Hank Azaria

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Hank Azaria (2005)

Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Queens , New York City ) is an American actor and voice actor .

Career

Hank Azaria was first known to American audiences as the voice of various characters in the animated series The Simpsons . There he gives voice to the following characters, among others: Moe Szyslak , Chief Clancy Wiggum , Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the comic book seller .

In addition to his voice acting, he can also be seen as a regular actor in various series and films. He played the dog handler Nat in 14 episodes in the sitcom Crazy About You , in which his long-time girlfriend and later wife Helen Hunt played the leading role . In the sitcom Friends he played in five episodes in three different seasons David , a nuclear physicist and friend or ex-boyfriend of Phoebe Buffay . In 2004 he got the title role in the television series Huff - Reif für die Couch , the series came to 25 episodes in two seasons.

Azaria has worked in several lavish television productions and has received the American Emmy television award several times . In the cinema, however, he was initially only seen in supporting roles. Azaria had bigger roles in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla or in Nachts im Museum 2 . In 2011 he could be seen in The Smurfs as the evil magician Gargamel . In September and October 2011, he starred in the lead role of Alex alongside Kathryn Hahn and Anthony Head in the NBC series Free Agents , the US adaptation of the British television series of the same name. The series was discontinued after the fourth episode due to the low number of viewers, even a Twitter campaign Azarias did not increase the ratings and could not prevent the cancellation.

Azaria comes from a Greek - Jewish family. In late 2000, his marriage to Helen Hunt was divorced after a year.

In 2018 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Hank Azaria  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Junklewitz: Free Agents: Review of the pilot episode. Serienjunkies.de , September 15, 2011, accessed September 15, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Free Agents: NBC pulls the plug and stops comedy. Serienjunkies.de, October 6, 2011, accessed on November 6, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
personal data
SURNAME Azaria, Hank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Azaria, Hank Albert (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York City, New York, United States