Harry Shearer Highlights

  • 2008: Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album for Songs Of The Bushmen
  • 2007: Reprised roles for "The Simpsons Movie," an animated feature based on the long running FOX series
  • 2007: Released the album Songs: Pointed & Pointless, through his Courgette Records label
  • 2006: Re-teamed with Guest to play an actor in "For Your Consideration"
  • 2005: Voiced a Dog Announcer in the animated feature "Chicken Little"
  • 2003: Re-teamed with Christopher Guest for "A Mighty Wind"
  • 1999: Portrayed G. Gordon Liddy in the Watergate comedy "Dick"
  • 1998: Played a journalist in the films "Godzilla" and "The Truman Show"
  • 1994: Hosted, created and executive produced the Comedy Central series, "The News Hole With Harry Shearer"
  • 1992: Co-wrote and co-starred in the TV special "A Spinal Tap Reunion"
  • 1990: Provided voices to Principal Skinner and many other characters for FOX's "The Simpsons"; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 2009
  • 1987: Wrote, directed, produced and appeared in the comedy special, "Paul Shaffer: Viva Shaf Vegas"
  • 1985: Wrote, directed and starred in his own TV special, "It's Just TV!"
  • 1984: Returned to NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a writer/performer
  • 1984: Achieved cult celebrity status playing bassist Derek Smalls in "This Is Spinal Tap"; also co-wrote the screenplay and songs
  • 1983: Joined the cast of HBO's "Not Necessarily the News"
  • 1979: Joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a writer/performer
  • 1979: Co-produced, co-wrote (with Rob Reiner) and co-starred in the parody show "The TV Show"
  • 1978: Feature screenwriting debut, "Real Life"; co-wrote with Albert Brooks
  • 1977: First film as an adult, "Cracking Up"; appeared as a member of The Credibility Gap
  • 1976: Returned to TV, playing a hippie in the telefilm, "Serpico: The Deadly Game"
  • 1975: Co-wrote and produced Albert Brooks' comedy album, A Star is Bought
  • 1969: Co-founded the comedy troupe The Credibility Gap
  • 1957: Cast in the pilot of "Leave It to Beaver" (CBS); played Wally's friend Frankie; replaced by Ken Osmond (as Eddie Haskell) when series went into production
  • 1953: Made film debut in "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars"
  • 1951: TV debut, as a child, "The Jack Benny Show"
  • Provided voices for a series of Spitting Image comedy specials
  • Hosted, wrote and created the radio program, "Le Show" for NPR (National Public Radio)
  • Worked as a freelance journalist and high school teacher after college

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