Editing Hank Azaria (section)

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Azaria wrote and directed the 2004 short film ''[[Nobody's Perfect (2004 film)|Nobody's Perfect]]'', which won the Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Short at the [[The Comedy Festival|US Comedy Arts Festival]].<ref name=nbcbio/> In January 2007, he was confirmed to be directing ''Outsourced'',<ref>{{cite news |title=The Weekly Ketchup: "Indiana Jones" Is Back, "National Treasure 2" Gets A Name, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" To TV, And More! |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/national_treasure/news/1648055/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629080002/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/national_treasure/news/1648055/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=August 29, 2007 |date=January 25, 2007 |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |author=Hershey, Nick}}</ref> a film about two American workers who journey to get their jobs back, after their factory is moved to Mexico.<ref>{{cite news |title=Azaria's job 'Outsourced' for Col |author=Siegel, Tatiana and Borys Kit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i067b281b3efa8f0d4198dfceaa870aab |access-date=August 29, 2007 |date=January 3, 2007 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001000622/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i067b281b3efa8f0d4198dfceaa870aab <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=October 1, 2007}}</ref> In 2009, Azaria told ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' he was instead focusing on making a documentary about fatherhood.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24785 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122044657/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24785 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |title=Stiller, Gervais & Azaria's Boys' Night |date=May 13, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2009 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |author=Phillips, Emily}}</ref> Two years later he told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that this project was "half-complete" and was "forever looking for financing to finish it."<ref name=sunday/> It eventually began in 2014, airing on [[AOL]] as an online series titled ''Fatherhood''. According to AOL, the series of short episodes documents Azaria's "touching, humorous, and often enlightening journey from a man who is not even sure he wants to have kids, to a father going through the joys, trials and tribulations of being a dad."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fatherhood – AOL On|url=http://on.aol.com/show/fatherhood-518018974/episode/518094370|publisher=AOL|access-date=January 23, 2014|archive-date=January 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125054119/http://on.aol.com/show/fatherhood-518018974/episode/518094370|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2014/01/15/fatherhood-hank-azaria/4493851/|title=I love this Web series: Hank Azaria's 'Fatherhood'|work=[[USA Today]]|author=Matheson, Whitney|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Azariaspamalot.jpg|thumb|Azaria (''center'') performing in ''[[Spamalot]]'', December 2005]]
He has periodically returned to theatrical work, appearing in several productions. In 2003, he appeared as Bernard in a run of [[David Mamet]]'s play ''[[Sexual Perversity in Chicago]]'', along with [[Matthew Perry]] and [[Minnie Driver]], in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name=msn /><ref name=awards /> Azaria made his first appearance as Sir [[Lancelot]], the French Taunter, and four other characters in ''[[Spamalot]]'', the musical version of ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', which opened in Chicago in December 2004, before moving to the [[Shubert Theatre (New York City)|Shubert Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref name=msn/><ref name=awards/> The show met with critical acclaim and received fourteen [[Tony Award]] nominations in 2005; Azaria and [[Tim Curry]] both received nominations for the [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]].<ref name=awards>{{cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/site/huff/cast.do?castid=hank |title=Behind the Scenes: Cast Bios&nbsp;— Hank Azaria |access-date=August 16, 2007 |work=Showtime |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153742/http://www.sho.com/site/huff/cast.do?castid=hank |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> Reuniting with ''The Birdcage'' director [[Mike Nichols]], and being a huge ''Monty Python'' fan, he saw it as an opportunity he could not pass up, describing it as "so much fun that I haven't realized how tiring it is,"<ref name=msn/> and "the most fun that I've ever had in my entire life."<ref name=tonyawards>{{cite web |title=2005 Tony Awards Q&A: Hank Azaria |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=3212 |access-date=August 15, 2007 |date=May 27, 2005 |author=Diamond, Robert |work=Broadway World}}</ref> He took a break from the show in June 2005 to work on ''Huff'', but returned in December 2005.<ref name=tonyawards/> [[Alan Tudyk]] played the role during Azaria's absence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alan Tudyk replaces Hank Azaria in 'Spamalot |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2005-05-23-alan-tudyk-spamalot_x.htm |access-date=August 29, 2007 |date=May 23, 2005 |work=USA Today |author=Shen, Miranda}}</ref> In late 2007 he starred in [[Aaron Sorkin]]'s ''[[The Farnsworth Invention]]'', playing [[RCA]] head [[David Sarnoff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109819.html |title=Azaria and Simpson to Star in Sorkin's Farnsworth Invention on Broadway |access-date=August 29, 2007 |date=July 25, 2007 |work=[[Playbill]] |author=Gans, Andrew |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185737/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109819.html |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> In 2016, he starred in the world premiere of ''Dry Powder'' opposite [[Claire Danes]], [[John Krasinski]], and [[Sanjit De Silva]], directed by [[Thomas Kail]], at the [[off-Broadway]] [[The Public Theater|Public Theater]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news | title=The Verdict: What Do Critics Think of ''Dry Powder''? |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-verdict-what-do-critics-think-of-dry-powder| date=March 23, 2016| author=Clement, Olivia| work=[[Playbill]]}}</ref>

In August of 2024, after his 60th birthday, Azaria began touring with [[Bruce Springsteen]] [[tribute act]] Hank Azaria and the EZ Band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nevins |first=Jake |date=2024-08-14 |title=Hank Azaria's Next Act? Becoming Bruce Springsteen. |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/hank-azaria-becoming-bruce-springsteen |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-13 |title=Hank Azaria Announces Tour Dates with Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band |url=https://consequence.net/2024/08/hank-azaria-springsteen-tribute-band-tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>