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==Personal life== In the early 1990s, Azaria was in a relationship with actress [[Julie Warner]].<ref name=Worcester/><ref>{{cite news |title=Raising the curtain on budding careers |work=USA Today |date=August 30, 1991 |author=Green, Tom |page=4D}}</ref> His relationship with actress [[Helen Hunt]] began in 1994; they married in a traditional Jewish ceremony at the couple's home in [[Southern California]] on July 17, 1999.<ref name=divorce>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,618774,00.html |title=Hunt Files for Divorce |access-date=August 16, 2007 |date=June 17, 1998<!--This is the date given, but as it is physically impossible for it to be correct, it is most likely a mistake--> |first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman |work=People |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001251/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,618774,00.html |archive-date=October 1, 2007 }}</ref> The two had appeared together in ''Mad About You'' and the ''Simpsons'' episode "[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]".<ref name="parents"/> After a year of marriage, Azaria moved out of the couple's home,<ref>{{cite news |title=Hunt, Azaria on the Rocks |author=Chareunsy, Don |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Hunt_Azaria_on_the_Rocks/312759 |access-date=August 16, 2007 |date=August 4, 2000 |work=Hollywood.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153355/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Hunt_Azaria_on_the_Rocks/312759 |archive-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref> and Hunt filed for divorce after a six-month separation, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized on December 18, 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1080344.stm |title=Hunt files for divorce |access-date=August 16, 2007 |date=December 20, 2000 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Azaria began dating former actress [[Katie Wright]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256734,00.html |title=Hank Azaria & Girlfriend Expecting First Child |author=Leonard, Elizabeth |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=February 4, 2009 |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013043324/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256734,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the two married later that year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Azaria, Hank |url=https://twitter.com/HankAzaria/status/314569582197227520 |title=Tweet |publisher=[[Twitter]] |access-date=March 21, 2013 |date=March 21, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023}}</ref><ref name=nyo>{{cite news |url=http://observer.com/2013/08/hank-azaria-voice-of-simpsons-and-movie-star-next-door-steals-his-scenes-in-lovelace/ |title=Hank Azaria, Voice of Simpsons and Movie Star Next Door, Steals His Scenes in Lovelace |author=Freeman, Nate |access-date=August 7, 2013 |date=August 6, 2013 |work=[[New York Observer]]}}</ref> They have a son named Hal (b. 2009).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20284301,00.html |title=It's a Boy for Hank Azaria! |last=Michaud |first=Sarah |date=June 10, 2009 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 11, 2009 |archive-date=October 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001224456/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20284301,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The family has one dog, Truman, and two rescue cats, Mookie and Wilson. In 2013, the family began renting a home on [[East 80th Street Houses|80th Street]] in [[Manhattan]], with plans to make a final decision on where to live in two years.<ref name=nyo/> They previously lived in a four-bedroom house in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], which Azaria bought from his ''Simpsons'' co-star [[Dan Castellaneta]] in 2011. Several weeks earlier, Azaria had sold his home in [[Bel Air, Los Angeles|Bel Air]].<ref name=nyo/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-hotprop-dan-castellaneta-20110920,0,7935640.story |title=Voice of Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta, sells Palisades home |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 21, 2011 |date=September 20, 2011 |author=Beale, Lauren}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-30-hm-hotprop30-story.html |title=Actor Hank Azaria buys Bel-Air home |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 16, 2011 |date=May 30, 2009 |author=Beale, Lauren}}</ref> Azaria previously owned the fifth-floor [[Housing cooperative|co-op]] loft on [[Mercer Street (Manhattan)|Mercer Street]] in Manhattan's [[SoHo, Manhattan|Soho]] neighborhood, which he bought from photographer [[Cindy Sherman]] in 2005, before selling it in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2013/06/bye-everybody-hank-azaria-sells-8-m-soho-pad/ |title=Bye, Everybody! Hank Azaria Sells $8 M. SoHo Pad |first=Stephen Jacob |last=Smith |work=[[New York Observer]] |date=June 28, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702154226/http://observer.com/2013/06/bye-everybody-hank-azaria-sells-8-m-soho-pad/ |archive-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Azaria is a huge fan of the [[New York Mets]]. He is also a fan of the [[New York Jets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-mets/news/hank-azaria-mets-fan-simpsons-voice-actor/ed3aa9124bd416126b4a8cc1|title=Is Hank Azaria a Mets fan? Why 'The Simpsons' voice actor is sitting behind home plate for NLCS Game 5 | Sporting News|date=October 19, 2024|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref> Azaria suffered from [[alcoholism]] for several years. He credited his longtime friend [[Matthew Perry]] for encouraging him to attend [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings and has been sober since about 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/celebrity/hank-azaria-remembers-matthew-perry-helped-get-sober-brothers/#:~:text=%22I%27m%20a%20sober%20guy,we%20went%20to%20meetings%20together | title=Hank Azaria recalls how his 'brother' Matthew Perry helped him get sober | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> Azaria is the [[godparent|godfather]] of [[Oliver Platt]]'s son, George.<ref name=nyt/> He is also a regular poker player, appearing twice on ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' and competing at other events, finishing a few places short of the [[Bubble (poker)|bubble]] in the main event of the [[2010 World Series of Poker]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-08-17-poker-inside_x.htm |title='Celebrity Poker' deals the unexpected |date=August 17, 2005 |work=USA Today |author=Wloszczyna, Susan |access-date=July 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/poker/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708082904/http://espn.go.com/sports/fantasy/blog/_/name/poker/id/5370892/a-tough-day-pros-day-2b |url-status=live |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |title=A tough day for the pros on Day 2B |work=[[ESPN]] |author=Feldman, Andrew |access-date=July 12, 2010 |date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/wsop-main-event-money-bubble-bursts-on-espn-15501/ |title=WSOP Main Event Money Bubble Bursts on ESPN |work=Power News Daily |access-date=September 22, 2010 |author= Cypra, Dan}}</ref> Azaria is a supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hank Azaria |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Hank_Azaria.php |access-date=October 27, 2007 |publisher=News Meat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011093621/http://newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Hank_Azaria.php |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> He enjoys the music of [[Elvis Costello]] and has stated that he would have been a [[Psychotherapy|therapist]] if he were not an actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Getting personal with Hank Azaria |author=Ouzounian, Richard |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/283297 |access-date=December 31, 2007 |date=December 8, 2007 |work=The Star |location=Toronto}}</ref> Azaria co-founded the educational support charity, "Determined to Succeed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dtsla.org/about-dts/ |title=About DTS |access-date=September 9, 2012 |publisher=Determined to Succeed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014082305/http://dtsla.org/about-dts/ |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }}</ref> On May 22, 2016, he was awarded the [[Honorary degree]] of [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] (DHL) from [[Tufts University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://now.tufts.edu/articles/hank-azaria-deliver-commencement-address|title=Hank Azaria to Deliver Commencement Address|date=March 14, 2016|website=Tufts Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://trustees.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019-05-19_honorary_degrees.pdf |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |publisher=Tufts University |access-date=July 29, 2021 }}</ref>
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