Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta was born on October 29, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an Emmy award winning American voice actor, actor and comedian.

He best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the long-running Fox animated series The Simpsons. On The Simpsons, Castellaneta provides the voices for Homer Simpson, Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Joe Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel, Itchy, Kodos, Arnie Pie, Scott Christian and other characters.

He also played Grandpa and the mentally unstable ice cream truck driver known as "The Jolly-Olly Man" on Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!, Doctor Emmett L. Brown in the animated series Back to the Future, the Things in The Cat in the Hat and Robot Devil in Futurama. In 1999 he played the comedic Nordom the anti-Modron in the computer game Planescape: Torment.

Castellaneta portrayed Aaron Spelling in the 2004 NBC film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels. He starred as Joe Spencer in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Citizen Joe" and has a role in the Will Smith drama The Pursuit of Happyness (2007).

He is married to writer Deb Lacusta.

Filmography

• Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)
• Remembering Phil (2007)
• "The Simpsons" (402 episodes, 1989-2007)
• "Greek" (1 episode, 2007)
• "Entourage" (2 episodes, 2007)
• Sands of Oblivion (2007)
• The Simpsons Movie (2007)
• Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes (2007)
• "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2 episodes, 2007)
• "Campus Ladies" (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
• The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
• "Legion of Super Heroes" (1 episode, 2006)
• Happy Feet (2006)
• "Veronica Mars" (1 episode, 2006)
• Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
• I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
• I-See-You.Com (2006)
• The Jeff Garlin Program (2006)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
• "Loonatics Unleashed" (1 episode, 2005)
• "The Batman" (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
• "Arrested Development" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Stargate SG-1" (1 episode, 2005)
• The Simpsons' Christmas Message (2004)
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004)
• "Complete Savages" (1 episode, 2004)
• "As Told by Ginger" (1 episode, 2004)
• The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
• Adventures in Homeschooling (2004)
• Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004)
• Party Wagon (2004)
• Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)
• "That '70s Show" (1 episode, 2003)
• Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (2003)
• The Cat in the Hat (2003)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Duck Dodgers" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Justice League" (2 episodes, 2003)
• "Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show" (1 episode, 2003)
• "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" (1 episode, 2003)
• The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003)
• Kim Possible: The Secret Files (2003)
• "Futurama" (2 episodes, 1999-2003)
• "Lucky" (1 episode, 2003)
• "The Pitts" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Reba" (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
• "Late Show with David Letterman" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Kim Possible" (3 episodes, 2002)
• The Simpsons: Skateboarding (2002)
• Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
• Kingdom Hearts (2002)
• Return to Never Land (2002)
• "Jackie Chan Adventures" (1 episode, 2002)
• Buttleman (2002)
• The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001)
• "Everybody Loves Raymond" (2 episodes, 1998-2001)
• The Simpsons: Wrestling (2001)
• Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (2001)
• Recess: School's Out (2001)
• "Batman Beyond" (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
• "House of Mouse" (1 episode, 2001)
• Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)
• "Yes, Dear" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (8 episodes, 2000)
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000)
• Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
• Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
• Simpsons Bowling (1999)
• "Nash Bridges" (1 episode, 1999)
• "Oh, Grow Up" (1 episode, 1999)
• Earthworm Jim 3D (1999)
• "Johnny Bravo" (1 episode, 1999)
• "Mad About You" (1 episode, 1999)
• The Settlement (1999)
• Planescape: Torment (1999)
• Y2K: The Game (1999)
• "Hercules" (1 episode, 1998)
• My Giant (1998)
• Rhapsody in Bloom (1998)
• Aladdin's Arabian Adventures: Team Genie (1998)
• Aladdin's Arabian Adventures: Creatures of Invention (1998)
• Aladdin's Arabian Adventures: Magic Makers (1998)
• Aladdin's Arabian Adventures: Fearless Friends (1998)
• "Rugrats" (2 episodes, 1994-1997)
• The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf (1997)
• "Hey Arnold!" (2 episodes, 1996-1997)
• Clayfighter 63 1/3 (1997)
• "Nightmare Ned" (1 episode, 1997)
• Plump Fiction (1997)
• "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1997)
• "The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Cybill" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Cow and Chicken" (1997)
• The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (1997)
• "Earthworm Jim" (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
• Space Jam (1996)
• Hey Arnold!: 24 Hours to Live (1996)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Friends" (1 episode, 1996)
• Toonstruck (1996)
• The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio (1996)
• "Casper" (1996)
• Forget Paris (1995)
• The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)
• "Murphy Brown" (1 episode, 1995)
• "The Tick" (1 episode, 1994)
• Love Affair (1994)
• "Grace Under Fire" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Street Sharks" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Aladdin" (4 episodes, 1994)
• "Bakersfield P.D." (1 episode, 1994)
• The Client (1994)
• Related by Birth (1994)
• The Return of Jafar (1994)
• "The George Carlin Show" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Wings" (1 episode, 1994)
• "The Critic" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Animaniacs" (1 episode, 1993)
• Sonic the Hedgehog" (1 episode, 1993)
• Tracey Takes on New York (1993)
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Dangerous: The Short Films (1993)
• "The Pink Panther" (1993)
• "Back to the Future" (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
• "Tiny Toon Adventures" (2 episodes, 1992)
• "Married with Children" (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
• "Darkwing Duck" (8 episodes, 1991-1992)
• "Dinosaurs" (1 episode, 1992)
• "L.A. Law" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Eek! the Cat" (1992)
• "Fievel's American Tails" (1992)
• Lady Against the Odds (1992)
• "Sibs" (1991)
• "Taz-Mania" (1991)
• "Dream On" (1 episode, 1991)
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
• Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991)
• Comic Relief IV (1991)
• The Simpsons (1991)
• Working Tra$h (1990)
• "Bagdad Cafe" (1 episode, 1990)
• The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show (1990)
• "TaleSpin" (1990)
• "ALF" (1 episode, 1990)
• The Ice Capades 50th Anniversary Special (1990)
• The Simpsons: Family Therapy (1989)
• The War of the Roses (1989)
• K-9 (1989)
• Say Anything... (1989)
• The Simpsons: Family Portrait (1988)
• Nothing in Common (1986)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Voiceover Performance "The Simpsons" 1992 - 1993
• Emmy Outstanding Voiceover Performance "The Simpsons" 1991 - 1992