Talk:Harry Shearer

message: It says in the article he was born in the 40s, though it later states he had roles in programs in the 30s.  Seems like one of these "facts" is a blatant error.
I'm curious to find the comprehensive list of Harry Shearer characters on The Simpsons.  All the lists I find contain a few major ones and then 'among others'.  Wikipedia should be the keeper of this deeper knowledge.  Heck, it should have this info for all the Simpsons voice actors.
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I did find these:
Lenny,
Bill,
Bouncer, 
Bret Gunsilman,
C. Montgomery Burns,
Derek Smalls bassist of Spinal Tap, 
Dr. Hibert, 
Dr. Marvin Monroe,
God,
Grim Reaper, 
Herman,
Jack Larson,
Jasper, 
Jim Wallace, 
Kang, 
Kent Brockman, 
McBain, 
Mr. Dewey Largo, 
Ned Flanders, 
Otto Mans, 
Owner - Frying Dutchman, 
Rev. Lovejoy, 
Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, 
Satan, 
Scratchy, 
Seymour Skinner, 
Sportscaster, 
Tom Brokaw, 
Trash tabloid TV host, 
Usher, 
Waylon Smithers
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I just attended a talk by Harry at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last night where he said he does 17 characters on The Simpsons - but he didn't list them. There are over thirty in the above list. Maybe Harry lost count? --DJay 18:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 30s work?

message: He appears to have written several  articles at the Huffington Post. . Perhaps this should be added.VarunRajendran (talk) 16:06, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's already noted in the 'external links' section.  I don't know where else it would go? Zeno Izen (talk) 05:16, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Political commentator?

message: Can we get a source on him doing voice work on SC? 71.225.7.137 (talk) 21:59, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Starcraft 

message: In an TV interview, he was asked which character he voiced in The Simpsons he was most like in real life. His reply, 
"Wow, I'm not like any of them in real life, Thank God! I mean if I were like anybody I guess I would be like Otto, for reasons I won't explain now."
The character Otto Mann is portrayed as a regular pot user through the series.
  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deverell (talk • contribs) 17:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You may be correct about Otto not being shown as a user in the series. However, Otto is shown using a bong (water pipe) in The Simpsons Movie. The reason for this no doubt is related to U.S. broadcast televisions Standards & Practices department policies.  Several reviews have mentioned the bong in the movie:  . --Krelnik (talk) 16:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recreational Drug user? 

message: He recently wrote a response to A.C. Thompson's piece in The Nation that belittles and avoids the real white supremacist violence that occurred in Algiers, LA after Hurricane Katrina in The Huffington Post.[5]
The sentence above strikes me as problematic on several levels:
*NPOV ("...belittles and avoids the real white supremacist violence...")
*What does "recently" mean?
*"...that belittles and avoids..." - Apart from NPOV, to which piece of writing does this refer? Shearer's or Thompson's?
I am not familiar enough with these articles and related discussion to give an immediate opinion on whether anything at all should be included, but I do not like that sentence as it stands. KConWiki (talk) 05:11, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Since I was in the neighborhood answering questions below, I went ahead and changed the troublesome text. Its now basically a citation on a general statement about Shearer being critical of the coverage/reaction to Katrina.  (I finally read the Huffington Post piece and its really not about racism much at all, its mostly about how The Nation got lots of details about Katrina totally wrong).  Anyway take a look and yell at me as needed. --Krelnik (talk) 16:47, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Nation piece on Algiers - Does it belong here?

message: I used to work at Whole Foods Market at the old Esplanade location before they closed it, and he used to come in and shop there.  Does anyone know if he still resides in New Orleans or anywhere in Louisiana state?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.119.125.191 (talk) 15:35, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As described in the article, he has homes in both California and New Orleans.  He visits New Orleans several times per year.  The easiest way I know to see this is to look at the RSS Feed for Le Show which indicates where each episode originated. (Often, but not always, mentioned on the air by Shearer as well).  As I write this, it shows that he was in New Orleans the week of December 21, 2008.  He's also mentioned on the air recently that he's only missed one Jazz Fest since 1988, so he's always in town for that. --Krelnik (talk) 16:23, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  new orleans? 

message: Harry Shearer said on Coast to Coast he has never heard of Disco Beaver and is not one of its writers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.19.133.83 (talk) 07:00, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think your reversion should be reverted.  I do not think that we can take what Harry Shearer said (and I heard him too) on Coast To Coast as definitive.  I definitely don't think we can take ANYTHING said on Coast to coast as definitive of ANYTHING. 72.222.210.123 (talk) 07:17, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disco Beaver From Outer Space 

message: Shouldn't Shearer's page page mention Shearer's work as a filmmaker. Not that they ended up being big blockbusters or anything. But he did create several that may be worth mentioning, such as the documentary of New Orleans. 
From the IDBM website, refer to the following:
The Big Uneasy (2010) 
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) 
Portrait of a White Marriage (1988) 
The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986) (TV) 
Viva Shaf Vegas (1986) (TV) 
The History of White People in America (1985) (TV)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.17.26.4 (talk) 23:18, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Filmmaker  

message: There is a new interview with Shearer today. --Maitch (talk) 19:15, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interview 

message: The third paragraph of the lead currently ends with:
:Shearer has been vocal about what he perceives as the show's declining quality. In 2004, he said "I rate the last three seasons as among the worst."
That quote is now ten years old. Does he still hold such views? If so, I think the line should be updated (along with the text in the relevant paragraph later on. Otherwise, I do not think it belongs in the lead given the amount of time that has passed and the fact he is still working there. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 01:11, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Today's announcement might also be related.  I would like to find a transcript of a recent quote I heard him say, to the effect of;  the cast members of such a successful show are obscenely overpaid and at the same time are getting royally screwed. Trackinfo (talk) 09:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I heard about it on the radio this morning too. I'm sure there will be a heap of news stories we can reference to over the coming days. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 01:45, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism of The Simpsons' declining quality 

message: 51 and 52 are dead. 51 leads to an article that you can only read the beginning of (and thus can't read any of the Harry Shearer stuff) unless you subscribe to the website (which costs money to do), and 52 is dead.2601:E:A081:9490:71B8:3F5D:89D2:EF1D (talk) 09:02, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
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