Editing Dan Castellaneta (section)

===''The Simpsons''===
Castellaneta is most famous for his roles on the longest-running American animated television show ''[[The Simpsons]]'', most notably as [[Homer Simpson]]. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a [[dysfunctional family]]. Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta and fellow cast member [[Julie Kavner]] to voice Homer and [[Marge Simpson]] respectively, rather than hire more actors.<ref name="The Age">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/27/1046064146568.html|title=D'oh, you're the voice|access-date=February 15, 2009 |date=February 27, 2003|author=Lee, Luaine|work=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne}}</ref><ref name="FN">{{cite news| url= https://www.foxnews.com/story/doh-the-voice-of-homer-is-deceivingly-deadpan|title=D'oh!: The Voice of Homer Is Deceivingly Deadpan|access-date=February 15, 2009 |date= August 18, 2007| last= Elber| first= Lynn|publisher=[[Fox News]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130703090128/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C129665%2C00.html|archive-date=July 3, 2013|url-status= live |df= mdy-all}}</ref> Homer's voice began as a loose impression of [[Walter Matthau]], but Castellaneta could not "get enough power behind that voice" and could not sustain his Matthau impression for the nine- to ten-hour long recording sessions.<ref name="MTV">{{cite news| url= http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers| access-date= February 15, 2009|date=July 26, 2007|author=Carroll, Larry|publisher=[[MTV]]|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071220140402/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|archive-date=December 20, 2007}}</ref>

He tried to find something easier, so he "dropped the voice down", and developed it into a more versatile and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show.<ref name="matthau">{{cite news|url=http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/castellaneta99.html|author=Brownfield, Paul| title= He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 6, 1999|access-date=February 15, 2009|url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080512004132/http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/castellaneta99.html|archive-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Aspen">{{cite news| last= Harden| first= Mark |url= http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/castellaneta00.html|title='Simpsons' voice Dan Castellaneta has some surprises for Aspen fest|work=[[The Denver Post]] |date= February 9, 2000|access-date=February 15, 2009|url-status=dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090710115213/http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/castellaneta00.html|archive-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> To perform Homer's voice, Castellaneta lowers his chin to his chest,<ref name="The Age"/> and is said to "let his IQ go."<ref name="Mirkin">[[Mirkin, David]]. (2004). Commentary for "[[Bart's Inner Child]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref>

Castellaneta likes to [[Method acting|stay in character]] during recording sessions,<ref name="Tribune"/> and tries to visualize a scene in his mind so that he can give the proper voice to it.<ref>Castellaneta, Dan. (2005). Commentary for "[[Homer the Great]]", ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> Despite Homer's fame, Castellaneta claims he is rarely recognized in public, "except, maybe, by a die-hard fan."<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news|url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jun/23/voice-homer-simpson-leads-his-own-simple-life|title=Voice of Homer Simpson leads his own, simple life|author=Morrow, Terry|access-date=February 15, 2009|date=June 23, 2007| agency= Scripps Howard News Service |work=[[The Albuquerque Tribune]]|url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024317/http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jun/23/voice-homer-simpson-leads-his-own-simple-life|archive-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Simpsons voice actors.jpg|thumb|left|Castellaneta with fellow ''Simpsons'' voice actors [[Nancy Cartwright]], [[Yeardley Smith]] and [[Julie Kavner]] in 2009]]
Castellaneta also provides the voices for numerous other characters, including [[Grampa Simpson]], [[Barney Gumble]], [[Krusty the Clown]],<ref name= spot /> [[Groundskeeper Willie]], [[Mayor Quimby]], [[Hans Moleman]], [[Sideshow Mel]], [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy]], [[Kang and Kodos|Kodos]], [[Arnie Pye]], the [[Squeaky Voiced Teen]] and [[Gil Gunderson]]. Krusty's voice is based on Chicago television's [[Bob Bell (actor)|Bob Bell]], who had a very raspy voice and portrayed [[WGN-TV]]'s [[Bozo the Clown]] from 1960 to 1984.<ref name="Guide">{{cite news |title=Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves |date=October 21, 2000 |work=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]] |author=Rhodes, Joe}}</ref> During early recording sessions, he recorded a new version of Barney's loud trademark belch for every episode but discovered that it was not easy for him to belch each time a script called for it. Castellaneta chose a recording of what he believed was his best belch and told the producers to make that the standard.<ref>Jean, Al (2002). Commentary for "[[Blood Feud (The Simpsons)|Blood Feud]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref>

