Harry Shearer

BigWill

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was on stern today. My goodness, what a talented guy. I knew he was in Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, On SNL, and the voice of several Simpsons characters

Here's a few things that I didn't know.

He was the original Eddie Haskell on the Leave it to Beaver pilot. He was offered the role, but his parents didn't want him to leave school and become a show biz child.

He was in an Abbott and Costello movie as a little boy.

He was part of the Jack Benny cast.

"Spinal Tap" was completely ad-libbed, except for Sir Dennis Eton-Hogg's toast at the party.

He took up the upright bass for "Mighty Wind" and plays every day.

He recently released his third album; all political songs. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is one of the pros playing on the album.

He and Christopher Guest and Micheal McKeon get together often to play music and hang out.

He doesn't get along with a lot of people he's worked with, including Billy Crystal. He called Al Franken "the funniest man in Franken and Davis".
he hates Lorne Michaels.
 
Heard this great interview as well. He comes across as a guy that is in the biz, doesn't like it, but is so talented he has to do it. He doesn't seem like a guy that resents it, just doesn't like most of the people.

Also known in the industry as the Terd in the Punchbowl.
 

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