Azaria, Hank 1964–

PERSONAL

Full name, Hank Albert Azaria; born April 25, 1964, in Forest Hills, NY; son of Albert Azaria; married Helen Hunt (an actress), July 17, 1999 (divorced). Education: Tufts University, B.A., 1987; trained at American Academy of Dramatic Arts; studied with Roy London in Los Angeles. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses: Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Nancy Sanders, Sanders Armstrong Management, 2120 Colorado Blvd., Suite 120, Santa Monica, CA 91404. Publicist—Stan Rosenfield, Stan Rosenfield and Associates Ltd., 2029 Century Park E., Suite 1190, Los Angeles, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer. Performed as a stand-up comedian at comedy clubs in and around Los Angeles. Arcadia, New York City, worked as bartender.

Member: Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors: Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding cast performance, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, best supporting actor, both 1997, for The Birdcage; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, 1998, for "Nat and Arly," Mad About You; American Comedy Award nominations, funniest guest actor in a television series, 1999, 2000, for Mad About You; Emmy Award, outstanding voice performance, 1998, for The Simpsons; Annie Award, best voice actor in an animated feature production, International Animated Film Society, 1998, for Anastasia; Light on the Hill Award, Tufts University, 1999; Emmy Award, outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding actor in a television movie or miniseries, both 2000, for Tuesdays with Morrie; Emmy Award, outstanding voice performance, 2001, for "Worst Episode Ever," The Simpsons; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination, best actor in a television movie, 2002, for Uprising; Emmy Award, outstanding voice performance, 2003, for "Moe Baby Blues," The Simpsons; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, 2003, for Friends; Film Discovery Jury Award, best short film, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, 2004, and Ojai Film Festival Award, best narrative short film, 2005, both for Nobody's Perfect; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a drama series, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series, 2005, for Huff; Theatre World Award, Antoinette Perry award nomination, and Drama Desk Award nomination, all best actor in a musical, 2005, for Spamalot; DramaLogue Award for Conspicuous Consumption.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Buzz, Cool Blue, Columbia, 1990.

Detective, Pretty Woman (also known as $3000), Buena Vista, 1990.

Albert Freedman, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994.

Alan Marciano, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995.

Bud Kent, Now and Then (also known as The Gaslight Addition), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Agador Spartacus, The Birdcage (also known as Birds of a Feather), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Voice of Bartok, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Steven "Steve" Lardner, Grosse Pointe Blank, Buena Vista, 1997.

Carter, Homegrown, TriStar, 1998.

Walter Plane, Great Expectations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Victor "Animal" Palotti, Godzilla, TriStar, 1998.

David, Celebrity, 1998.

Marc Blitzstein, Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999.

Voice of Bartok, Bartok the Magnificent (animated), 1999.

The Blue Raja, Mystery Men, 1999.

Charles Danner, Mystery, Alaska (also known as Pond Rules), Hollywood Pictures, 1999.

C-Scam, Landscape Films, 2000.

Voices of Police Chief Clancy Wiggum and Professor John Frink (in archive footage), CyberWorld (animated short film), IMAX, 2000.

Hector Gorgonzolas, America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001.

Sam, Bark!, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002.

Michael Kelly, Shattered Glass, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Ray, Nobody's Perfect (short film), 2004.

Claude, Along Came Polly, Universal, 2004.

Daniel Collins, Eulogy, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Young Patches O'Houlihan, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (also known as Dodgeball and Voll auf die nuesse), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004.

Himself, The Aristocrats, ThinkFilm, 2005.

Himself, Special Thanks to Roy London, Traction Media, 2005.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Bartok the Magnificent (animated), 1999.

Executive producer and director, Nobody's Perfect (short film), 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Multiple voices, including Chief Wiggum, Moe the bartender, and Apu the Kwik-E Mart owner, The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1989–.

Jay Nichols, Herman's Head, Fox, 1991–93.

Voices of Killer the Poodle and others, Beethoven, 1994.

Nat Ostertag, a recurring role, Mad About You, NBC, 1995–99.

Craig Shaeffer, If Not for You (also known as One of Those Things), CBS, 1995.

Voice of Eddie Brock, Venom, and Bud, Spider-Man (animated), Fox, 1995.

Voice of Eric Feeble, Stressed Eric, NBC, 1998.

John Miller, Imagine That, NBC, 2002.

Himself, Secrets of Superstar Fitness, Discovery Health Channel, 2002.

Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, Huff, Showtime, 2004–2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (movie; also known as The Frank Nitti Story, Nitti: The Enforcer, Nitti: The Story of Frank Nitti, the Enforcer, and The Story of Frank Nitti-the Enforcer), ABC, 1988.

Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie), CBS, 1999.

Professor Groeteschele, Fail Safe, CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mordechai Anielewicz, Uprising, NBC, 2001.

Himself, Heroes of Jewish Comedy, Comedy Central, 2003.

Participant, Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2003, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voices, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (animated), Fox, 1989.

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996.

Spotlight: The Birdcage, Comedy Central, 1996.

Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, TNT, 1998.

"The Simpsons:" America's First Family, BBC, 2000.

20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years, AMC, 2000.

"Huff:" Around the Edges, Showtime, 2004.

Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash!, Comedy Central, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Joe, "Designing Woman," Family Ties, NBC, 1988.

Steve Stevenson, "The New Deal: Part 2," Growing Pains, ABC, 1989.

Jerry, "Mistaken Identity," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (also known as The Fresh Prince Show), NBC, 1990.

Tony, "Rent Strike," Babes, 1990.

David, "The One With the Monkey," Friends, NBC, 1994.

Richard, "Doctor of Horror," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1995.

Voice of Shark Blades, "Only Human: Parts 1 & 2," Street Sharks (animated), 1994.

Voice of Shark Blades, "Road Rage: Part 2," Street Sharks (animated), 1995.

Nat Ostertag (in archive footage), "Clip Show," Mad About You, NBC, 1996.

"Hank Azaria Interview," Sidewalks Entertainment (also known as Sidewalks and Sidewalks Entertainment Hour), 1999.

Voice of Harold Zoid, "That's Lobstertainment!," Futurama (animated), Fox, 2001.

David, "The One with All the Cheesecakes," Friends, NBC, 2001.

David, "The One with the Male Nanny," Friends, NBC, 2002.

David, "The One with the Donor," Friends, NBC, 2003.

David, "The One in Barbados: Parts 1 & 2," Friends, NBC, 2003.

Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2003.

Voice of Hindu pizza man, "Dirty Pranking Number 2," Drawn Together, Comedy Central, 2004.

Sir Lancelot (in archive footage), La mandragora, 2005.

Participant, Celebrity Charades, AMC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Tony Solomon, The Rock, CBS, 1990.

Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, Huff, Showtime, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999.

6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2000.

The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 2000.

The 2nd Annual Family Television Awards, CBS, 2000.

2001 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2005.

50th Annual Drama Desk Awards, 2005.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2004, 2006.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2005.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Unscripted, HBO, 2005.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Stressed Eric, NBC, 1998.

Executive producer, Imagine That, NBC, 2002.

Producer, Huff, Showtime, 2004–2006.

Television Work; Pilots:

Producer, Huff, Showtime, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

(Broadway debut) Sir Lancelot, Knight of Ni, the French taunter, and Tim the Enchanter, Spamalot (musical), Shubert Theatre, beginning 2005.

Appeared in a production of Conspicuous Consumption and in Sexual Perversity in Chicago, London.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Godzilla: On Assignment with Charles Caiman, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998.

Spotlight on Location: Mystery Men, Universal Studios Home Video, 2000.

Breaking Down the Walls: The Road to Recreating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Warner Home Video, 2001.

Resistance, Warner Home Video, 2001.

Appeared in the music video "All Star" by Smash Mouth.

Video Games:

Voices of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Clancy Wig-gum, Dr. Nick, and bumblebee man, The Simpsons: Cartoon Studio, 1996.

Multiple voices, The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield, (also known as Virtual Springfield), 1997.

Multiple voices, The Simpsons: Wrestling, Activision, 2001.

Multiple voices, The Simpsons: Road Rage, Electronic Arts/Fox Interactive, 2001.

Voices of Professor John Frink and Chief Clancy Wig-gum, The Simpsons: Skateboarding, Electronic Arts/Fox Interactive, 2002.

Multiple voices, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Vivendi Universal Games, 2003.

WRITINGS

Film Scripts:

Nobody's Perfect (short film), 2004.

Plays:

Author of An Evening on Thin Ice, performed at Comedy Store.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 3, Gale, 2001.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, January 7, 2000, p. 48; January 14, 2000, p. 80.

People Weekly, August 9, 1999; December 6, 1999, p. 31.

Playboy, November, 1996, p. 130.