Hank Azaria
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Hank Azaria
Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York) is an American actor born to a Jewish family of Greek origins, who is best known for his voice work on the animated television show The Simpsons. He has provided the voices for over 160 characters on the show including those of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Cletus and Professor Frink.
He has also appeared in movies such as Mystery Men and America's Sweethearts and on television in Herman's Head as Jay Nichols and in Friends where he played the recurring character David, one of Phoebe’s boyfriends. On the show Mad About You, he had a recurring role as Nat, the Dogwalker.
Azaria also provided the voice of Eddie Brock in the Spider-Man animated series of the mid-1990s.
He has also shown his talents on stage, in 2003 he appeared in London's West End as Bernard in Sexual Perversity in Chicago. Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing in Friends) and Minnie Driver also starred.
Hank Azaria can now be found starring as the title character, psychiatrist Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, in Huff which is broadcast by Showtime. He is also currently appearing in the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail entitled Spamalot, which opened in Chicago in December 2004 and has since moved to Broadway. In 2005, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Spamalot.
Personal life
After several years of living together, Azaria married actress Helen Hunt on July 18, 1999. The couple divorced on December 18, 2000.
Partial filmography
- Nobody's Perfect (2004)
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Shattered Glass (2003)
- America's Sweethearts (2001)
- Fail Safe (made for TV) (2000)
- Tuesdays With Morrie (made for TV) (1999)
- Mystery, Alaska (1999)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- Cradle Will Rock (1999)
- Celebrity (1998)
- Godzilla (1998)
- Anastasia (voice) (1997)
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Mad About You (TV series, joined cast in 1996)
- The Birdcage (1996)
- Heat (1995)
- Friends (TV series, appearances in 1994, 2001 & 2003)
- Quiz Show (1994)
- Cool Blue (1993)
- Herman's Head (TV series) (1991)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- The Simpsons (TV series) (1989-present)
External links
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- Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4679119)