Hank Azaria
Biography
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.
Known For
Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)
The Simpsons Movie
Detective
Pretty Woman
Victor 'Animal' Palotti
Godzilla
Alan Marciano
Heat
Agador
The Birdcage
Joska (voice)
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)
Mordechaj Anielewicz
Uprising
Claude
Along Came Polly
Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice)
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Prof. Groeteschele
Fail Safe
Albert Freedman
Quiz Show
Hector Gorgonzolas
America's Sweethearts
Whit
Run Fatboy Run
Walter Plane
Great Expectations
Marc Blitzsetin
Cradle Will Rock
Steven Lardner
Grosse Pointe Blank
Bartok (voice)
Anastasia
David
Celebrity
Young Patches O'Houlihan
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Bud Kent
Now and Then
Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with Morrie
Blue Raja / Jeffrey
Mystery Men
Moe Szyslak (voice)
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Michael Kelly
Shattered Glass
Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)
Chicago 10
Gargamel
The Smurfs
Hollywood Dog (voice)
Hollywood Dog
Dr. Stan Knight
Love & Other Drugs
Charles Danner
Mystery, Alaska
Self
The Aristocrats
Daniel Collins
Eulogy
Carter
Homegrown
Abraham
Year One
Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Chief Wiggum (voice)
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Moe Szyslak (voice) (uncredited)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Bartok (voice)
Bartok the Magnificent
Carlos / Phil (voice)
Hop
(voice)
Chicken Little
Sam
Bark!
Buzz
Cool Blue
Self
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Jerry Damiano
Lovelace
Gargamel
The Smurfs 2
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Eddie Brock / Venom
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Jock
Out of the Blue
Self
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum/ Frink/ Comic Book Guy (voice)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Mighty Sven (voice)
Happy Feet Two
Chaz Babcock
Timms Valley
Frank Dipascali
The Wizard of Lies
Self
Hail to the Breadsticks!
Himself
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Srul Katz
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
(archive footage)
The Simpsons: Christmas
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
Self
I Know That Voice
Himself
Tears of Joy: 2015 New York Mets
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Mike "The Bike" Heslov
The Grand
Self
Monty Python Conquers America
Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Chief Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice)
CyberWorld
Moe (voice)
The Simpsons Funday Football
Moe (voice)
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Perplexo (voice)
The Electric State
Self
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Wright Way
Comic Book Guy
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Police Chief Wiggum (Uncredited)
Springfield's Most Wanted
Pharaoh Kahmunrah
Monkey Mischief
Elmo (voice)
The Fat Cats: Drip Dry Drips
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-04-25
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Hank Tarantula