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Dan Castellaneta

1957 - Today

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Daniel Louis Castellaneta ( KAST-ə-lə-NET-ə; born October 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons (as well as other characters on the show such as Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, Kodos, Itchy, and Barney Gumble). Castellaneta is also known for voicing Grandpa in Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!, and has had voice roles in several other programs, including Futurama, Sibs, Darkwing Duck, The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, The Batman, Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, and Taz-Mania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2024). Dan Castellaneta is the 2,330th most popular actor (down from 1,848th in 2024), the 4,052nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,040th in 2019) and the 1,127th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dan Castellaneta ranks 2,330 out of 13,578. Before him are Sonja Ziemann, Robert Donat, Eileen Essell, Olivia Williams, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Lamberto Maggiorani. After him are Mira Sorvino, Cary Elwes, Mabel Normand, John McCook, Judith Malina, and Kate Hudson.

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Among people born in 1957, Dan Castellaneta ranks 133. Before him are Oliver Hirschbiegel, Nellie Kim, Steve Harvey, Patrick Battiston, Bret Hart, and Monte Melkonian. After him are María Conchita Alonso, Robert Sapolsky, Nery Pumpido, Zhao Leji, Mark Gordon, and Mary Bell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Castellaneta ranks 4,052 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph B. Foraker (1846), Whitfield Diffie (1944), John Powell (1947), Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), Gene Deitch (1924), and Jesse Ventura (1951). After him are Ada Blackjack (1898), David Graeber (1961), Frank McCourt (1930), Sam Giancana (1908), Mira Sorvino (1967), and Luther Burbank (1849).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dan Castellaneta ranks 1,127. Before him are Tallulah Bankhead (1902), Alan Hale Sr. (1892), Chris Tucker (1971), Jean Acker (1893), Carey Lowell (1961), and Sue Lyon (1946). After him are Mira Sorvino (1967), Mabel Normand (1892), John McCook (1944), Kate Hudson (1979), John Krasinski (1979), and Anne Francis (1930).

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