List of guest stars on The Simpsons

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This is a list of guest stars who appeared on The Simpsons. Many episodes of animated series The Simpsons feature celebrity guests contributing their voices to the show, whether as themselves or as fictional characters. This list does not include those celebrities whose voices have merely been impersonated.

There are several non-regular voices who make appearances but are credited as "also starring" and not guest voices. These voices are not mentioned here. As well, Marcia Wallace has made many de facto appearances and has always been credited as a guest star. Only the episodes in which her character Edna Krabappel plays a significant role are mentioned here. This is partially because the list becomes a lot more cluttered because she has guest starred in close to a hundred episodes, so although she is only credited a few times here, she has "guest starred" in many episodes.

The show currently holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Celebrities Featured in an Animation series".[1]


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[edit] Season 1

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Season 1's episode "Krusty Gets Busted" marked Kelsey Grammer's first appearance on the show as Sideshow Bob.

[edit] Season 2

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Tony Bennett was the first person to guest star as himself/herself.
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Dustin Hoffman guest starred, being credited as Sam Etic. (Photograph by Christopher Peterson)

[edit] Season 3

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Sting guest starred as himself in episode "Radio Bart".

NOTE: Michael Jackson was credited as John Jay Smith for this appearance. Although he provided his own voice for the dialogue, Kipp Lennon, a Jackson impersonator, did all the singing.[3]

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Aerosmith were the first band to guest star as themselves.

NOTE: Catherine O'Hara originally agreed to do the voice of the waitress in "Flaming Moe's" and she actually went into the studio and recorded her part for the character. However, the producers felt that her voice did not fit the role and instead had Jo Ann Harris do the part.[4]

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Ken Griffey, Jr. was one of several baseballers to guest star in "Homer at the Bat".

[edit] Season 4

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Leonard Nimoy's first of two guest appearances was in "Marge vs. the Monorail".

NOTE: Anthony Perkins agreed to voice Dr. Wolfe in "Last Exit to Springfield" but unfortunately fell ill and could not record the part. Clint Eastwood and Anthony Hopkins had also been asked to provide a voice, but both declined[5]

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Red Hot Chili Peppers were the second band to guest star when they appeared in "Krusty Gets Kancelled".

[edit] Season 5

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After Ringo Starr, George Harrison was the second member of The Beatles to guest star.
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Conan O'Brien worked as a writer on the show, before he guest starred.

[edit] Season 6

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Dr. Demento guest starred as himself in episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts".
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Meryl Streep guest starred as Jessica Lovejoy.

[edit] Season 7

NOTE: Glenn Close makes an appearance in this episode in a deleted scene that was originally intended for Mother Simpson. So, although it was not recorded specifically for this episode, her appearance is noted here. The same is true for Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz.

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Actor Donald Sutherland appeared as Hollis Hurlbut.

[edit] Season 8

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Bret Hart is the only professional wrestler to guest star in The Simpsons, so far.

[edit] Season 9

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Martin Sheen provided the voice of the "real Principal Seymour Skinner".
  • Episode 5F24 - "All Singing, All Dancing"
    • None (although various previous guest stars are shown through archive footage)
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Jay Leno appeared as himself.

NOTE: In this episode, the individual members are not credited and only "U2" is listed. Larry Mullen does not have any lines in the episode and thus is not credited here.

[edit] Season 10

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Actress Lisa Kudrow voiced Alex Whitney.
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Season 10 saw the first of Stephen Hawking's three appearances on the show.

[edit] Season 11

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Mel Gibson appeared in the season premiere. (Photo by Alan Light)

[edit] Season 12

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Author Stephen King appeared in the season's third episode.

NOTE: The episode "A Tale of Two Springfields" featured John Entwistle and Roger Daltrey of The Who, but for unknown reasons, Pete Townshend did not lend his voice. Pete did appear in the episode but was voiced by his brother Paul Townshend. In the actual episode, all three were simply credited as "The Who". In a normal episode the group name plus all the voices are listed, but it was not done in this case likely to avoid confusion. [1]

NOTE: In the end credits, Jay Mohr is actually credited with the voice of Christopher Walken, the credit says "Jay Mohr as Christopher Walken". This is the first time this has ever been done.

  • Episode BABF22 - "HOMR"
    • None

[edit] Season 13

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Reese Witherspoon provided the voice of Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter Greta.
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Comic book writer Stan Lee voiced himself in "I Am Furious Yellow".
  • Episode DABF12 - "Gump Roast"
    • NRBQ Sings "You'll Never Stop The Simpsons" over the End credits
    • Several others, but it's all archive footage

[edit] Season 14

[edit] Season 15

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Tony Blair became the first sitting head of government to record their own guest part.

[edit] Season 16

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Eric Idle voiced Declan Desmond for a second time.
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Rapper 50 Cent guest starred as himself.

[edit] Season 17

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Season 17 saw a guest appearance by Richard Dean Anderson.

[edit] Season 18

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Ronaldo was the first soccer player to guest star.
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Kiefer Sutherland appeared twice during the 18th season.

[edit] Season 19

[edit] Unaired episodes

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Matt Damon is scheduled to guest in the episode "Lost Verizon".

Note: Information is subject to change.

[edit] The Simpsons Movie

Minnie Driver,[14] Isla Fisher,[15] Erin Brockovich[15] and Edward Norton[16] and all recorded parts for the film, only for them to be cut. Kelsey Grammer also recorded the part of Sideshow Bob for the film, which was eventually cut.[16]

[edit] Guest stars that have appeared multiple times

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De facto guest star Marcia Wallace has played Edna Krabappel since season 1.

Note: This list does not include unaired episodes or The Simpsons Movie.

[edit] IGN's Top 25 Simpsons guest appearances

In September 2006, entertainment website IGN started doing several promotional features for the Simpsons season premiere and one of these features was the inclusion of a list of the 25 Greatest Simpsons guest stars. Kelsey Grammer, Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace and Joe Mantegna were not considered for the list due to their numerous appearances, which caused many fans to disregard the list, especially since some recurring guests who appeared many times were on the list.[17]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Tony Blair a 'Simpsons' guest star. CNN.com (2003-11-24). Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
  2. ^ http://imdb.com/title/tt0701164/ IMDB.com page for "Lisa's Substitute"
  3. ^ a b http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701217/ IMDB.com page for "Stark Raving Dad"
  4. ^ Mentioned in DVD commentary for the episode "Flaming Moe's" by Matt Groening.
  5. ^ Mentioned in DVD commentary for the episode "Last Exit to Springfield" by Al Jean.
  6. ^ Rose, Charlie (Host, Executive producer). (2007, July 30). Charlie Rose:A Conversation About The Simpsons Movie [Television production]. Charlie Rose, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-07-31. Event occurs at approx. 28 minutes in.
  7. ^ a b "Primetime Listings", FoxFlash, 2007-07-20. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. 
  8. ^ a b c "Season 19 Information", The Futon Critic, 2007-07-22. Retrieved on 2007-07-22. 
  9. ^ Army Archerd. "Matt Damon & Bart Simpson!", Variety, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-10-23. 
  10. ^ "SDCC 07: The Simpsons Panel", IGN, 2007-07-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-22. 
  11. ^ "Simpsons Writers Dish on Movie and New Season", TV Guide. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. 
  12. ^ "Dan Gross - Some 'Fresh Air' for 'Simpsons'", Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007-08-22. 
  13. ^ Kimberley Dadds. "Winehouse lined up to appear in 'Simpsons'", Digital Spy, 2007-08-08. Retrieved on 2007-08-09. 
  14. ^ Shawn Adler; Larry Caroll. "Movie File: 'Dark Knight,' Christian Bale, 'Simpsons Movie' & More", MTV, 2007-05-02. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 
  15. ^ a b Dan Snierson. "Homer's Odyssey", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. 
  16. ^ a b Brooks, James L.; Groening, Matt; Jean, Al; Scully, Mike; Silverman, David; Castellaneta, Dan; Smith, Yeardley. (2007). Audio commentary [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  17. ^ Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances IGN.com

[edit] References

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