Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta is an American actor best known as the voice of Homer Simpson on the television show The Simpsons. Before The Simpsons, Castellaneta could be seen on the The Tracey Ullman Show, the sketch comedy show on which the Simpson family made its first appearance.

Though his best-known role is as Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta voices various characters on The Simpsons, including Krusty the Clown, Grampa Simpson, Arnie Pie, and several others. What's more, Castellaneta has a long resume of voice work for children's cartoon shows, most notably as the replacement for Robin Williams as the voice of the Genie in the Aladdin television show in all the sequels of the Aladdin animated movie.

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• October 29, 1957: Born

• 1987: The Tracey Ullman Show

• 1989 - Present: The Simpsons

• 1991: Taz-Mania

• 1994: Aladdin (TV)

• 1996: Hey Arnold!

• 1997: Plump Fiction

• 1998: My Giant

• 1999: Olive, the Other Reindeer

• 2001: The Simpsons: Road Rage

• 2003: The Simpsons: Hit & Run

• 2004: Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'

• 2006: The Pursuit of Happyness

• 2007: The Simpsons Movie