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Hank Azaria

Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor.

Azaria was born to Sephardic Jewish parents from Greece in New York, New York. After several years of living together, Azaria married actress Helen Hunt on July 18, 1999. The couple divorced on December 18, 2000. Current rumor is that he's dating INXS Rock Star contestant Suzie McNeal.

Azaria is perhaps best known for his voice work on the animated television show The Simpsons. He has provided the voices for over 160 characters on the show including those of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Cletus,Professor Frink and Snake. He also provided the voice of Eddie Brock in the Spider-Man animated series of the mid-1990s.

He has also appeared in movies such as Mystery Men, America's Sweethearts and Heat and on television starring as psychiatrist Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, in Huff which is broadcast on Showtime in the US and FX in the UK. Prior to that he appeared in Herman's Head as Jay Nichols and in Friends where he played the recurring character David, one of Phoebe’s boyfriends. He also had a recurring role on Mad About You as Nat, the dogwalker. In 2002, he was given his own sitcom, entitled Imagine That. It was cancelled after only two episodes had aired.

Azaria has also shown his talents on stage, in 2003 he appeared in London's West End as Bernard in Sexual Perversity in Chicago. Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing in Friends) and Minnie Driver also starred.

He also appeared as Sir Lancelot, the French Taunter, and other characters in the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail entitled Spamalot until June of 2005, which opened in Chicago, Illinois in December 2004 and has since moved to Broadway. He currently plans to return in fall of 2005 to take on these roles again after leaving to go back to work on The Simpsons and Huff. In 2005, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Spamalot.

Hank Azaria has been nominated for numerous awards during his career including Emmys and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Year	Award	Result
2005	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Nomination - Dr. Craig 'Huff' Huffstodt in Huff
2003	Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	Won - for characters in The Simpsons (Moe Baby Blues)
2003	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Nomination - David in Friends
2001	Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	Won - for characters in The Simpsons (Worst Episode Ever)
2000	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Won - for Tuesdays with Morrie
1998	Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	Won - for Apu in The Simpsons
1998	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Nomination - Nat in Mad About You

Azaria says he based Moe Szyslak's voice on Al Pacino, who has the same birthday as Azaria.
Hank was only 22 years old when he auditioned for the part of Moe Szyslak and joined the cast of The Simpsons.
Moe Szyslak was the very first character he voiced on The Simpsons.
Hank guest-starred on Futurama, another Matt Groening animated series, as Dr. Zoidberg's uncle, Harold Zoid.
Hank was invited to Celebrity Poker, being the first one to leave he says that if he is invited again it would not happen again, unluckily for him, he is he first one to get expulsed.

Hank Azaria's voice - Apu from The Simpsons

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 *[[Moe Szyslak]] was the very first character he voiced on ''[[The Simpsons]].''
 *Hank guest-starred on ''[[Futurama]]'', another [[Matt Groening]] animated series, as [[Dr. Zoidberg]]'s uncle, Harold Zoid.
+*Hank was invited to Celebrity Poker, being the first one to leave he says that if he is invited again it would not happen again, unluckily for him, he is he first one to get expulsed.
 ==Partial filmography==