Secret vendetta? Emmys snub Harry Shearer again!
"Poor Harry! What a slap in the face!" gasped our forums poster "Turtle" upon hearing the news that the Emmys will snub Harry Shearer again. "Somebody must really hate him!"
When the TV academy announced that it will not bestow any juried awards for voice over work in animation this year, that meant there's no immediate hope to redress one of Emmy's most outrageous snubs.
Often it seems as if everyone who voices a character on "The Simpsons" wins a special juried Emmy (or three like Dan Castellaneta and Hank Azaria). Other recipients: Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson), Julie Kavner (Marge, Patty, Selma and Marge's Mother), Jackie Mason (Rabbi Krustofsky), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson) and Marcia Wallace (Mrs. Krabappel).
Everyone, that is, except the person who utters the voices of many of the cartoon series' most popular voices: Montgomery Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Rev. Lovejoy, Principal Skinner and Dr. Hibbert.
Shearer even voices GOD! Oh, lordy! Is Ned Flanders aware that the Emmys are stiffin' the Almightly like this?
Some Emmy watchers believe that Shearer's snub is all Mr. Burns' fault — voters may confuse Shearer with that fantastically sinister character he portrays. But Burns isn't totally evil! In the past, he fell in love with Marge Simpson, adopted Bart, got shot by Maggie and revealed his lingering love for Bobo, a teddy bear he gave up as a youngster so he could become rich.
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Photo: Poor Harry Shearer is the Susan Lucci of voiceover animation! But in addition to his Emmy-snubbed work on "The Simpsons," he's also starred in feature films like "A Mighty Wind" and "This Is Spinal Tap."
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Furthermore, the fact that Emmy jurors didn't hold Sideshow Bob (the fiend relentlessly tries to murder little Bart) against Kelsey Grammer (who received a juried Emmy for his guest role last year) deflates that theory. Or is it because Shearer has a reputation for being, ahem, a bit of a diva?
Co-star Azaria pooh-poohs that gossip. "Harry's great to work with," he tells The Envelope. "I'm shocked he's never won an Emmy!"
There are rumors that the reason for the snub is because Shearer doesn't submit the required audiotape samples of his work to judges, but that's not true. Gold Derby has investigated the matter and discovered that he does officially enter the Emmy race every year.
Our poster Turtle believes the problem can be found on the TV academy's animation jury.
"Somebody on that committee must really detest him," Turtle says. "Hey, Harry! Whose cat did you run over, anyway?"
PS: I don't submit anything for Emmy nominations, but one of the show's producers submits an entry for each cast member each year.
Posted by: Harry Shearer | August 22, 2007 at 02:28 PM
I'm with Hank, I'm amazed I haven't won an Emmy.
Posted by: Harry Shearer | August 22, 2007 at 02:27 PM
hehe...the episode with bobo was called "Rosebud"
Posted by: AJ | August 22, 2007 at 12:57 PM
Because The Simpsons debuted in 1990 and it is now 2007, a couple more years, technically could Harry Shearer pass Angela Lansbury as Emmy's biggest loser, assuming voice-over work is given every year???
Posted by: John | August 22, 2007 at 08:36 AM
OMG, let it go.
Posted by: kcholt68 | August 21, 2007 at 10:02 PM