Castellaneta chose a recording of what he believed was his best belch and told the producers to make that the standard.

The title character, an " average worm " who stumbled upon a space suit which turned him into a superhero, became immensely popular, and spawned a variety of other types of merchandise: action figures, comic books, and a syndicated television cartoon series on the Warner Kids Network, with the title character voiced on the show by Dan Castellaneta ( also known as the voice behind Homer Simpson ).

* Mr Thickly ( Dan Castellaneta ) – A multitalented and upbeat wallaby who works at the Hotel Tazmania, although his exact job title is unspecified.

Castellaneta has also released a comedy CD, I Am Not Homer, and wrote and starred in a one-person show titled Where Did Vincent van Gogh?

Castellaneta has won several awards for voicing Homer, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for " Outstanding Voice-Over Performance " in 1992 for " Lisa's Pony ", 1993 for " Mr. Plow ", 2004 for voicing several characters in " Today I Am a Clown ", and 2009 for voicing Homer in " Father Knows Worst ".

Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors.

In 2004, Kavner and Dan Castellaneta ( the voice of Homer ) won a Young Artist Award for " Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series ".

* October 29 – Dan Castellaneta, American voice actor ( Homer Simpson from ' The Simpsons ')

Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta to voice Homer.

Castellaneta is most famous for his role as Homer Simpson on the long-running animated television show The Simpsons.

Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta and fellow cast member Julie Kavner to voice Homer and Marge Simpson rather than hire more actors.

In 1993, Castellaneta was given a special Annie Award, " Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation ", for his work as Homer on The Simpsons.

In the shorts and earlier episodes, Castellaneta voiced Homer with a loose impression of Walter Matthau ; however, during the second and third seasons of the half-hour show, Homer's voice evolved to become more robust, to allow the expression of a fuller range of emotions.

For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award.

While the roles of Homer and Marge were given to Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner because they were already a part of the Tracey Ullman Show cast, the producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa.

He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and he is also the patriarch of the Simpson family, the father of Homer Simpson, and the grandfather of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson.

Grampa's voice is performed by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices numerous other characters, including Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman.

Sexual Inadequacy " ( season six, 1994 ) featured many interactions between Grampa and Homer, so Castellaneta therefore had to talk to himself when he recorded the voices for that episode.

In 2010, Castellaneta was nominated for the award for voicing Grampa and Homer in the episode " Thursdays with Abie ".

Among these are Pulitizer Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway, football hall-of-famer George Trafton, McDonald's founder Ray Kroc, city planner Walter Burley Griffin, comedian Kathy Griffin, and the voice of iconic cartoon character Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta.

Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors.

* Dan Castellaneta ( as Homer Simpson )

He was replaced by Dan Castellaneta ( best known for voicing Homer Simpson ), who also voiced the Genie in the animated series as well as in Kingdom Hearts.

Dan Castellaneta ( who does the voice of Homer Simpson ) appeared in a Homer costume and hired the attorneys in the seventh-season premiere.

The episode script did not call for Quimby to be a parody of them, and Castellaneta improvised the accent.

Each commercial ended with a pun on the famous tagline " You can't say no " with Dan Castellaneta saying " CC's-you can't say ..." and then Homer would say D ' oh !.

A classmate first thought Castellaneta would " fall on his face with improvisation " but soon " was churning out material faster than could make it work.

Castellaneta first tried using a Hispanic voicing, which Simon felt was too clichéd.

He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short " Good Night " on April 19, 1987.

He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and first appeared in the episode " Principal Charming ".

He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and first appeared in the episode " The Call of the Simpsons ".

The character is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ".

The first season featured new interpretations of The Batman's villains such as Rupert Thorne ( voiced by Victor Brandt ), The Joker ( voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson ), The Penguin ( voiced by Tom Kenny ), Catwoman ( voiced by Gina Gershon ), Mr. Freeze ( voiced by Clancy Brown ), Firefly ( voiced by Jason Marsden ), Ventriloquist and Scarface ( voiced by Dan Castellaneta ), Man-Bat ( voiced by Peter MacNicol ), Cluemaster ( voiced by Glenn Shadix ), and Bane ( voiced by Joaquim de Almeida in the first appearance, Ron Perlman in the second ).

Bill and Marty, voiced by Harry Shearer and Dan Castellaneta, also make their first visual appearances, although they were heard on the radio in previous episodes, including Bart Gets An F. They are two radio show hosts and deejays on Springfield's own radio station KBBL.

The episode marks the first appearance of Gil Gunderson, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and Cookie Kwan, voiced by Tress MacNeille.

Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the show as well as an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation in 1993.

Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Castellaneta as well as Julie Kavner to voice Homer and Marge, rather than hire more actors.

Staff members Tom Martin, Bob Anderson, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, John Frink, Don Payne, Matt Selman, and Joel H. Cohen, as well as cast members Dan Castellaneta and Joe Mantegna, participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode.

Staff members Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, Matt Selman, Julie Thacker, and Steven Dean Moore, as well as cast member Dan Castellaneta and guest star Diedrich Bader, participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode.

Even though Ziff appeared in the season 4 episode " The Front " as well, Lovitz was not available during the episode's recording session, and the character was instead voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who is one of the series ' main cast members.

Staff members Matt Groening, Al Jean, John Frink, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Tim Long, Michael Price, Tom Gammill, Steven Dean Moore, Mike B. Anderson, and David Silverman, as well as cast member Dan Castellaneta, participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode.