The 20 Best Simpsons Movie-Star Guest Spots
Gibson! Pfeiffer! Umm, Sting! Big-screen Springfield cameos...
BY Mar 29th 2009 10:10AMFILED UNDER: Features
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11. Sting
Character: Himself, as a charitable pop-star digging Bart out of a well
Episode: 'Radio Bart', Season 3 (1991-'92)
It’s weird to think that Bruce Springsteen was the producer’s first choice for the part of a puffed-up charidee-doing rocker, since Sting, with his Live Aid performances and general air of serene self-righteousness, is so utterly perfect.
“There's a hole in my heart, as deep as a well, For that poor little boy who's stuck halfway to Hell...” he sings in the cheese-riffic tribute song. Props to the Tantric warrior for not being afraid to mug himself.
10. Danny DeVito
Character: Herb Powell, Homer’s long lost brother
Episode: 'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?', Season 2 (1990-'91) - and 'Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?', Season 3 (1991-'92)
DeVito brought his wise guy warmth and down-and-out charm to the role of Herb, the (much smarter) brother Homer never knew he had.
Such was DeVito’s pull on audiences that after the sad ending of the first episode (Homer bankrupts Herb’s successful car manufacturing business) a happier follow-up was made in which Herb gets rich again by inventing a machine that translates baby noises. Like this one…
9. Patrick Stewart
Character: 'Number One', leader of the Freemason-like Stone Cutters Society
Episode: 'Homer The Great', Season 6 (1994-'95)
High praise all round for the sonorous Mr Stewart. Producer David Mirkin describes the actor’s secret-sect leader as “one of the best guest performances", while the actor himself gushes, “I think my appearance in The Simpsons, and an appearance that I did on Sesame Street, in praise of the letter 'B', were perhaps the two most distinguished bits of work that I've done in the US.”
Presumably he was speaking before X-Men, but even then – the letter 'B' is strong.
Print Comments (5)
1: Lindz28 says
Can you do a South Park list as an companion to this one? I'm thinking Mel Gibson bouncing around smearing poo everywhere!!
Posted: Apr 8th 2009 // 11:29AMAlert a moderator
2: avoidz says
Notice how all the great guest star appearances are all in the early- mid-1990's Simpsons episodes?
Posted: Apr 9th 2009 // 6:25AMAlert a moderator
3: Ominater says
I reckon Tony Blair should have been on this, in the episode where the Simpsons go to London
Posted: Apr 10th 2009 // 6:13PMAlert a moderator
4: TazzaWazza says
@Ominater Tony Blair is not a movie-star, though he was one hell of an actor...oh, a bit controversial there.
Posted: Apr 28th 2009 // 1:48AMAlert a moderator
5: idbjoshm says
I'm not sure if I missed it or not, I re read the article. But it is a travesty that Glenn Close wasn't even mentioned as Homer's mother! It's along the same mention as liz taylor as Maggie's voice. Just like Maggie's first word as a milestone, Homer finding out that his mother is alive should at least be mentioned as the top 5.
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