Hank Azaria: Biography, Movies & Photos

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1Was a bartender in New York at the Arcadia.
2Attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, from 1981-1985, but did not receive his B.A. until he completed two courses in L.A. in 1987. Tufts awarded him its Light on the Hill Award in 1999.
3A favorite of playwright Jenelle Riley; characters in her shows are frequently hybrids of his name with his The Simpsons (1989) characters (e.g. Hank Wiggum). The lead character in her award-winning film The Perfect Candidate (2004) is named Frank Grimes, after "Homer's Enemy".
4Both sets of his grandparents came from Salonika in northern Greece.
5Based the voice of Moe the bartender (The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Al Pacino.

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6His family is of Sephardic Jewish background.
7He based his character in The Birdcage (1996) (a flamboyantly, almost over-exaggeratedly feminine homosexual house servant) on his grandmother, in particular his character's speech.
8Spent over $300,000 of his own money to make his short film Nobody's Perfect (2004).
9Based the voice of Lou the Cop (in The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Sylvester Stallone.
10Based the voice of Chief Wiggum (in The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Edward G. Robinson.
11Based the voice of Apu (in The Simpsons (1989)) on the "standard" 7-11 employee and on Peter Sellers's character Hrundi V. Bakshi in The Party (1968).
12Based the voice of Comic Book Guy (in The Simpsons (1989)) on his college roommate.
13Appeared in two films in 1999 with the word "Mystery" in the title: Mystery, Alaska (1999) and Mystery Men (1999).
14Based the voice of quack Dr. Nick Rivera (in The Simpsons (1989)) on actor Desi Arnaz.
15He and his ex-wife Helen Hunt have both guest-starred on the TV show Friends (1994), though not in the same episode. Paget Brewster, who plays his wife on Huff (2004), also had a recurring role on Friends (1994).
16Attended college with Oliver Platt; attended acting school with Sharon Stone.
17He is close friends with actor Matthew Perry.
18Has a son named Hal Azaria (b. June 6, 2009) with girlfriend Katie Wright.
19Was a camper at the real life Camp Towanda, where the movie Wet Hot American Summer (2001) was filmed.
20Paid exactly $10 million to purchase a seven-bedroom, ten-bath, 8434-square-foot house in Los Angeles's Bel-Air area. He also owns a 1108-square-foot house in the Hollywood Dell area of Los Angeles's Hollywood Hills and a 3320-square-foot house in Beverly Hills.

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