AKA Hank Albert Azaria

Born: 25-Apr-1964
Birthplace: Queens, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Moe and Apu on The Simpsons

Trained as a stage actor, Hank Azaria performed in several serious plays before moving to Los Angeles to try his hand at stand-up comedy. Before The Simpsons he had an almost empty film and television résumé, and earned his living mostly as a bartender. On The Simpsons, Azaria gives voice to Moe the bartender, Apu the Kwik-E-Mart owner, Police Chief Wiggum, Professor Frink, Dr. Nick Riviera, Comic Book Guy, Superintendent Chalmers, Disco Stu, the gap-toothed Cletus, Snake the recidivist, and several other citizens of Springfield.

Since The Simpsons started, Azaria has become a familiar character actor. His other TV series include Herman's Head, If Not For You, Mad About You, Imagine That, and Huff!. In movies, he played a cop in Pretty Woman and Grosse Pointe Blank, the producer of a rigged Quiz Show, the silverware-wielding superhero Blue Raja in Mystery Men, and the pre-crotchety coach in Dodgeball. He took Robert Downey, Jr.'s role in America's Sweethearts after one of Downey's many drug-related arrests.

Azaria says his "Moe the bartender" voice is based on a bad impression of Al Pacino.

Father: Albert
Sister: Stephanie (older)
Wife: Helen Hunt (actress, dated 1994-97, lived together 97-99, m. 17-Jul-1999, div. 18-Dec-2000)

    High School: Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, NY
    University: BFA Drama, Tufts University (1987)

    John Kerry for President
    Sierra Club
    Emmy
    Jewish Ancestry

    TELEVISION
    The Simpsons
    Mad About You
    Herman's Head
    Celebrity Poker Showdown Contestant
    Huff Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt (2004-)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Run, Fat Boy, Run (7-Sep-2007)
    The Simpsons Movie (21-Jul-2007) [VOICE]
    The Grand (7-Jun-2007)
    Chicago 10 (18-Jan-2007) Himself [VOICE]
    The Aristocrats (Jan-2005) Himself
    Eulogy (15-Oct-2004)
    Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (18-Jun-2004)
    Along Came Polly (12-Jan-2004)
    Shattered Glass (10-Aug-2003)
    Bark! (11-Jan-2002)
    Uprising (04-Nov-2001)
    America's Sweethearts (17-Jul-2001)
    Fail Safe (9-Apr-2000)
    Tuesdays with Morrie (5-Dec-1999)
    Bartok the Magnificent (16-Nov-1999) [VOICE]
    Mystery Alaska (1-Oct-1999)
    Mystery Men (22-Jul-1999)
    Cradle Will Rock (18-May-1999)
    Celebrity (7-Sep-1998)
    Godzilla (18-May-1998)
    Homegrown (17-Apr-1998)
    Great Expectations (30-Jan-1998)
    Anastasia (21-Nov-1997) [VOICE]
    Grosse Pointe Blank (11-Apr-1997)
    The Birdcage (8-Mar-1996)
    Heat (15-Dec-1995)
    Now and Then (20-Oct-1995)
    Quiz Show (14-Sep-1994)
    Pretty Woman (23-Mar-1990)

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