, Castellaneta usually plays several characters in each episode. But his biggest role is as Homer. Among other roles, he has played Krusty The Clown, Barney, Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman, and Grampa.

Castellaneta is a native of the Chicago area. He has been acting since he was six years old. His first voice character was an impersonation of old-time movie star Edward G. Robinson. He made it to the stage, working in classics like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew. Tracy Ullman saw Castellaneta performing at Chicago's Second City when she was filming Vice Versa. Castellaneta turned down an offer to be in the Nothing In Common TV series to work with Ullman. Her flexible structure and the chance to play all kinds of characters interested him more.

Julie Kavner
Julie provides the voices of the three Bouvier sisters, Marge, Patty, and Selma. She doesn't do any other voices because her voice is restricted. She is also probably the cast member most familiar to television audiences. She is best known as Rhoda's sister, Brenda Morgenstern on... Rhoda. Julie played Brenda from 1971 - 1978. She won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1978. Kavner also appeared on Tracey Ullman's show since it started on Fox.

Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright provides the voice for Bart Simpson. A lot of people would have thought a man provided Bart's voice.. but think again. She also does the voices of

Nelson, Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney, and Database, all of which are male characters.

Nancy's voice has been featured in an endless array of Saturday morning cartoons, including Galaxy High, Fantastic Max, Richie Rich, Pound Puppies, and My Little Pony. More recently, she has provided voices in Cartoons such as Goof Troop, Animaniacs, Aladdin, Toonsylvania, Rugrats, Problem Child, Felix The Cat, and Disney's Timon And Pumbaa. Her face has appeared in Cheers, and Baywatch Nights to name a few.

Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (Yeardley Smith)
Yeardley Plays the character of Lisa on The Simpsons. She doesn't do any other characters, otherwise they would sound just like Lisa, as her voice is so unique. Smith is a very experienced actress with a wide range of roles in movies and TV. She's appeared in such films as She-Devil, Heaven Help Us, Maximum Overdrive, City Slickers, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, and more recently, As Good As It Gets.

Harry Shearer

While not providing a voice for one of the five family members, Shearer does over 100 voices on The Simpsons, which is more than most cast members do. His most famous voices include Mr Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Otto, and Kent Brockman.

Shearer, a Los Angeles native, began acting at the age of seven. He made his film debut in the classic Abbott and Costello Go To Mars and had a small role in the first Cinemascope movie The Robe. When the last days of network radio made way for the early days of live TV, the young thespian appeared often on The Jack Benny Show as well as appearances on GE Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and played the role of Eddie Haskell in the pilot episode of Leave It To Beaver.