List Of The Simpsons Guest Stars
In addition to the show's regular cast of voice actors, guest stars have been a staple of The Simpsons, an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company, since its first season. The Simpsons focuses on the eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The family was initially conceived by Groening for a series of animated shorts, which originally aired as a part of The Tracey Ullman Show between 1987 and 1989. The shorts were developed into a half-hour prime time series which began in December 1989. The show's 24th season began in 2012 and 514 episodes of The Simpsons have aired. A feature film adaptation of the show, The Simpsons Movie, was released in 2007.
Guest voices have come from a wide range of professions, including actors, athletes, authors, musicians, artists, politicians and scientists. In the show's early years most guest stars voiced original characters, but as the show has continued the number of those appearing as themselves has increased.
The first credited guest star was actor Sam McMurray who appeared in "Homer's Odyssey", the show's third episode. Singer Tony Bennett was the first guest star to appear as himself, appearing briefly in the season two episode "Dancin' Homer". Several guest stars have featured as recurring characters on the show, including Phil Hartman, Joe Mantegna and Kelsey Grammer. Hartman has made the most appearances, guest starring 52 times. Mantegna and Frank Welker have each appeared over twenty times, Grammer and Maurice LaMarche have appeared over ten times, while Jon Lovitz, Jane Kaczmarek, Albert Brooks, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jan Hooks and Jackie Mason have made over five appearances.
Two guest stars, Ricky Gervais and Seth Rogen, earned writing credits for the episodes in which they appeared. Grammer, Mason and two-time guest star Anne Hathaway all won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for guest voice roles on the show. The show was awarded the Guinness World Record for "Most Guest Stars Featured in a TV Series" in 2010. As of October 19, 2012, 597 different people have appeared as guest stars on the show, rising to 602 if The Simpsons Movie is included.
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