Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson/Krusty/Groundskeeper Willie/Mayor Quimby (a.k.a. Dan Castellaneta) has sold the property he and his wife share in the Pacific Palisades (between Santa Monica and Malibu, for you out-of-towners) to Apu/Moe/Chief Wiggum (a.k.a. Hank Azaria) for $5.5 million. Azaria has a new show on the air (“Free Agents”) while “The Simpsons” looks set to get its own cable channel, all Simpsons all the time, so the new checks will mix with the royalty checks for a long, long time to come. Lauren...Read Full Story

CHICAGO – Frantic and fantastically funny, the musical-comedy play “The Bicycle Men” invades Chicago again for a limited run at the Lakeshore Theater this time featuring the man – Dan Castellaneta – who is best known as the voice of TV’s Homer Simpson.“The Bicycle Men”.Photo credit: The Lakeshore TheaterThe show, which originated with Castellaneta’s co-stars (Mark Nutter, John Rubano and Joe Liss) as “Le Comedie du Bicyclette” at the Los Angeles ImprovOlympics in April 2003, had a long run in...Read Full Story

Your word for today is: doh, int. doh, int. Pronunciation: Brit. /dəʊ/,  U.S. /doʊ/ Forms:  19– d’oh,   19– doh,   19– dooh. Etymology:Imitative. Compare oh int., duh int. Popularized by the American actor Dan Castellaneta who provides the voice for the character Homer Simpson in the U.S. cartoon series The Simpsons. The quotation below is his own description of its origin: 1998 Daily Variety (Nexis) 28 Apr., The D’oh came from character actor James Finlayson’s “Do-o-o-o” in Laurel & Hardy...Read Full Story

Look, folks! More in the news of “Everyone’s Going to be on Everything!” This time the TV casting news takes us to one of our favorite places on Earth, a little town in Indiana called Pawnee, populated by perhaps the sunniest government employee you will ever have the pleasure of watching, and soon to be invaded by the actor behind Springfield’s biggest doughnut hog. Dan Castellaneta, the voice behind the legendary Homer Simpson, will be lending his real voice (and his corporal form) to NBC...Read Full Story

ABC NewsSideshow: Fox says fuss over pay may doom 'Simpsons'Philadelphia InquirerFox says The Simpsons, which just entered its 23d season, may be canceled if voice actors, including Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson), Julie Kavner (Marge), and Nancy Cartwright (Bart), continue to bellyache about their salaries. ...Woo hoo! Homer Simpson and family get two more TV series after allTelegraph.co.ukMoney Dispute May End 'Simpsons'Daily Beast<em>The Simpsons:</em> Renewed for Seasons 24 and 25TV Series...Read Full Story