Hank Azaria
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Born | Henry Albert Azaria April 25, 1964 New York City, U.S. |
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Henry Albert Azaria (
Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as
His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016.
Azaria made his
Early life
Azaria was born Henry Albert Azaria in the
Azaria attended
Career
Early career (1986–1988)
Azaria got along with talent agent Harry Gold, who was lukewarm about working with him but still sent him out for auditions after a woman Azaria had worked with in New York "got really furious with [Gold]" for breaking his promise to work with Azaria.[8] He made his television debut with a role in the pilot episode of the 1986 ABC comedy-drama series Joe Bash.[6][12] His part—a one-line role as the police officer Maldonado—was edited out before the show was broadcast, although the role secured him admission to the Screen Actors Guild.[8] Azaria appeared in the TV film Nitti: The Enforcer, about the gangster Frank Nitti, and appeared in the failed pilot Morning Maggie alongside Matthew Perry, with whom he became good friends.[8] He played Joe in an episode of the sitcom Family Ties in 1988 in which he had one line, and the following year he played Steve Stevenson in an episode of Growing Pains.[8] Azaria has described his career progression as being gradual; he did not achieve overnight recognition or fame.[5] In Los Angeles, Azaria was trained by acting coach Roy London.[14] Between acting jobs he performed as a stand-up comedian,[12] and worked as a bartender for a catering firm.[6]
The Simpsons (since 1989)
Azaria became famous for his voice work in the ongoing animated television series
Azaria did not expect to hear from the show again, but they continued to call him back, first to perform the voice of
As Moe's voice is based on Al Pacino's, likewise many of Azaria's other recurring characters are based on existing sources. He took Apu's voice from the many Indian and Pakistani convenience store workers in Los Angeles that he had interacted with when he first moved to the area, and also loosely based it on
Azaria's work on the show has won him four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, in 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2015. He was also nominated for the award in 2009 and 2010, but lost to co-star Dan Castellaneta and guest star Anne Hathaway respectively. He was nominated again in 2012.[24] Azaria, with the rest of the principal cast, reprised all of his voice roles from The Simpsons for the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie.[25] Azaria notes that he spends "an embarrassingly small amount of time working on The Simpsons."[13] He works for "an hour on Thursdays when we read through the script, then four hours on Monday when we record it, and I'll pop in again once or twice."[13] He concludes it is "the best job in the world, as far as I'm concerned."[13]
Up until 1998, Azaria was paid $30,000 per episode. Azaria and the five other main The Simpsons voice actors were then involved in a pay dispute in which Fox threatened to replace them with new actors and went as far as preparing for the casting of new voices. However, the issue was soon resolved and from 1998 to 2004, they received $125,000 per episode. In 2004, the voice actors intentionally skipped several script read-throughs, demanding they be paid $360,000 per episode.[26] The strike was resolved a month later,[27] with Azaria's pay increasing to something between $250,000[28] and $360,000 per episode.[29] In 2008, production for the twentieth season was put on hold due to new contract negotiations with the voice actors, who wanted a "healthy bump" in salary.[29] The dispute was later resolved, and Azaria and the rest of the cast received their requested pay raise, approximately $400,000 per episode.[30] Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Azaria and the other cast members accepted a 30 percent pay cut, down to just over $300,000 per episode.[31]
In an April 24, 2018 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Azaria discussed his reaction to The Problem with Apu, a 2017 documentary by Hari Kondabolu that examined Azaria and other white actors who had played South Asian roles as stereotypes.[32] During the interview, Azaria described how watching the documentary had changed his perspective on the issue: "The idea that anyone, young or old, past or present, was bullied or teased based on the character of Apu, it just really makes me sad."[32] Azaria also offered to stop voicing the character: "I'm perfectly willing and happy to step aside, or help transition it into something new."[32] In response, Kondabolu tweeted his appreciation for Azaria's statement: "Thank you, @HankAzaria. I appreciate what you said & how you said it." In early 2020, Azaria announced that he was stepping away from the Apu character, primarily because of the stereotypes and bias it perpetuated.[33] Later in the year he would retire from voicing Carl for similar reasons.[34] In April 2021, Azaria formally apologized for voicing the Apu character, on Dax Shepherd's podcast.[35]
