Dan Castellaneta
Actor/ Writer
About This Interview
In his Archive interview, Dan Castellaneta talks about his work as an ensemble player on The Tracey Ullman Show, and his greatest claim to fame as the voice of "Homer Simpson" on The Simpsons, for which he has won several Emmy awards. He discusses other characters he portrays including "Barney Gumble", "Mayor Quimby", "Groundskeeper Willie", "Grampa Simpson", and "Krusty the Klown". He discusses specific episodes including "Mr. Plow," "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", and the origin of Homer's famous catchphrase, "D'oh!" Dan Castellaneta was interviewed in North Hollywood, CA on July 20, 2010; Jenni Matz conducted the nearly three-hour interview.
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Highlights
Dan Castellaneta on Homer's "D'oh!"
Dan Castellaneta on his many Simpsons characters
Dan Castellaneta on The Simpsons episode "Lisa's Pony" for which he won an Emmy for Oustanding Voiceover Performance; on Homer's parenting skills
Dan Castellaneta on his first Emmy win for The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta on the Michael Jackson The Simpsons episode
Dan Castellaneta on The Simpsons episode "Homer versus New York" and the timing of airing that show after 9/11
Dan Castellaneta on Krusty the Clown
Dan Castellaneta on Homer Simpson's age
Dan Castellaneta on the legacy of The Simpsons and
Dan Castellaneta on The Simpsons episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns"?
Dan Castellaneta on advice to aspiring actors
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On his childhood, Second City improvisational group, The Tracey Ullman Show
- Chapter 2
- on The Simpsons and how he came to perform the voices of various characters, on specific episodes
- Chapter 3
- On not receiving network notes on The Simpsons; on winning Emmys, on "Mr. Plow", "Who Shot Mr. Burns" and other Simpsons episodes and the show's legacy; on the Simpsons cast; on guest-appearances on Frasier; on playing Aaron Spelling


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