

Later on, with Homer, he was a member of The Be Sharps barbershop quartet, in which his stellar Irish singing voice was discovered. He used to have blond hair, but later dyed it brown.
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He took to drinking after his high-school sweetheart Chloe left Springfield to become a successful TV reporter. He was Harvard-bound until Homer introduced him to beer on the night before they had to take the SATs. Barney once had a near-death experience in which he expects to be reunited with "my loved ones, my dad, and that plant I never watered," perhaps implying that he did not get along with his father, though this line could also be interpreted as Barney reuniting with his "loved ones: my dad and that plant I never watered."Īs a teenager, Barney showed much potential. His father, Arnie Gumble, died in a 1979 parade float accident along with Sheldon Skinner, Iggy Wiggum, Etch Westgrin, and Griff McDonald, all of whom had served in Abe Simpson's WWII squad, the Flying Helllfish. In 2004, Castellaneta won an Emmy Award for voicing various characters, including Barney.īarney was born on April 20, sharing his birthday with Adolf Hitler. Barney was inspired by the cartoon character Barney Rubble from The Flintstones and by several barflies from other television programs. Barney sobered up in the episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses", which was co-written by Castellaneta, and stayed sober for several episodes.

His capacity for alcohol is a frequent butt of jokes on the show. He is the town drunk and he is obese because of it and he is Homer Simpson's best friend.
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The character is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.

Along with his wife, he founded the improv scenario group Instant Theatre in Chicago, where they wrote, directed and performed comedic one-act plays.~ Barney Gumble's famous belching catchphraseīarnard Arnold "Barney" Gumble is a recurring character on the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. His play, “A Purple Dawn,” premiered at Geneva College in northwestern Pennsylvania. In December of 2012, he appeared in “Twist Your Dickens,” a co-production of The Second City and The Center Theatre Group, which also premiered at the Kirk Douglas Theater.Ĭastellaneta’s writing credits include “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “The Simpsons Comic Books” and eight episodes of THE SIMPSONS, one of which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. His other theater credits include “The Underpants,” at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles “Moonlight and Magnolias,” at The Old Globe in San Diego and the premiere of “Nighthawks,” at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles. He made his New York debut in the title role of “The Alchemist” and also performed his one-man show, “Where Did Vincent van Gogh?,” in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, as well as at The Edinburgh Film Festival and the Aspen HBO Comedy Festival. It features the Be Sharps, a barbershop quartet founded by Homer Simpson. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 30, 1993. ' Homer's Barbershop Quartet ' is the first episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

He also performed and co-wrote the acclaimed comedy show “Deb & Dan’s Show,” in which he starred with his wife, Deb Lacusta, at The Improvisation. The Simpsons (season 5) List of episodes. He created the stage role of “Harvey Pekar” in the long-running hit “American Splendor” at Theater/Theater in Hollywood. In Los Angeles, he won a Drama-Logue Award for his performance in “Tom & Jerry” as part of the Act One Series. Emmy Award winner Dan Castellaneta is the voice of “Homer Simpson,” “Krusty the Clown,” “Grampa Simpson,” “Barney Gumble,” “Mayor Quimby,” “Groundskeeper Willie” and a multitude of others on the historic animated series THE SIMPSONS.Ī former cast member of “The Tracey Ullman Show” and “Sibs,” Castellaneta has also made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including “Hot In Cleveland,” “Major Crimes,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Entourage,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Friends,” “NYPD Blue,” “Stargate SG-1,” “Greek,” “Bones,” “The Office,” “The Mindy Project,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Murphy Brown.” His feature film work includes “Super 8,” “The Client,” “Forget Paris,” “Love Affair,” “The War of the Roses,” “My Giant,” “Nothing in Common,” Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23 rd Floor,” “Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Charlie’s Angels,’” “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.” In 2007, he starred in the worldwide smash hit “The Simpsons Movie.”Ī native of Chicago, Castellaneta performed with famed improvisational comedy troupe The Second City.