Further career (since 1991)
Television work
With the continuing success of The Simpsons, Azaria began taking on other, principally live-action roles. He was a main cast member on the show Herman's Head (1991–1994) playing Jay Nichols, alongside The Simpsons co-star Yeardley Smith.[36] He regularly recorded for The Simpsons and filmed Herman's Head during the same day.[9] Following the series' cancellation Azaria unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Joey Tribbiani, one of the lead characters in the sitcom Friends.[8] He was instead cast in the role of the scientist David, one of Phoebe Buffay's boyfriends in the series. He appeared in the show's tenth episode "The One with the Monkey", before the character left for a research trip in Minsk. He reprised the role in the show's seventh season (2001), before making several appearances in the ninth (2003). This return culminates in David proposing to Phoebe; she rejects him, and David leaves the show for good.[8][14] From 1995 to 1999, Azaria had a recurring role in the sitcom Mad About You as Nat Ostertag, the dog walker.[37] Azaria was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his roles in both Mad About You (in 1998) and Friends (in 2003).[24] Azaria had the lead role in the short-lived sitcom If Not For You in 1995, playing record producer Craig Schaeffer.[38]
Azaria produced and starred in the sitcom Imagine That in 2002, replacing Emeril mid-season in the NBC lineup. He played Josh Miller, a comedy writer, who "transformed" each episode into a character Miller has imagined, "provid[ing] a humorous outlet for his frustrations at home and work".[39][40][41] Production closed after five episodes and it was canceled after just two aired, due to poor critical reaction and ratings.[42] Azaria later commented on the show: "I wanted to do something really truthful and interesting and impactful. We had a bunch of executives sitting in the room, all agreeing that The Larry Sanders Show was our favorite thing on television, but we couldn't do it on NBC, and nor would we want to from a business standpoint; it simply wouldn't make enough money. By the time it aired, the writing was sort of on the wall, and I don't blame them at all. It was apparent it wasn't working."[12]
He starred as psychiatrist Craig "Huff" Huffstodt in the Showtime drama series Huff, which ran for two seasons between 2004 and 2006, airing 24 episodes.[2][43] Azaria served as an executive producer on the show and directed an episode of its second season.[10] After reading the pilot script, he sent it to Platt, who took the role of Huff's friend Russell Tupper.[11] Azaria enjoyed working on the show,[10] but struggled with the bleak subject matter and was often in dispute with its creator Bob Lowry, noting that it "was tough to marry our visions all the time, [because] we both cared so much about it that neither of us were willing to let go."[8] Gillian Flynn of Entertainment Weekly called Azaria "impressively subtle" in the role,[44] while John Leonard of New York magazine said he was a "shrewd bit of casting."[45] The show garnered seven Emmy nominations in 2005, including a nomination for Azaria for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[24] Despite the awards, the show continually received low ratings, and Showtime chose not to commission it for a third season.[43]
Returning to live-action television in 2011, Azaria starred in the NBC sitcom
Azaria starred in the
Film work
"[Azaria's] appeal can best be summed up by, of all things, his hilarious cameo in the goofy comedy Dodgeball. As Patches O'Houlihan, the dodgeball champion who will age into the magnificently gruff Rip Torn, he delivers a pitch-perfect performance in an instructional video in which he chain-smokes, encourages a child to pick on those weaker than him, and steals the film from a cast of comedic greats. It's a wonderful, odd moment that could have failed miserably in the hands of a lesser actor, and he manages to pull it off with only seconds of dialogue. In my humble opinion, and using my limited knowledge of boxing terms: Pound for pound, Hank Azaria is the best actor working today."