Groundskeeper Willie's first appearance was in the [[The Simpsons season 2|season two]] episode "[[Principal Charming]]". The character was written as an angry janitor, and Castellaneta was assigned to perform the voice. He did not know what voice to use and [[Sam Simon]], who was directing at the time, suggested he use an accent. Castellaneta first tried using Hispanic voicing, which Simon felt was too [[cliché]]d. He then tried a "big dumb [[Sweden|Swede]]", which was also rejected. For his third try, he used the voice of a grumpy [[Scotsman]], which was deemed appropriate enough and was used in the episode.<ref name="Reiss">Reiss, Mike (2002). Commentary for "[[Principal Charming]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> The voice was based partially on Angus Crock, a [[kilt]]-wearing chef from the sketch comedy show ''[[Second City Television]]'', who was portrayed by [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article581035.ece|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604091429/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article581035.ece|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 4, 2011| title= The strange world of Oor grown-up Wullie|work=[[The Times]]|date=October 23, 2005| first=Adrian|last=Turpin|access-date=February 15, 2009|location=London}}</ref>

Mayor Quimby, who first appeared in "[[Bart Gets an 'F']]{{-"}}, is a parody of various members of the [[Kennedy family]]. The episode script did not call for Quimby to be a parody of them, and Castellaneta improvised the accent.<ref>Groening, Matt (2005). Commentary for the episode "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> Sideshow Mel's voice is Castellaneta's impression of [[Kelsey Grammer]], the voice of [[Sideshow Bob]].<ref name="JeanBW">Jean, Al. (2003). Commentary for "Black Widower", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> Hapless Gil Gunderson is a spoof of actor [[Jack Lemmon]]'s portrayal of Shelley Levene in the 1992 [[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|film adaptation]] of the play ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''.<ref name="Gil">Scully, Mike (2006). Commentary for "[[Realty Bites]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> Showrunner [[Mike Scully]] thought that Gil would be "a one-shot thing"<ref>Scully, Mike (2006). Commentary for "[[Natural Born Kissers]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Ninth Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref> but "Dan Castellaneta was so funny at the [[table read]] doing the character, we kept making up excuses in subsequent episodes to put him in."<ref name="Gil" /> The [[Blue-Haired Lawyer]]'s voice, as well as his demeanor, is based on lawyer [[Roy Cohn]].<ref>Reardon, Jim (2005). Commentary for "[[Bart the Fink]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. Twentieth Century Fox.</ref>

Castellaneta has won several awards for voicing Homer, including four [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]]" in 1992 for "[[Lisa's Pony]]", 1993 for "[[Mr. Plow]]",<ref name="Emmys">{{cite web| url= http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php|title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search|publisher=Emmys.org|access-date=February 16, 2009|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080113103340/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php|archive-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> 2004 for voicing several characters in "[[Today I Am a Clown]]",<ref>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/emmy-speaks-for-homer-1117908929/|title=Emmy speaks for Homer|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | last= Schneider| first= Michael|access-date=September 3, 2008 |date= August 10, 2004}}</ref> and 2009 for voicing Homer in "[[Father Knows Worst]]".<ref name= "cdn.emmys.tv">{{Cite web| url= http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_nomswin_crtv.php?action=search_db#1|title=61st Primetime Emmy Awards Quick Search |access-date= September 12, 2009|date=September 12, 2009|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090916135515/http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_nomswin_crtv.php?action=search_db|archive-date=September 16, 2009}}</ref>

In 1993, Castellaneta was given a special [[Annie Award]], "Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation", for his work as Homer on ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{cite news|title='Aladdin' tops Annies|work=Variety|date=November 8, 1993|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/aladdin-tops-annies-115692/|author=Sandler, Adam|access-date=February 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Legacy: 21st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1993)|publisher=[[Annie Award]]s|url=http://annieawards.org/21stwinners.html|access-date=February 16, 2009|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080509183423/http://annieawards.org/21stwinners.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref>

