List of The Simpsons cast members

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom that includes six main voice actors and numerous regular cast and recurring guest stars.

The principal cast consists of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer.

Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Chris Edgerly, Eric Lopez, Alex Désert, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jenny Yokobori, Kimberly D. Brooks, Dawnn Lewis, Tony Rodriguez, Melanie Minichino, Jonathan Lipow, and Grey DeLisle have appeared as supporting cast members, along with former supporting cast members Russi Taylor, Karl Wiedergott, Marcia Mitzman Gaven, Doris Grau, Susan Blu, Jo Ann Harris, and Christopher Collins.

Repeat guest cast members include Marcia Wallace, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Joe Mantegna, Frank Welker, Kelsey Grammer and Albert Brooks.

[18] In 2008, production for the twentieth season was put on hold due to new contract negotiations with the voice actors, who wanted a "healthy bump" in salary to an amount close to $500,000 per episode.

[19] In 2011, Fox announced that, due to financial difficulties, they were unable to continue to produce The Simpsons under its current contract and that unless there were pay cuts, the show could end.

Four of the six main cast members attend a ceremony in 2009, left to right; Nancy Cartwright ( Bart ), Yeardley Smith ( Lisa ), Dan Castellaneta ( Homer ) and Julie Kavner ( Marge ).
Hank Azaria has been a part of the Simpsons regular voice cast since the second season.
Harry Shearer was the most recent principal cast member to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance .
Marcia Wallace appeared regularly as Edna Krabappel until her death in 2013.
Kelsey Grammer voices Sideshow Bob .
Jan Hooks played Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon .
Maurice LaMarche has appeared in several minor roles.