—Playwright Jenelle Riley on Azaria.[12]
Azaria made his film debut in the direct-to-video release
He appeared in numerous other films in the late 1990s, including
Azaria played composer
Since Huff's conclusion in 2006, Azaria has continued to make multiple film appearances. He played the smooth-talking Whit in David Schwimmer's directorial debut Run Fatboy Run (2007). During production he became good friends with co-star Simon Pegg, performing The Simpsons voices on request, frequently distracting Pegg when he was supposed to be filming.[71] He worked with Stiller again on 2009's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian in which Azaria played the villainous pharaoh Kah Mun Rah, utilizing a Boris Karloff accent.[72] Although the film received mixed reviews, critics praised Azaria's performance.[73][74] Perry Seibert of TV Guide wrote that "thanks to Azaria, a master of comic timing. His grandiose, yet slightly fey bad guy is equally funny when he's chewing out minions as he is when deliberating if Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader are evil enough to join his team."[75] He appeared as Abraham in Year One (2009),[76] Dr. Knight in 2010's Love & Other Drugs,[77] and played Deep Throat director Gerard Damiano in Lovelace (2013).[78]
Azaria played
Reviewers from
Further voice work
Azaria performed a number of voice roles in addition to The Simpsons, although he noted in 2005: "I started doing other voiceovers for cartoons for a couple of years, but I didn't really love it. I was spoiled by The Simpsons."
Once The Simpsons was "going steadily" and Azaria had enough money to live on, he stopped working on commercials as he found them "demoralizing", feeling that he sounded sarcastic whenever he read for them. When recording the part of "Jell-O Man" for a Jell-O commercial, he was told to make the voice he offered "more likable and friendly so that children like him." After pointing out that "Jell-O Man" was a fictional character, he left and pledged to never record for an advertisement again.[5] However, in 2012 he voiced several insects in a commercial for the Chevrolet Sonic.[101]
Other work
Azaria wrote and directed the 2004 short film Nobody's Perfect, which won the Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Short at the US Comedy Arts Festival.[46] In January 2007, he was confirmed to be directing Outsourced,[102] a film about two American workers who journey to get their jobs back, after their factory is moved to Mexico.[103] In 2009, Azaria told Empire he was instead focusing on making a documentary about fatherhood.[104] Two years later he told the Los Angeles Times that this project was "half-complete" and was "forever looking for financing to finish it."[48] 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."[105][106]
He has periodically returned to theatrical work, appearing in several productions. In 2003, he appeared as Bernard in a run of
Acting style and vocal range
Azaria's friends refer to him as "the freakish mimic" due to his ability to copy almost anyone's voice, instantly after he has heard it. As a child, he believed that everyone could do this, but later realized that it was not a common talent.[5] Azaria has said, "I can remember every voice I hear, famous or otherwise ... they kind of remain in the memory banks, so I'm ready to trot them out."[8] Azaria was glad to have found the "ultimate outlet" for this skill, in The Simpsons.[5] He "didn't realize it [when he joined the show], but it became like a lab for a character actor. [He] had to do so many voices."[12] In the early 2000s, Azaria felt he had reached the maximum number of voices he was capable of: "For the first 10 years of The Simpsons, I would develop a bunch of voices. And then ... I hit a point when I was tapped out. Every noise I can make, I have made. Even characters like Gargamel, I've done. Even if it was only two or three lines, at some point I've done something similar on The Simpsons, at least somewhere along the line."[82][83]
For many of Azaria's characters, much of their humor is derived from a "funny voice", such as The Birdcage and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. He stated that "being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in," although he finds it "much easier to be someone much closer to myself," as it requires "less energy ... than playing characters that are so out there and high strung."[48]
The Simpsons creator
Personal life
In the early 1990s, Azaria was in a relationship with actress Julie Warner.[9][112] 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.[113] The two had appeared together in Mad About You and the Simpsons episode "Dumbbell Indemnity".[37] After a year of marriage, Azaria moved out of the couple's home,[114] and Hunt filed for divorce after a six-month separation, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized on December 18, 2000.[115]
Azaria began dating former actress Katie Wright in 2007,[116] and the two married later that year.[117][118] They have a son named Hal (b. 2009).[119] The family has one dog, Truman, and two rescue cats, Mookie and Wilson. In 2013, the family began renting a home on 80th Street in Manhattan, with plans to make a final decision on where to live in two years.[118] They previously lived in a four-bedroom house in 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.[118][120][121] Azaria previously owned the fifth-floor co-op loft on Mercer Street in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood, which he bought from photographer Cindy Sherman in 2005, before selling it in 2013.[122]
