Hank Azaria

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hank Azaria
Occupation	Voice Actor
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1964(1964-04-25)
Age	60
Birthplace	Queens
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aries

Hank Azaria Biography

Hank Azaria is one of the most popular and richest Voice Actor who was born on April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York, United States. Talented actor who has played many roles on The Simpsons including Chief Wiggum, Moe Szyslak and Comic Book Guy. He also starred as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. He began his role as Brockmire’s titular character in 2017 His films include Along Came Polly and Mystery Men.

He briefly appeared in the music clip for “All Star” from Smash Mouth.

Azaria attended The Kew-Forest School in Forest Hills. He decided to become an actor after performing in a school play at the age of 16, becoming, at the expense of his academic studies, “obsessed with acting.” Both of his parents loved all forms of show business, which further spurred him to become an actor. He studied drama at Tufts University from 1981 to 1985, where he met and befriended actor Oliver Platt and noted that “Oliver was a better actor than I was in college, and he really inspired me.” Together they both starred in various college stage productions, including The Merchant of Venice, before Azaria trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Although he did not expect the endeavor to be successful, Azaria decided to become a professional actor, so that later in his life, he would not regret not having tried. Azaria’s first acting job was an advertisement for Italian television when he was seventeen years old. He also worked as a busboy. Azaria originally intended to work predominantly as a theatrical actor, and he and Platt set up their own company, named Big Theatre, although Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter was the only thing they ever performed. He decided that television was a better arena and offered more opportunity so, after being offered work with talent agent Harry Gold, Azaria moved to Los Angeles.

Azaria got along with Gold, who was lukewarm about working with him, but after a woman Azaria had “worked with in New York got really furious with him because he said he’d work with me and then didn’t”, Gold sent him out for auditions. He made his television debut with a role in the pilot episode of the 1986 ABC comedy-drama series Joe Bash, with Peter Boyle. His part—a one- line role as the police officer Maldonado—was edited out before the show was broadcast, although the role secured him admission to the Screen Actors Guild. Azaria appeared in the TV film Nitti: The Enforcer, about the gangster Frank Nitti, and appeared in the failed pilot Morning Maggie alongside Matthew Perry, with whom he became good friends. He played Joe in an episode of the sitcom Family Ties in 1988 in which he had one line, and the following year he played Steve Stevenson in an episode of Growing Pains. Azaria has described his career progression as being gradual; he did not achieve overnight recognition or fame. In Los Angeles, Azaria was trained by acting coach Roy London. Between acting jobs he performed as a stand-up comedian, and worked as a bartender for a catering firm.

In 1999, he married He married Helen Hunt in 1999, but they divorced a year later. He then married Katie Wright, with whom he had a son named Hal in 2009.. However, they split a year later. He married Katie Wright in 1999. They had a son, Hal, in 2009.

Hank Azaria Net Worth

Hank Azaria is one of the richest Voice Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hank Azaria 's net worth $80 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a child, he imitated and learned many skits, scripts and shows. He attended Tufts University.

On Friends, he played a recurring role of David the scientist on the NBC sitcom.

Henry Albert Azaria (/ə ˈ z ɛər i ə / ə-ZAIR -ee-ə; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and producer. He is known for his voice characterizations as a variety of characters in the animated sitcom The Simpsons (1989–present), which has included Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (1990–2020), Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Carl Carlson and others. After attending Tufts University, he joined the series with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season, with many of his performances on the show being based on famous actors and characters. In addition to his work on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known for his live-action appearances in feature films such as The Birdcage (1996), Godzilla (1998), 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). From 2017 to 2020, he starred as the title character in Brockmire.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Hank Azaria Dating?

According to our records, Hank Azaria married to Katie Wright , Helen Hunt. As of December 1, 2023, Hank Azaria’s is not dating anyone.

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Azaria’s work on the show has won him four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice- Over Performance, in 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2015. He was also nominated for the award in 2009 and 2010, but lost to co-star Dan Castellaneta and guest star Anne Hathaway respectively. He was nominated again in 2012. Azaria, with the rest of the principal cast, reprised all of his voice roles from The Simpsons for the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie. Azaria notes that he spends “an embarrassingly small amount of time working on The Simpsons.” He works for “an hour on Thursdays when we read through the script, then four hours on Monday when we record it, and I’ll pop in again once or twice.” He concludes it is “the best job in the world, as far as I’m concerned.”

Facts & Trivia

Hank Ranked on the list of most popular Voice Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Hank Azaria celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.

Azaria played composer Marc Blitzstein in Tim Robbins’ film Cradle Will Rock in 1999. Paul Clinton wrote that Azaria was “brilliant as the tortured (is there any other kind) artist Blitzstein.” The same year he appeared as author and journalist Mitch Albom alongside Jack Lemmon in the television film Tuesdays with Morrie, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the role. Azaria described the latter as the “best work [he has] done.” These were two of the first dramatic roles Azaria had taken; throughout his career Azaria has primarily worked in comedy, but tries to balance the two. Azaria commented: “all the roles I got were in comedy at first, and I was certainly happy to get those, so I never felt the lack of being considered a dramatic actor because I was so happy to get what I got. And then I became surprised later on when I got dramatic roles. But I never went, ‘OK, now it’s time to get a dramatic role.'” His next dramatic part was in the television film Uprising in 2001. The film was based on the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Azaria played Mordechaj Anielewicz, one of the revolt’s leaders. Azaria was confused by his casting in Uprising and frequently asked the film’s producer and director Jon Avnet why he was selected. “I know [Avnet] liked the fact I was Jewish, and he knew I could do accents well. He cast me and David Schwimmer in [Uprising], and we were both sort of mystified. He had some instinct that he wanted people who were more known for being funny. He never explained it satisfactorily to me; I don’t understand why.” His parts in Tuesdays With Morrie and Uprising affected him, causing a depressive state which he countered with DVDs of the comedy series Monty Python. Azaria found Uprising to be “very difficult very depressing very emotionally challenging” material. In 2003, Azaria played journalist Michael Kelly, the former editor of The New Republic, in the drama film Shattered Glass. Kelly died a few months before the film was released and Azaria said the film “has become a weird kind of eulogy to him.”

What is Hank Azaria ethnicity?

Early life. Henry Albert Azaria was born in the Queens borough of New York City on April 25, 1964, the son of Ruth Altcheck and Albert Azaria. His grandparents on both sides were Sephardic Jews from Thessaloniki.

How many voices did Hank Azaria do on The Simpsons?

He also voices Carl Carlson (until the end of Season 31), Comic Book Guy, Lou, Dr. Nick, Snake, Professor Frink, Horatio McCallister, Raphael, Superintendent Chalmers, Cletus Spuckler, Kirk Van Houten and others. Many of his character’s voices were loosely based on other people: As said, Moe is based on Al Pacino.

How much money has Hank Azaria made from The Simpsons?

Hank Azaria Simpsons Salary What is Hank Azaria’s salary per episode of The Simpsons? $300,000. Assuming an average season is 22 episodes, that translates into around $6.6 million per year.

Who does most of the voices on The Simpsons?

Harry Shearer Voices The Most Characters In The Series With 21 characters to his name, Harry Shearer voices the most characters on The Simpsons out of any member of the principal cast. Some of his most famous characters include Mr. Burns, Mr. Smithers, Ned Flanders, and Principal Skinner.

Is Hank Azaria married?

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