Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

Actor (b. 1943)
12
Movies
72.4%
Avg ThumbScore
Comedy
Top Genre

Audiences rate Harry Shearer’s films higher than 58% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

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The ThumbScore for Harry Shearer (72.4%) is the average audience approval rating across 12 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Harry's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night. Shearer was a cast member on Saturday Night Live between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a hit satirical rockumentary. In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, providing voices for characters including Mr.

Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny Leonard, Kang, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Scratchy, and formerly Dr. Hibbert. Shearer has appeared in films including The Truman Show (1998) and A Mighty Wind (2003), and has directed two, Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) and The Big Uneasy (2010). Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program Le Show, incorporating satire, music, and sketch comedy. He has written three books. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations. He has been married to singer-songwriter Judith Owen since 1993. He became an artist in residence at Loyola University, New Orleans in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born 1943-12-23 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

On ThumbScore, Harry Shearer appears in 12 films with an average audience score of 72.4%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Harry Shearer movie, ranked by audience score

This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
๐Ÿ‘ 88%
Oscar
Oscar
1991
๐Ÿ‘ 88%
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
2007
๐Ÿ‘ 83%
A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
2003
๐Ÿ‘ 74%
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
๐Ÿ‘ 69%
Simpsley
Simpsley
2026
๐Ÿ‘ 69%
Dick
Dick
1999
๐Ÿ‘ 68%
Godzilla
Godzilla
1998
๐Ÿ‘ 67%
Yellow Mirror
Yellow Mirror
2026
๐Ÿ‘ 67%
Pure Luck
Pure Luck
1991
๐Ÿ‘ 67%
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026
๐Ÿ‘ 65%
For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration
2006
๐Ÿ‘ 64%