Bio: Hank Azaria is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He is known for voicing several characters in The Simpsons including Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, Bumblebee Man, Lou and Superintendent Chalmers. The latter became well-known due to the "Steamed Hams" scene. He also acted in Godzilla, The Smurfs and Mystery Men.
Tivia: Both sets of his grandparents came from Salonika in northern Greece.Based the voice of Moe the bartender (The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Al Pacino.He based his character in The Birdcage (1996) (a flamboyantly, almost over-exaggeratedly feminine homosexual house servant) on his grandmother, in particular his character's speech.Attended college with Oliver Platt; attended acting school with Sharon Stone.Based the voice of Comic Book Guy (in The Simpsons (1989)) on his college roommate.He is close friends with actor Matthew Perry.Based the voice of quack Dr. Nick Rivera (in The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Desi Arnaz.He has estimated that he has done "literally 100, 150 different characters' voices" on The Simpsons (1989) (TV).Based the voice of Lou the Cop (in The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Sylvester Stallone.Was a bartender in New York at the Arcadia.Based the voice of Chief Wiggum (in The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Edward G. Robinson.His family is of Sephardic Jewish background.Was a camper at the real life Camp Towanda, where the movie Wet Hot American Summer (2001) was filmed.Has a son named Hal Azaria (b. June 6, 2009) with girlfriend Katie Wright.Based the voice of Apu (in The Simpsons (1989)) on the "standard" 7-11 employee and on Peter Sellers's character Hrundi V. Bakshi in The Party (1968).Paid exactly $10 million to purchase a seven-bedroom, ten-bath, 8434-square-foot house in Los Angeles's Bel-Air area. He also owns a 1108-square-foot house in the Hollywood Dell area of Los Angeles's Hollywood Hills and a 3320-square-foot house in Beverly Hills. (2009)Spent over $300,000 of his own money to make his short film Nobody's Perfect (2004).A favorite of playwright Jenelle Riley; characters in her shows are frequently hybrids of his name with his The Simpsons (1989) characters (e.g. Hank Wiggum). The lead character in her award-winning film The Perfect Candidate (2004) is named Frank Grimes, after "Homer's Enemy".Attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, from 1981-1985, but did not receive his B.A. until he completed two courses in L.A. in 1987. Tufts awarded him its Light on the Hill Award in 1999.Performing "Sexual Perversity In Chicago" alongside Matthew Perry, Minnie Driver, and Kelly Reilly in London's Comedy Theatre. (July 2003)Is playing a gay version of Sir Lancelot in the Broadway production of "Spamalot", the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), which opened on Broadway in January of 2005. (February 2005)He and his ex-wife Helen Hunt have both guest-starred on the TV show Friends (1994), though not in the same episode. Paget Brewster, who plays his wife on Huff (2004), also had a recurring role on Friends (1994).Alumnus of the AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1980.Has been selected to play Sir Lancelot in the Broadway production of "Spamalot", the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), scheduled to open on Broadway in February, 2005. (July 2004)Life long New York Mets Fan.He is a lifelong Democrat.Appeared in two films in 1999 with the word "Mystery" in the title: Mystery, Alaska (1999) and Mystery Men (1999).