Hank Azaria
Highest Rated: 100% Uprising (2001)
Lowest Rated: 14% The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Birthday: Apr 25, 1964
Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
Despite his initial intentions of becoming a stage performer, actor Hank Azaria turned his childhood talent for mimicry into a highly successful career, voicing many characters on the long-running animated comedy, "The Simpsons" (Fox, 1989- ). Thanks to his varied oddball interpretations of Moe the Bartender, Apu the Kwik-E-Mart owner, and Police Chief Wiggum, Azaria was able to transfer his success with animation into the live-action world. Following his breakthrough performance as a smarmy 1950s television producer in "Quiz Show" (1994), he stole the show from the likes of Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a flamboyant houseboy in "The Birdcage" (1996). Though he tried - and failed - to enter into blockbuster territory with "Godzilla" (1998), Azaria fared well with moving and award-nominated performances in "Tuesdays with Morrie" (ABC, 1999) and "Uprising" (NBC, 2001). Though he finally fulfilled his lifetime ambition with a triumphant performance as an effeminate Sir Lancelot in the Broadway smash "Spamalot" (2004-05), Azaria never strayed far from his steady and lucrative tenure on "The Simpsons," which solidified his standing as one of the most talented voice-over artists working in the business. He also worked steadily in both film and television, with big screen credits ranging from the porn-industry biopic "Lovelace" (2013) to a starring role as the evil Gargamel in "The Smurfs" (2011) and its sequels, and a starring role in the dark comedy "Brockmire" (IFC 2017- ) as a disgraced baseball announcer attempting to rebuild his life and career.
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Hank Azaria
Filmography
Movies
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Maggie Simpson in 'Rogue Not Quite One' | Chief Wiggum (Voice) | - | 2023 |
19% |
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Out of the Blue | Jock Pearson (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry | Self | - | 2022 |
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The Simpsons in Plusaversary | Moe Szyslak (Voice) | - | 2021 |
73% |
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The Wizard of Lies | Frank Dipascali (Character) | - | 2017 |
87% |
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | Srul Katz (Character) | $3.8M | 2016 |
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Gargamel (Voice) | - | 2013 |
54% |
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Lovelace | Gerry Damiano (Character) | $354.8K | 2013 |
14% |
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The Smurfs 2 | Gargamel (Character) | $71.0M | 2013 |
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
46% |
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Happy Feet Two | The Mighty Sven (Voice) | $64.0M | 2011 |
21% |
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The Smurfs | Gargamel (Character) | $142.6M | 2011 |
24% |
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Hop |
Carlos/ |
$108.0M | 2011 |
49% |
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Love & Other Drugs | Dr. Stan Knight (Character) | $32.4M | 2010 |
14% |
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Year One | Abraham (Character) | $43.3M | 2009 |
44% |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Kahmunrah (Character) | $177.2M | 2009 |
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Immigrants | Joska (Voice) | - | 2008 |
46% |
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Run Fat Boy Run | Whit (Character) | $6.0M | 2007 |
80% |
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Chicago 10 |
Abbie Hoffman/ |
$176.5K | 2007 |
87% |
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The Simpsons Movie |
Moe/ |
$183.1M | 2007 |
79% |
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The Aristocrats | Self | $6.4M | 2005 |
35% |
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Eulogy | Daniel Collins (Character) | $70.5K | 2004 |
71% |
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Young Patches O'Houlihan (Character) | $114.3M | 2004 |
27% |
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Along Came Polly | Claude (Character) | $87.9M | 2004 |
92% |
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Shattered Glass | Michael Kelly (Character) | $2.2M | 2003 |
14% |
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Bark! | Sam (Character) | - | 2002 |
33% |
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America's Sweethearts | Hector (Character) | $93.6M | 2001 |
100% |
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Uprising | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
100% |
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Fail Safe | Prof. Groeteschele (Character) | - | 2000 |
71% |
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Tuesdays With Morrie | Mitch Albom (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Bartok the Magnificent | Bartok (Voice) | - | 1999 |
65% |
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Cradle Will Rock | Marc Blitzstein (Character) | $2.9M | 1999 |
37% |
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Mystery, Alaska | Charles Danner (Character) | $8.9M | 1999 |
60% |
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Mystery Men | The Blue Raja (Character) | $29.8M | 1999 |
42% |
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Celebrity | David (Character) | $5.0M | 1998 |
44% |
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Homegrown | Carter (Character) | $271.4K | 1998 |
20% |
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Godzilla | Victor "Animal" Palotti (Character) | $136.1M | 1998 |
39% |
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Great Expectations | Walter Plane (Character) | $26.3M | 1998 |
83% |
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Anastasia | Bartok (Voice) | $58.4M | 1997 |
82% |
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Grosse Pointe Blank | Steven Lardner (Character) | $28.1M | 1997 |
84% |
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The Birdcage | Agador 'Spartacus' (Character) | $124.0M | 1996 |
83% |
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Heat | Alan Marciano (Character) | $66.2M | 1995 |
97% |
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Quiz Show | Albert Freedman (Character) | $24.8M | 1994 |
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Nitti: The Enforcer | Unknown (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Cool Blue | Buzz (Character) | - | 1988 |
TV
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85% | 76% | The Simpsons |
Moe Szyslak/ |
1989-2024 |
19% | 41% | The Idol | Chaim (Character) | 2023 |
54% | 72% | Hello Tomorrow! | Eddie Sharples (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 2017 2019-2021 2023 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016-2021 2023 |
68% | 69% | Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber | Tim Cook (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015 2018 2021 |
98% | 84% | Brockmire |
Brockmire (Character), Executive Producer |
2017-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2014 2017 2020 |
72% | 85% | Ray Donovan |
Ed Cochran (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2014-2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mack & Moxy | Shellfish Sheldon (Voice) | 2016 |
39% | 83% | Bordertown | Bud Buckwald (Voice) | 2016 |
100% | 29% | The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Nigel Harpington (Guest Voice) | 2013-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Funny or Die's Billy on the Street | Guest | 2013 |
43% | No Score Yet | Free Agents | Alex (Character) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2004 2009 2011 |
No Score Yet | 64% | The Cleveland Show | Comic Book Guy (Guest Voice) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Free Radio | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
67% | No Score Yet | HUFF | Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt (Character) | 2004-2006 |
78% | 93% | Friends | David (Guest Star) | 1994 2001-2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Imagine That | Unknown (Character) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2001 |
86% | 89% | Futurama | Harold Zoid (Guest Voice) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stressed Eric | Unknown (Voice) | 1998 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You | Nat Ostertag (Guest Star) | 1995-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | If Not for You | Craig Schaeffer (Character) | 1995 |
82% | 90% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing Pains | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |