Hank Azaria

Known for ActingBorn 1964-04-25 (age 62)Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry

Imagine That

The Simpsons: America's First Family

Springfield's Most Wanted

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Unscripted

Futurama

Friends

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Spider-Man

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

The Simpsons

Heat

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

Tales from the Crypt

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Huff

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

Ray Donovan

Maniac

Anastasia

Inside the Actors Studio

Family Guy

What a Cartoon!

Tuesdays with Morrie

Pretty Woman

Conan

I Know That Voice

Quiz Show

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

Beethoven

Love & Other Drugs

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Fortnite x The Simpsons

The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

Family Ties

Spider-Man: The Venom Saga

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Shattered Glass

Celebrity Poker Showdown

The Birdcage

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

Brockmire

Grosse Pointe Blank

The Simpsons: Christmas

Fail Safe

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow