Hank Azaria starred in the blockbuster film Godzilla and co-starred opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Homegrown, a black comedy about a group of pot plantation workers. He recently starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke in FOX's modern-day adaptation of Great Expectations; was the voice of Bartok, the comical bat, opposite the voice of Meg Ryan in FOX's animated feature Anastasia; and received critical acclaim as Agador Spartacus, the scene-stealing Guatemalan houseboy opposite Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in Mike Nichols' The Birdcage.

He also appeared in Michael Mann's action thriller Heat with Al Pacino, and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of television producer Al Freedman in Robert Redford's Academy Award-nominated Quiz Show. Additional film credits include Grosse Pointe Blank with John Cusack, New Lines' Now and Then produced by Demi Moore, and Gary Marshall's blockbuster comedy Pretty Woman.

He appeared most recently in Tim Robbins' film, Cradle Will Rock. Azaria is also known for his recurring role as Nat the dog walke" on the hit series Mad About You. The character as Murray's dog walker began as just a fun thing to do for one episode of the show with friends on the production team. The response was so incredible that "Nat" has become a favorite character of the show's viewers and critics alike.

Trained at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Azaria played the role of Hamlet in a production of Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead at Columbia University. He continued his theater studies at Tufts University, where he appeared in productions of plays such as Uncle Vanva, The Merchant of Venice, The Ballad of the Sad Caf� and The Dumb Waiter. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he studied under the direction of Roy London. Experimenting in improv and sketch comedy, he became a favorite at the local comedy clubs, and co-wrote An Evening on Thin Ice, which was presented at Theatre-Theater. Azaria also won a Drama League Award for his critically acclaimed performance in the play Conspicuous Consumption.

Hank's characters include...

Moe
Apu
Police Chief Wiggum Lou
Dr. Nick Riviera
Carl Smith
Professor Frink
Akira
Jailbird