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Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award. His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.
Hank Azaria
Pedro Chespirito / Bumblebee Man
for Pedro Chespirito / Bumblebee Man in ¡Ay, Ay, Ay! The Life of Bumblebee Man
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Born in Mexico City as Pedro Chespirito, a bright, gentle child obsessed with comedy and television, Pedro grows up idolizing classic slapstick stars and dreaming of making people laugh. Life, however, has other plans. Economic hardship pushes him north to Springfield, where his thick accent, earnest optimism, and physical comedy make him an unlikely fit for serious acting roles. After years of rejection, Pedro lands a job at Channel 8, as a caricature, Bumblebee Man, a loud, accident-prone TV mascot dressed in ridiculous bee costume. It becomes an instant hit. Children adore him. Catchphrases go viral. Merchandise explodes. As Bumblebee Man, he is famous, as Pedro, he is alone. He marries, divorces, reconnects with his son, and navigates cultural displacement, all while endlessly slipping on banana peels and being stung by his own jokes. Mid-career burnout and a humiliating live-TV incident force Pedro to confront the truth, the world loves the mask, not the man. When Channel 8 considers replacing Bumblebee Man with a younger, louder version, Pedro must decide whether to fight for his identity or finally step out of the suit, even if it means losing everything. In the end, Pedro finds redemption not by abandoning comedy, but by reclaiming it. He learns that dignity and laughter can coexist. Pedro walks onto a small stage, no costume, just a man telling a joke in his own voice. The audience laughs. He is invited to SNL. This time, it’s for him. Channel 8 to not replace him
