Dan Castellaneta | |
Date of Birth | October 29, 1957 |
Date of Death | |
Character | Bryan |
First Appearance | Season 2 Episode 20 "T-Ball" |
Number of episodes | 2 |
Dan Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is the actor who appears as Coach Bryan Trenberth in the Everybody Loves Raymond.
Biography[]
As well as making many guest appearances on TV shows and cartoons, Dan is best known for being the voice talent behind Homer Simpson. A gifted actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter, Dan is best known for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on the long-running animated FOX-TV series The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman.
Born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Castellaneta started taking acting classes at a young age. He would listen to his father's comedy records and do impressions of the artists. After graduating from Northern Illinois University, Castellaneta joined Chicago's Second City in 1983, and performed with the troupe until 1987. He was cast in The Tracey Ullman Show, which debuted in 1987. The Tracey Ullman Show included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer. His voice for the character started out as a loose impression of Walter Matthau, but later evolved into a more robust voice. The shorts would eventually be spun off into The Simpsons. Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993. Castellaneta has co-written four episodes of The Simpsons with his wife Deb Lacusta. Castellaneta has also had roles in several other television programs, including the live-action sitcom Sibs, The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, and the animated series Darkwing Duck, Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Earthworm Jim, Cow and Chicken, The Batman, Aladdin and Hey Arnold!. In 1999, he appeared in the Christmas special Olive, the Other Reindeer, and won an Annie Award for his portrayal of the Postman. Castellaneta has also released a comedy CD, I Am Not Homer, and wrote and starred in a one-person show titled Where Did Vincent van Gogh?
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- 2007 - The Simpsons Movie
Television[]
- 1989 - The Simpsons
- 1998 - Everybody Loves Raymond
Guest Appearances[]
- Darkwing Duck
- Eek! the Cat
Everybody Loves Raymond Appearances[]
- Season 2, Episode 20: "T-Ball"
- Season 6, Episode 8: "It's Supposed to Be Fun"