Question about Homer Simpson

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Question about Homer Simpson

Post by John Upham » Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:34 am

I asked the following question on a pub quiz forum

"Who was the first actor to portray Homer Simpson and in what year?"

To date, zero correct answers.

Sans Search Engine, what do you think?
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Re: Question about Homer Simpson

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:24 pm

I suppose I'd better ask the first question: is the question about a character other than the protagonist of The Simpsons?

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Re: Question about Homer Simpson

Post by John Upham » Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:49 pm

IM Jack Rudd wrote:
Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:24 pm
I suppose I'd better ask the first question: is the question about a character other than the protagonist of The Simpsons?
Why not chance your arm?

I'll confirm that it is not an actor who merely voiced Homer Simpson but an actor who played him.
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Re: Question about Homer Simpson

Post by Alex McFarlane » Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:20 pm

This question might plague me, well for 24 hours anyway.
The very north of Scotland might be a clue to the actor, especially if he has no trousers!

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Re: Question about Homer Simpson

Post by NickFaulks » Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:26 pm

Got it! Good clue, didn't know that.
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Re: Question about Homer Simpson

Post by John Upham » Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:39 pm

NickFaulks wrote:
Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:26 pm
Got it! Good clue, didn't know that.
Thanks Nick.

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Re: Question about Homer Simpson

Post by John Upham » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:52 am

I was waiting for Jack to answer this but I'll post anyway.

The first actor to portray Homer Simpson was Donald Sutherland in the John Schlesinger directed 1975 film

The Day of the Locust.


A film not for the faint hearted.


As everyone knows the first actor to voice the Matt Groening created Homer Simpson was Dan Castellaneta on April 19th, 1987 on the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night".


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Donald Sutherland as Homer Simpson
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