Dan Castellaneta

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 Theater The 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... Read Full Story

The Actors behind the voices of The Simpsons came together on a segment of the Actor’s Studio - to voice their wares. Come look at the man behind Homer Simpson - Dan Castellaneta. But don’t stop there, he also performs the voices for Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Grampa Abraham Simpson, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel, Itchy, Kodos, Gil, Poochie, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Bill Clinton, Burn’s Lawyer, Mr. Teeny, Bill Clinton Julie Kavner (from Rhoda) Marge... Read Full Story

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Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times and CBS 2 Chicago has the scoop on Thursday that Oak Park, Ill. native Dan Castellaneta – the voice of Homer Simpson in “The Simpsons” – will be coming back to Chicago. Dan Castellaneta will be back home this winter [to join] original cast members Joe Liss, Mark Nutter and John Rubano to restage their hilarious “The Bicycle Men” sketch comedy show from Dec. 12 to 16 at the Lake Shore Theater. The Dec. 16 performance will benefit the early detection... Read Full Story