Dan Castellaneta

Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, actor and comedian, best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the FOX animated series The Simpsons. Castellaneta was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was educated at the Oak Park and River Forest High School and Northern Illinois University. He was raised on the south east side of Oak Park in a modest home on Humphrey Avenue. While at Oak Park and River Forest High School, he played on the baseball team. Years later, Assistant Coach Dick Trout would recall, "Dan was funny but he threw like a girl". After graduation, he went on to work at Chicago's Second City, which he later recalled as "a place that, if you're not good going in you'll come out good. If you're pretty good going in, then you'll come out very good". On The Simpsons, Castellaneta provides the voices for Homer Simpson, Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor... full article at wikipedia