Hank Azaria Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About The 'The Simpsons' Voice Actor

Hank Azaria is an American stage, film, and television actor. He also well known as an excellent voice actor, writer, comedian, and Producer. Hank Azaria is very popular and is most widely renowned for his work on ‘The Simpsons’, and also very famous for his roles in ‘The Birdcage’, and the critically praised series, ‘Huff’. You even know him by ear, as the memorable voice behind different Simpson’s characters as Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu, and Comic Book Guy. Also, now he is famous for his huge net worth. Here are some interesting facts about the talented actor.

Hank Azaria just meant to promote Butterfinger, a famous candy bar. Initially, Matt Groening created Milhouse for a Butterfinger commercial titled “The Butterfinger Group”. It was not pending later that he determined to comprise Azaria in the show, as it was a great decision that today we admire him for that. Azaria preferred to have a career of a voice actor.

Hank Azaria is especially famous as a voice actor and for his voice work on ‘The Simpsons’. In his early age, Hank Azaria joined the show with no big experience to give voice expect only one voice over as an animated dog in the Fox Pilot Hollywood dog. Then he started giving the voice to various characters of The Simpsons such as Moe, Chief Wiggum, and Apu. Before he had even seen a script, Hank Azaria recorded many lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode ‘Some Enchanted Evening’. But Hank Azaria never expected to hear from the show again, but later he continued to work on the show. He first gave his voice to Chief Wiggum and then Apu. Since then, Azaria has been successful in his work as a voice actor. Hank Azaria also got three Emmy Awards for this show in the category ‘Outstanding Voice-Over Performance’. Due to this he has become more popular and has increased his net worth.

Hank Azaria received the total of six Emmy Awards in his career. He got four awards for his work in ‘The Simpsons’ and another two awards for his work in the TV shows ‘Ray Donovan’ and ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ respectively. Other awards won by him include the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’, and the ‘Annie Award. Hank Azaria also got three Prime Time Emmy Awards for this show in the category ‘Outstanding Voice-Over Performance’. He has received recognition for various TV series and films such as ‘The Simpsons’, The Smurfs’, ‘The Smurfs 2’, 'The Birdcage' and much more. He also got recognition for the TV series 'Brockmire.' In this show, Azaria portrayed a locally adored baseball player who suffered a fall from grace.

Hank Azaria’s net worth is 70 million dollars. His salary is $300 thousand per episode. Today he is one of the richest voice actors. For the ‘The Simpsons,’ Hank Azaria received $30,000 per episode till 1998. Later in 2004, the amount went up to $125,000 per episode. Then his pay increased to $250,000 to $360,000 per episode. But because of some issues related to Fox, their pay was decreased 30% and was paid $300,000 per episode. His net worth is bigger than Hollywood industry’s other actors.

Hank Azaria is married to Katie Wright Azaria and has a son Hal. After his son’s birth, Hank Azaria and his wife moved to New York from Los Angeles to make a financial decision and to make his career strong. Also, Hank Azaria’s late father Al, was a garmento who specialized in knockoffs of designer dresses. His mother Ruth, 89, used her fluency in Spanish for publicity work for Columbia Picture’s South American market. He also has two older sisters. Hank Azaria has also pursued his other hobbies. For example, he is a good poker player and he has a set of poker friends on each coast. Azaria put hard work and effort in shows like ‘The Simpsons’, The Smurfs’, ‘The Smurfs 2’, 'Brockmire,' and 'The Birdcage.' His family has always supported him.

Hank Azaria is one of the best voice actors and comedians of his generation. He is also one of the richest voice actors, as he has a huge net worth. Azaria has a high net worth but he knows his ground and he is a very down to earth person. Hank Azaria is an inspiration to others and tells you that how your talent should be used. He knows how to grab the right opportunities. When you know how to use your talents for the right opportunities, success will automatically follow. The voice actor is the kind of person who knows how to use his talent in order to have a successful career. Hank Azaria is the perfect example of how voice artists should be. He is a someone who can inspire a lot of people in many ways.