Henry Azaria

The comedian Hank Azaria is unmistakably recognized by the audience by the voice given to many of the characters in the cult animated series The Simpsons. The parody-based voice acting has won 4 Emmy awards and made the actor popular, opening the way to great cinema. The most famous works of Azaria were the feature films "Birdcage", "Great Expectations" and "Godzilla", and on television Hank is remembered for his participation in the TV series "Friends" and the main role in the comedy-drama show "Brockmire".

Henry Albert Azaria, who later received the short nickname Hank, was born in a densely populated area of ​​New York on April 25, 1964. The Jewish family, in which the father ran several clothing factories and the mother raised three children, was originally from the Greek city of Thessaloniki and spoke fluent Spanish and English.

Hank spent his childhood watching films and comedy shows, memorizing and reproducing scenes and numbers he liked. In elementary school, the boy played in amateur performances and by the age of 16 he was determined to become an actor. Parents supported their son and blessed him to study at the theater department of Tufts University.

During his student years, Azaria and fellow students participated in classical productions and earned money in advertising. In addition, Hank was a member of the Bolshoi Theater youth troupe, which during its existence gave the only performance based on the play by the English playwright Harold Pinter. After graduating from a drama actor, Azaria, on the advice of agent Harry Gold, moved to Los Angeles and began a career in television.

Hank made his television debut with a 3-minute appearance on Peter Boyle's "Joe Bash". Although the scene with the hapless young cop was cut out in the final cut, the work secured Azaria a Screen Actors Guild entry and allowed more auditions.

Soon, the young man appeared in the pilot episode of the project "Morning Maggie" with Matthew Perry in the title role, became friends with the actor and soon got on the set of the popular TV series "Friends". In 2003, Hank received an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Show, playing the role of a young scientist, ex-fiancé of one of the central characters Phoebe Buffet.

After that, Azaria auditioned for the acclaimed animated series The Simpsons and was greatly admired by executive producers Matt Groening and Sam Simon. The actor was assigned to voice a character named Mo Sizlak in the episode "Some Enchanted Evening," and then offered a weekly job on the project.

The Simpsons drastically changed the actor's biography. For season 2 of the show, several of the characters spoke in the voice of Hank, who had signed with Fox and became a full-time cast member in 1989.

Possessing the talent of a parodist, Azaria made the heroes look like Hollywood stars, among whom the most recognizable were Al Pacino, Edward Robinson, Sylvester Stallone and Peter Sellers. In addition, the actor used the speech patterns, intonations and accents heard on the streets.

His work on The Simpsons earned Azaria 4 Emmy Awards for Best Voice in 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2015 and 2 nominations, which he lost to co-star Dan Castellaneta and guest star Anne Hathaway. In addition, Hank, who initially received $ 30,000 per episode, improved his financial situation, achieving a salary of $ 300,000.

The popularity that came made the actor in demand. In 1990, he made his big screen debut in the film Cold Blue, and then played a cameo role as a police detective in the famous melodrama Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

In the "Birdcage" Azaria relaxed and instantly got used to the image of one of the central characters, the Guatemalan homosexual cleaner Agador Spartak. The actor had fun from the heart, coming up with whimsical accents and changing the timbre of his voice. In 1991-1994, Azaria starred in the TV series Herman's Head, and then got a regular role in the sitcom Crazy About You, for which he was nominated for an Emmy in 1998.

In the late 1990s, the actor's filmography was replenished with the films Murder at Gross Point, Great Expectations and Godzilla, after which Hank left the cinema for a while and returned to offscreen roles in cartoons and animated series. Azaria admitted that he was not enthusiastic about the voice acting of the characters of "Spider-Man", "Anastasia" and "Giffin", but he enjoyed working on "Futurama" and isolated short versions of the "Simpsons" project.

Dedicating several hours a week to animation, Hank was open to new proposals and in 1999 he brilliantly handled dramatic roles in The Cradle Shakes, Tuesdays with Molly and Uprising, winning an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2004, Azaria became the executive producer and protagonist of the TV series Dr. Huff and earned critical acclaim, who called the actor's performance "impressively thin." Despite 6 Emmy nominations, the project had low ratings and was closed in 2006.

Hank's next work was participation in the directorial debut of David Schwimmer entitled "Run Fat Man Run" and several roles in the comedy "Night at the Museum - 2". In addition, in 2011, the actor starred in the computer animated film The Smurfs, appearing as a negative character named Gargamel. During filming and photo shoots, Azaria wore fake ears, teeth and eyebrows and shaved his head in order to put on a special wig.

In 2016, Hank wrote the script for Brockmire as a producer and protagonist, a sports commentator trying to mend his personal life.

In his youth, Azaria could not boast of an abundance of female attention. The first serious relationship arose only in 1990, when the actor met Julie Warner, known for the TV series Reanimation.

In 1994, Hank's permanent girlfriend became a partner on the set, Helen Hunt, to whom he offered his hand and heart after 5 years of courtship. The traditional Jewish wedding took place on July 17, 1999 in Southern California, but life together did not work out, and Azaria left his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.

7 years after the divorce, Hank began dating former actress Katie Wright. Soon after they met, the couple legalized the relationship, and in 2009 they had a child, who was named Hal.

In 2013, the family moved from Los Angeles to New York and now lives in a house that belonged to The Simpsons star Dan Castellaneta.

In 2018, Azaria finished voice acting for the episodes of The Simpsons, which will air on January 6, 2019. In parallel, he is working on a new season of Brockmire and plans to direct and produce Runaway Job.

There is information that the actor was invited to participate in the television project of Sandor Garrison "A Visit from the Goon Squad", but the date of the premiere is not yet known.

Sound system

1989-present - "The Simpsons" 1994-1998 - "Spiderman" 1997 - "Anastasia" 1999-2013 - "Futurama" 2011 - "Riot of the Eared"

Films and series

1990 - "Pretty Woman" 1992-1999 - "Crazy About You" 1994-2004 - "Friends" 1995 - "Fight" 1996 - "Birdcage" 1998 - "Great Expectations" 1999 - "The Cradle Shakes" 2001 - " Uprising "2009 -" Night at the Museum 2 "2011 -" The Smurfs "2017 -" Brockmire "

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