Harry Shearer Walks Away From "The Simpsons," and $14 Million

Actor Harry Shearer, perhaps best known as the voice of several characters on The Simpsons, including that of Montgomery Burns, will be leaving the show's cast, according to CNN. Showrunner Al Jean said Shearer was "offered the same deal as the rest of the cast, but turned it down." ... Shearer is not just walking away from Springfield, but also a large sum of money. The actor was offered a guaranteed $14 million for two years of work, according to someone with direct knowledge of the matter. The proposed deal also allowed for him to do other projects if he wished." That last part, though, seems to be in dispute, and central to Shearer's decision to leave; Shearer tweeted that it's because he "wanted what we've always had: the freedom to do other work."

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Derek Smalls

[lengel]

Uhh...... no. Harry Shearer will always be know first and foremost as Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap.

  "On the bass, Derek Smalls, he wrote this"

Re:Sometimes folks dont realize how lucky ....

[Holi]

Not his entire career. Not even close (especially since it started in 1953).

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm073...

Re:The simpsons are still on?

[jasno]

Yeah, and to me, it's actually funny again. It nose-dived around 9/11 if you ask me - like a lot of other shows that seemed to hold back a bit in the aftermath.

Too bad Harry's leaving. I think he added a lot to the show.