Yeardley Smith is an American actress, artist and writer. She is best known for voicing Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons.
Yeardley Smith Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Yeardley Smith was born on July 3, 1964 (Yeardley Smith: Age 58) in Paris, France to Joseph Smith and Martha Mayor. The family moved to Washington D.C. in 1966 where Smith’s father worked as the first obituary writer for The Washington Post and her mother worked as a paper conservator for the Smithsonian Institute.
In an exclusive interview with uInterview, Smith revealed how she got started acting.
“There was a woman in my neighborhood in Washington, D.C. who used to put on, in the summer she would gather up all the kids, she had eight kids of her own, all the kids in the neighborhood and we would lip sync to songs like from Sound of Music or Fiddler on the Roof or...
Yeardley Smith Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
Yeardley Smith was born on July 3, 1964 (Yeardley Smith: Age 58) in Paris, France to Joseph Smith and Martha Mayor. The family moved to Washington D.C. in 1966 where Smith’s father worked as the first obituary writer for The Washington Post and her mother worked as a paper conservator for the Smithsonian Institute.
In an exclusive interview with uInterview, Smith revealed how she got started acting.
“There was a woman in my neighborhood in Washington, D.C. who used to put on, in the summer she would gather up all the kids, she had eight kids of her own, all the kids in the neighborhood and we would lip sync to songs like from Sound of Music or Fiddler on the Roof or...
- 5/7/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
[Spoiler Alert: Do not read until you have watched Sunday night's episode of The Simpsons, titled “Clown in the Dumps.”] Say a prayer — Jewish, preferably—for Rabbi Hyman Krustofski, who passed away Sunday night on the season premiere of The Simpsons. The stern, principled father of Krusty the Clown (voiced by Jackie Mason, who won an Emmy in 1992 for the role), expired while telling his down-and-out son who was in the throes of a comedy career crisis, "If you want to know my honest opinion of you, you've always been... eh." The poignant father-child story, which prompted Lisa to fret that Homer would be next to go, ended a yearlong mystery over which character would meet his/her demise. EW...
- 9/29/2014
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
In trying to scare up some laughs for its annual Halloween episode, The Simpsons also got deadly serious: They recruited big-screen writer-director Guillermo Del Toro. Known for crafting surreal worlds of fantasy and horror (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone) as well as action (Pacific Rim), Del Toro turned Springfield into his own wicked playground with a 2-minute-45-second couch gag/ opening-titles extravaganza to kick off Oct. 6′s “Treehouse of Horror Xxiv.” It’s a dense, elaborate, clever, creepy, impressive creation — and it requires several viewings to process all of the action. (See for yourself below.)
Initially offered the...
Initially offered the...
- 10/3/2013
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been revealed as the surprise guest star in The Simpsons' 500th episode. Simpsons exec-producer Al Jean admitted that there had been "discussion internally" on whether to use Assange and said that his cameo was "satirical" and wouldn't alter his current legal situation. Assange was hunted down by casting director Bonnie Pietila after Simpsons creator Matt Groening heard reports that the political activist was interested in appearing on the long-running animated comedy. According to Entertainment Weekly, Assange recorded his lines in a secret location and didn't meet with producers because of his house arrest legal status in the UK. Assange is scheduled to appear on Wednesday at the Supreme Court to appeal extradition to Sweden for sex crimes allegations. The Simpsons' (more)...
- 1/31/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Here’s some news that we couldn’t wait to leak: Julian Assange will play himself in the 500th episode of The Simpsons! EW has learned exclusively that the WikiLeaks founder/editor-in-chief recorded a guest spot over the summer that is part of the animated Fox comedy’s landmark episode airing Feb. 19.
So, how did this casting curveball come about? Simpsons exec producer Al Jean says that series creator Matt Groening heard a rumor that the polarizing and elusive activist who runs the whistle-blowing website was interested in guest-starring on the series, “so we asked our casting director Bonnie Pietila...
So, how did this casting curveball come about? Simpsons exec producer Al Jean says that series creator Matt Groening heard a rumor that the polarizing and elusive activist who runs the whistle-blowing website was interested in guest-starring on the series, “so we asked our casting director Bonnie Pietila...
- 1/30/2012
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Who says The Simpsons isn’t as subversive as it used to be? Last night, the animated Fox series raised eyebrows—and corners of mouths—with a daring, bleak opening credits sequence that was masterminded by Banksy, the mysterious British graffiti artist. Viewers were taken on a surreal journey into an Asian sweatshop where kittens were used as stuffing for Simpsons dolls, and a shackled, defeated unicorn was used to make holes in Simpsons DVDs. Shudder. EW.com rang up Simpsons executive producer Al Jean to get the behind-the-scenes story on the Banksy gag.
Entertainment Weekly: How did this collaboration with Banksy come about?...
Entertainment Weekly: How did this collaboration with Banksy come about?...
- 10/11/2010
- by Dan Snierson
- EW.com - PopWatch
Who says The Simpsons isn’t as subversive as it used to be? Last night, the animated Fox series raised eyebrows—and corners of mouths—with a daring, bleak opening credits sequence that was masterminded by Banksy, the mysterious British graffiti artist. Viewers were taken on a surreal journey into an Asian sweatshop where kittens were used as stuffing for Simpsons dolls, and a shackled, defeated unicorn was used to make holes in Simpsons DVDs. Shudder. EW.com rang up Simpsons executive producer Al Jean to get the behind-the-scenes story on the Banksy gag.
EW: How did this collaboration with Banksy come about?...
EW: How did this collaboration with Banksy come about?...
- 10/11/2010
- by Dan Snierson
- EW.com - PopWatch
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