Azaria suffered from alcoholism for several years. He credited his longtime friend Matthew Perry for helping him enroll in Alcoholics Anonymous and has been sober since about 2006.[123]
Azaria is the
On May 22, 2016, he was awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) from Tufts University.[130][131]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Pretty Woman | Detective Albertson | |
Cool Blue | "Buzz" | Direct-to-video | |
1994 | Quiz Show | Albert Freedman | |
1995 | Now and Then | Bud Kent | |
Heat | Alan Marciano | ||
1996 | The Birdcage | Agador Spartacus | |
1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | CIA Agent Steven Lardner | |
Anastasia | Bartok the Magnificent | Voice | |
1998 | Great Expectations | Walter Plane | |
Homegrown | Carter | ||
Godzilla | Victor "Animal" Palotti | ||
Celebrity | David | ||
1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Marc Blitzstein | |
Mystery Men | Jeff / The Blue Raja | ||
Bartok the Magnificent | Bartok the Magnificent | Voice, direct-to-video; also producer | |
Mystery, Alaska | Charles Danner | ||
2001 | America's Sweethearts | Hector Gorgonzolas | |
2002 | Bark! | Sam | |
2003 | Shattered Glass | Michael Kelly | |
2004 | Nobody's Perfect | Ray | Short film Also director, producer and writer |
Along Came Polly | Claude | ||
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Young Patches O'Houlihan | ||
Eulogy | Daniel Collins | ||
2005 | The Aristocrats | Himself | Documentary |
2007 | The Grand | Mike "The Bike" Heslov | |
The Simpsons Movie | Moe Szyslak Chief Wiggum Cletus Spuckler Professor Frink Apu |
Voice; Additional voices | |
Run Fatboy Run | Whit | ||
Chicago 10 | Abbie Hoffman Allen Ginsberg |
Voice; Additional voices; documentary | |
2008 | Immigrants | Jóska | Voice[132] |
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Kahmunrah The Thinker Abraham Lincoln |
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Year One | Abraham | ||
2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Dr. Stan Knight | |
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | Himself | Documentary | |
2011 | Hop | Carlos, Phil | Voice |
The Smurfs | Gargamel | ||
Happy Feet Two | The Mighty Sven | Voice | |
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | Gargamel | Voice, short film | |
2013 | Lovelace | Gerard Damiano | |
The Smurfs 2 | Gargamel | ||
I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary | |
2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
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Srul Katz | |
2022 | Out of the Blue | Jock |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Joe Bash | Maldonado | Episode: "Pilot"; deleted scene |
1987 | Morning Maggie | Philly McAllister | Television film |
1988 | Family Ties | Joe | Episode: "Designing Woman" |
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | Luc | Television film | |
1989 | Growing Pains | Steve Stevenson | Episode: "The New Deal: Part 2" |
1989–present | The Simpsons | Moe Szyslak Chief Wiggum Apu (1990–2020) Lou (1990–2020) various roles |
Voice, main role |
1990 | Hollywood Dog | Hollywood Dog | Voice, pilot |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Jerry | Episode: "Mistaken Identity" | |
Babes | Tony | Episode: "Rent Strike" | |
1991–1994 | Herman's Head | Jay Nichols | Main role |
1994 | Beethoven | Killer, Ned, Traffic Cop Harv, Ex-Con, Firemen |
Voice, 4 episodes |
1994–1996 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Eddie Brock / Venom | Voice, 8 episodes |
1994; 2001–2003 |
Friends | David | 5 episodes |
1995 | Tales from the Crypt | Richard | Episode: "Doctor of Horror" |
What a Cartoon! | Elmo | Voice, episode: "The Fat Cats in 'Drip Dry Drips'" | |
If Not for You | Craig Schaeffer | 8 episodes | |
1995–1999 | Mad About You | Nat Ostertag | 16 episodes |
1998 | Stressed Eric | Eric Feeble | Voice, English dub |
1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | Television film |
2000 | Fail Safe
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Prof. Groeteschele | Live dramatic broadcast |
2001 | Futurama | Harold Zoid | Voice, episode: "That's Lobstertainment!" |
Uprising | Mordechai Anielewicz | Television film | |
2002 | Imagine That | John Miller | 5 episodes; also executive producer |
2004–2006 | Huff | Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt | Main role; also executive producer |
2011 | The Cleveland Show | Comic Book Guy | Voice, episode: "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang" |
Free Agents
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Alex Taylor | 8 episodes | |
2012 | Stand Up to Cancer | Moe Szyslak, Apu, Rafael | Voice, television special |
2013 | Sesame Street | Himself | 1 episode |
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Gargamel | Voice, television short | |
Timms Valle | Chaz Babcock | Voice, pilot | |
Billy on the Street | Himself | 1 episode | |
2013–2019 | Family Guy | Additional voices | 4 episodes |
2014–2016 | Ray Donovan | Ed Cochran | 14 episodes |
2016 | Bordertown | Bud Buckwald | Voice, main role |
Mack & Moxy | Shelfish Sheldon | Voice, main role | |
2017–2020 | Brockmire | Jim Brockmire | Main role; also executive producer |
2017 | The Wizard of Lies | Frank DiPascali | Television film |
2018 | Maniac | Hank Landsberg | Recurring role; miniseries |
2022 | Life & Beth | Funeral Director | Episode: "We're Grieving" |
Super Pumped | Tim Cook | Episode: "The Charm Offensive" | |
2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Eddie | Main role |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Danny Stevens | Episode: "A House Full of Extremely Lame Horses" | |
The Idol | Chaim | Main role |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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1996 | The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio | Apu, Chief Wiggum, Bumblebee Man, Dr. Nick Riveria |
1997 | Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok | Bartok |
The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield | Apu, Moe Szyslak, Bumblebee Man, Dr. Nick Riveria, Cletus Spuckler, Professor Frink, Chief Wiggum, Various characters | |
2001 | The Simpsons Wrestling | |
The Simpsons Road Rage
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2002 | The Simpsons Skateboarding | |
2003 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | |
2005 | Friends: The One with All the Trivia | David |
2007 | The Simpsons Game | Apu, Moe Szyslak, Dr. Nick Riveria, Cletus Spuckler Professor Frink, Chief Wiggum, Various characters |
2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Various |
2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Kahmunrah, The Thinker |
2012 | The Simpsons: Tapped Out | Apu, Moe Szyslak, Dr. Nick Riveria, Cletus Spuckler Professor Frink, Chief Wiggum, Various characters |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2003 | Sexual Perversity in Chicago | Bernard | ||
2004–2005 | Spamalot | Sir Lancelot / French Taunter Tim the Enchanter / Knight who says Ni |
Shubert, Broadway | |
2007 | The Farnsworth Invention | David Sarnoff | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | |
2016 | Dry Powder | Rick | The Public Theatre , Off-Broadway
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award
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Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | The Birdcage | Nominated | [133] |
Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | [133] | |||
1998 | Annie Award
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Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production
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Anastasia | Won | [91] |
Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons | Won | [54] | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Mad About You | Nominated | [54] | ||
1999 | American Comedy Award
|
Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series | Nominated | [134] | |
2000 | Nominated | [134] | |||
Screen Actors Guild Award
|
Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Nominated | [135] | |
Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
|
Won | [54] | ||
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons: "Worst Episode Ever" | Won | [54] |
Critics' Choice Television Award
|
Best Actor in a Picture Made for Television | Uprising | Nominated | [136] | |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons: "Moe Baby Blues" | Won | [54] |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated | [54] | ||
2004 | Film Discovery Jury Award | Best Short | Nobody's Perfect | Won | [46] |
2005 | Ojai Film Festival Award | Best Narrative Short | Won | [134] | |
Screen Actors Guild Award
|
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Huff | Nominated | [137] | |
Tony Award | Best Leading Actor in a Musical | Monty Python's Spamalot | Nominated | [138] | |
Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Huff | Nominated | [54] | |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons: "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe" | Nominated | [54] |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Nominated | [134] | |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award
|
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons | Nominated | [54] |
2012 | Nominated | [54] | |||
2015 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Won | [54] | ||
2016 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ray Donovan | Won | [139] | |
2017 | Nominated | [54] | |||
2018 | Critics' Choice Television Award
|
Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Brockmire | Nominated | [140] |
2019 | Nominated | [141] | |||
Primetime Emmy Award
|
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | The Simpsons | Nominated | [54] | |
2020 | Nominated | [54] | |||
2021 | Critics' Choice Television Award
|
Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Brockmire | Nominated | [142] |
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External links
- Hank Azaria at IMDb
- Hank Azaria at the Internet Broadway Database
- Hank Azaria at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Hank Azaria at AllMovie
- Hank Azaria at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television