Harry Shearer

Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album for Songs Of The Bushmen

Released the album Songs: Pointed & Pointless , through his Courgette Records label

Reprised roles for "The Simpsons Movie," an animated feature based on the long running FOX series

Re-teamed with Guest to play an actor in "For Your Consideration"

Voiced a Dog Announcer in the animated feature "Chicken Little"

Re-teamed with Christopher Guest for "A Mighty Wind"

Portrayed G. Gordon Liddy in the Watergate comedy "Dick"

Played a journalist in the films "Godzilla" and "The Truman Show"

Hosted, created and executive produced the Comedy Central series, "The News Hole With Harry Shearer"

Co-wrote and co-starred in the TV special "A Spinal Tap Reunion"

Provided voices to Principal Skinner and many other characters for FOX's "The Simpsons"; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 2009

Wrote, directed, produced and appeared in the comedy special, "Paul Shaffer: Viva Shaf Vegas"

Wrote, directed and starred in his own TV special, "It's Just TV!"

Achieved cult celebrity status playing bassist Derek Smalls in "This Is Spinal Tap"; also co-wrote the screenplay and songs

Returned to NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a writer/performer

Joined the cast of HBO's "Not Necessarily the News"

Co-produced, co-wrote (with Rob Reiner) and co-starred in the parody show "The TV Show"

Joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a writer/performer

Feature screenwriting debut, "Real Life"; co-wrote with Albert Brooks

First film as an adult, "Cracking Up"; appeared as a member of The Credibility Gap

Returned to TV, playing a hippie in the telefilm, "Serpico: The Deadly Game"

Co-wrote and produced Albert Brooks' comedy album, A Star is Bought

Co-founded the comedy troupe The Credibility Gap

Cast in the pilot of "Leave It to Beaver" (CBS); played Wally's friend Frankie; replaced by Ken Osmond (as Eddie Haskell) when series went into production

Made film debut in "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars"

TV debut, as a child, "The Jack Benny Show"

Hosted, wrote and created the radio program, "Le Show" for NPR (National Public Radio)

Provided voices for a series of Spitting Image comedy specials

Worked as a freelance journalist and high school teacher after college