Harry Shearer Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Harry Shearer is a well-known actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director, and producer from America who is best known as a member of the comedy group, The Credibility Gap. He has worked in many popular television shows and movies. Shearer is a recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award and several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations

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Early Life & Biography

Harry Julius Shearer was born on December 23, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, the U.S. to his parents Dora Warren and Mack Shearer. His father was a bookkeeper and was a Jewish immigrant from Austria and Poland. He started learning piano at the age of four. When Shearer was seven years old, he got his first role in the radio show The Jack Benny Program.

In 1953, at the age of ten, Shearer made his feature film debut in the science-fiction comedy movie Abbott and Costello Go to Mars. In the same year, he was seen in the movie The Robe. Later, in the 1960s and 70s, he appeared in many films as a child artist.

Personal Life

Shearer got married to Penelope Nichols, who was a folk singer in 1974. The couple divorced in 1977. Later, he got married to Welsh singer-songwriter Judith Owen in 1993. He does not have any children. Along with his wife, Shearer launched the record label, Courgette Records.

He has many homes across the country, including in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Notting Hill, Santa Monica, California, and many more places.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 23 December 1943, Harry Shearer is 80 years old as of today’s date 25th April 2024. His height is 1.67 m tall, and his weight is 78 kg.

Career

Harry Shearer started working in movies and television shows from childhood. In the 1960s and 1970s, he appeared in several shows like It’s a Great Life, Private Secretary, Serpico, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and many more.

Shearer became a household name when he co-created, co-wrote, and co-starred in the mockumentary movie. This Is Spinal Tap in 1984. The film satirized the wild personal behavior of heavy metal bands and was shot in just 25 days. He gave his voice for a character on The Simpsons.

In 1992, Shearer was seen in the film A League of Their Own as a Newsreel announcer. The following year, he appeared in three movies, I’ll Do Anything, Little Giants, and Speechless. At the same time, he was seen in the television series Ellen in the character of Ted. In 1995, Shearer played the role of Dr. Baldharar in the iconic television series Friends.

In 1996, he was seen as Newt Gingrich in the sitcom State of the Union: Undressed. Shearer played the character of Louis Faraday in the 1997 television series The Visitor. His popularity increased when he portrayed the role of Charles Caiman in the 1998 monster film Godzilla. In 2002, Shearer wrote and directed the feature film Teddy Bears’ Picnic. The following year he co-wrote J. Edgar! The Musical with Tom Leopold. He also starred in the folk music mockumentary A Mighty Wind.

Shearer has also worked as a columnist for the Los Angeles Times Magazine. He has published three books; Man Bites Town in 1993, It’s the Stupidity, Stupid 1999, and Not Enough Indians in 2006. He has also released five solo albums, including Dropping Anchors (2006), Songs of the Bushmen (2008), It Must Have Been Something I Said (1994), and others.

Awards & Achievements

Harry Shearer has won several awards and nominations in his illustrious career. In 2014, he won the Primetime Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance” for his work in the animated sitcom The Simpsons.

Shearer has also been nominated for the Grammy Awards thrice Emmy Award four times. In 2006, he was given an honorary doctorate from Goucher College.

Net Worth & Salary of Harry Shearer in 2024

Harry Shearer has an estimated net worth of more than $100 million as of April 2024. He has made this huge fortune through his successful career as a television and movie artist.

Shearer has appeared in many box office hit movies such as Loose Shoes, Plain Clothes, Pure Luck, The Truman Show, Haiku Tunnel, For Your Consideration, The Big Uneasy, and others. He has also appeared in several successful television shows like It’s a Great Life, Fernwood 2 Night, Viva Shaf Vegas, The Golden Girls, That’s Life, and others.

Shearer received a payment of $400,000 per episode for working as a voice actor in the animated movie The Simpsons. He also has a best-seller author and has sold millions of copies worldwide.

Harry Shearer is one of the most versatile and renowned artists in the world. He has been able to successfully manage and excel in many professions, from acting to writing to the direction. He has more than 150k followers on Twitter.