Editing Grampa Simpson (section)

===Voice===
[[File:Dan Castellaneta 2.jpg|thumb|[[Dan Castellaneta]] voices Grampa and several other recurring characters]]

Grampa's voice is performed by [[Dan Castellaneta]], who also voices numerous other characters, including [[Homer Simpson]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Barney Gumble]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]], [[Mayor Quimby]] and [[Hans Moleman]]. Castellaneta was part of the regular cast of ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' and had previously done some voice-over work in Chicago alongside his wife [[Deb Lacusta]].<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=September 21, 2008 |date=February 27, 2003 |author=Lee, Luaine |work=[[The Age]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102224412/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/27/1046064146568.html |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Castellaneta likes to stay in character during recording sessions,<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=September 5, 2008 |date=June 23, 2007 |work=[[The Albuquerque Tribune]]|publisher=Scripps Howard News Service |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> 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]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> The episode "[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]" ([[The Simpsons season 6|season six]], 1994) featured many interactions between Grampa and Homer, so Castellaneta therefore had to talk to himself when he recorded the voices for that episode.<ref name=Mirkin>{{cite video |people=Mirkin, David |year=2005 |title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Castellaneta said it is hard for him to do Grampa's voice because it is "wheezy and airy".<ref>{{cite video |people=Oakley, Bill |year=2005 |title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>