| Celebrated Name: | Dan Castellaneta |
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| Real Name/Full Name: | Daniel Louis Castellaneta |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 66 years old |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Roseland Community Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Deb Lacusta (m. 1987) |
| Children: | N/A |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American actor, voice actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $75 million |
| Last Updated: | April 2024 |
One of the most famous American actor Dan Castellaneta is also known for his skills as a voice actor, screenwriter, and comedian.
Early Life
Dan was born on 29th October 1957 in Chicago but was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His father’s name was Louis Castellaneta, a worker in a printing company and also an amateur actor and his mother was Elsie. Dan was very talented since childhood and seeing his interest in acting; his mother took him to acting classes at the age of 16. He likes to hear the comedy records by his father too. Some of his childhood favourites are Barbara Harris, Alan Arkin, Elaine May, and Mike Nicholes.
He joined Oak Park and River Forest High School and after his graduation in 1975, joined Northern Illinois University. Dan had a dream of becoming an art teacher. He also performed at local radio stations in shows like His Dead Uncle Show and The Ron Petke. His skills as a voice artist increased a lot for doing the shows.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 29 October 1957, Dan Castellaneta is 66 years old as of today’s date 18th April 2024. His height is 1.78 m tall, and weight is 75 kg.
Career
At the start of his career, Dan decided to take improvisation classes to improve his skills, and in those classes, he found his wife, Deb Lacusta. Now he started to work in a theatre in Chicago named The Second City. He carried on his work on various other radio shows at that time. Tracy Ullman hired him after watching his performance at an audition for The Tracy Ullman Show, which made her cry.
In The Simpsons, he is doing the longest-running role in the show of Homer Simpson. Other than Homer, he had given voices to many others in the show like Abraham Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie, Sideshow Mel, Hans Moleman, and Mayor Quimby. Other than The Simpsons he did roles in a lot of other TV shows like ALF, The Adventure of Dynamo Duck, Sibs, Earthworm Jim, Back To The Future: The Animated Series, Hey Arnold!, Aladdin, Futurama, Rugrats, and Drawing Duck.
Awards & Achievements
This talented actor and voice artist won a lot of awards in his career. He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance 4 times 1992, 1993, 2004, and 2009. He also won the Annie Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation twice in 1993 and 2000. In 2004, he won the Young Artist Award for Most Popular Mom & Pop in a Television Series.
Net Worth & Salary of Dan Castellaneta in 2024
Dan’s main income comes from his skills as an actor and voice artist. He charges an amount of $300,000 per episode as his salary. As of April 2024, His net worth right now is estimated at $75 million.
Dan lives with his wife Deb Lacusta in Los Angeles. He is a complete vegetarian who is fond of daily exercises to keep his body fit. He also practices Tai Chi. The Simpsons dedicated episodes to the memory of both his father and mother when they died.
