Hank Azaria
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-04-25
- Place of birth:
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 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, 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. His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.
Known For
Filmography
Behemoth!
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
Yellow Mirror
Simpsley
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
The Artist
Fortnite x The Simpsons
The Wright Way
No Friends
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
The Electric State
Going Dutch
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
The Simpsons Funday Football
Hail to the Breadsticks!
The Idol
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Hello Tomorrow!
Out of the Blue
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Maniac
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
The Wizard of Lies
Brockmire
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Planet of the Couches
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Mack & Moxy
Bordertown
Tears of Joy: 2015 New York Mets
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Off Camera with Sam Jones
I Know That Voice
Timms Valley
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Lovelace
The Smurfs 2
Ray Donovan
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Billy on the Street
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Happy Feet Two
Free Agents
The Smurfs
Hop
Love & Other Drugs
Conan
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Monkey Mischief
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Year One
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Chicago 10
Free Radio
Monty Python Conquers America
Run Fatboy Run
The Simpsons Movie
The Grand
The Aristocrats
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Unscripted
Huff
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
Eulogy
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Along Came Polly
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Shattered Glass
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
The Simpsons: Christmas
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Bark!
Imagine That
Uprising
Uprising
America's Sweethearts
CyberWorld
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Fail Safe
Cradle Will Rock
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mystery, Alaska
Bartok the Magnificent
Mystery Men
Futurama
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Family Guy
Celebrity
Godzilla
Stressed Eric
Homegrown
Chicken Little
Great Expectations
Anastasia
The View
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Birdcage
Heat
Now and Then
If Not for You
Springfield's Most Wanted
What a Cartoon!
Spider-Man
Friends
Beethoven
Quiz Show
Inside the Actors Studio
Mad About You
Herman's Head
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hollywood Dog
Pretty Woman
Cool Blue
The Simpsons
Tales from the Crypt
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Family Ties
Golden Globe Awards