In 2004, Castellaneta and [[Julie Kavner]] (the voice of Marge) won a [[Young Artist Award]] for "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series".<ref name="YAA">{{cite news|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm|title=25th Annual Winners and Nominees|access-date=February 16, 2009 | work= Youngartistawards.org|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110802044855/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm|archive-date=August 2, 2011}}</ref> Homer was placed second on ''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]''{{'}}s 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters,<ref name="Bugs">{{cite news |url= http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters|title=Bugs Bunny tops greatest cartoon characters list|access-date=August 25, 2007 |date= July 30, 2002|publisher=[[CNN]]|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811182438/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters|archive-date=August 11, 2007}}</ref> and in 2000, Homer and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 16, 2009|url=http://www.tibp.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.dll/wlx/dir/wlxdirectory?cc=WOFAME++++&lcName=The+Simpsons| title= Hollywood Icons |work= tibp.com |publisher= Hollywood Chamber of Commerce}}</ref>

Until 1998, Castellaneta was paid $30,000 per episode.<ref name=Glaister/> During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing for casting of new voices.<ref name=Glaister/> The dispute was soon resolved and Castellaneta began receiving $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the cast demanded to be paid $360,000 an episode.<ref name=Glaister>{{cite news |url= http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/02/1080544690429.html|title=Simpsons actors demand bigger share|access-date=February 15, 2009 |date=April 3, 2004| last= Glaister| first= Dan|work=The Age|location=Melbourne}}</ref> The issue was resolved a month later,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/simpsons-cast-goes-back-to-work/|title='Simpsons' Cast Goes Back To Work|access-date=February 15, 2009|date=May 1, 2004|work=[[CBS News]]|archive-date=September 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913212830/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/01/entertainment/main615066.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> with Castellaneta starting to earn $250,000 per episode.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the Simpsons|date=May 6, 2004|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Express]]|author=Sheridan, Peter}}</ref> Following salary negotiations in 2008, the cast received approximately $400,000 per episode.<ref>{{cite news|title=Simpsons cast sign new pay deal|work=[[BBC News]]|date=June 3, 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7434296.stm|access-date=February 15, 2009}}</ref> In 2011, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, the cast accepted a pay cut to around $300,000 per episode.<ref>{{cite news|last=Block|first=Alex Ben|title='The Simpsons' Renewed for Two More Seasons |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-renewed-two-more-seasons-245748|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=October 15, 2011 |date= October 7, 2011}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, Castellaneta and his wife [[Deb Lacusta]] wrote a script for an episode in which Barney becomes sober, and pitched it to showrunner [[Al Jean]]. He liked the story but turned it down because he felt that it was too similar to "[[Duffless]]", an episode that the writers were already working on. The two waited for nearly a decade and offered an updated version of the script to later showrunner [[Mike Scully]], who liked it and had them make a few changes.<ref name="Wine">Affleck, Neil; Castellaneta, Dan; Lacusta, Deb; Maxtone-Graham, Ian; Meyer, George; Scully, Mike (2008). Commentary for "[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Their script became the episode "[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=McCann|first=Jesse L. |title=[[The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Still Continued]] |year= 2002|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=0-06-050592-3}}</ref> Castellaneta and his wife have also written the episodes "[[Gump Roast]]", "[[The Ziff Who Came to Dinner]]", "[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]", and "[[The Fight Before Christmas (The Simpsons)|The Fight Before Christmas]]". In [[59th Writers Guild of America Awards|2007]], they were nominated for a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for the episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore".<ref name="WGA07">{{cite news| url= http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2267|title=2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced|access-date=December 6, 2007 |publisher= Writers Guild of America|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101224084340/http://wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2267|archive-date=December 24, 2010}}</ref> Castellaneta is also credited as a consulting producer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Simpsons cast sign new pay deal|work=[[BBC|BBC News]]|date=June 3, 2008 |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7434296.stm|access-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref>