List of guest stars on The Simpsons

This is a list of guest stars who appeared on "The Simpsons". Many episodes of animated series "The Simpsons" feature celebrity guests contributing their voices to the show, whether as themselves or as fictional characters. This list does not include those celebrities whose voices have merely been impersonated.

There are several non-regular voices who make appearances but are credited as "also starring" and not guest voices. These voices are not mentioned here. As well, Marcia Wallace has made many de facto appearances and has always been credited as a guest star. Only the episodes in which her character Edna Krabappel plays a significant role are mentioned here.

The show currently holds the Guinness World Record for Most Celebrities Featured in an Animation series. [] and all recorded parts for the film, only for them to be cut. Kelsey Grammer also recorded the part of Sideshow Bob for the film, which was eventually cut.

Guest stars that have appeared multiple times

*De facto guest stars
**Phil Hartman as Troy McClure, Lionel Hutz, Lyle Lanley, Evan Conover, Mr. Muntz, Horst, Big Brother Tom, Various announcers, Charlton Heston, Moses, Fat Tony and others
**Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel
*19 Times
**Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, himself
*17 Times
**Frank Welker as Santa's Little Helper and many different animals (Hasn't always been credited as a guest star)
*10 Times
**Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
*9 Times
**Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff, Jay Sherman, Llewelyn Sinclair, Aristotle Amadopolis, Professor Lombardo, Enrico Irritazio and others
*8 Times
**Maurice LaMarche as George C. Scott, Orson Welles, Commander McBragg, Billy and others
*7 Times
**Jan Hooks as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
**Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm
*5 Times
**Albert Brooks as Brad Goodman, Jacques, Hank Scorpio, Cowboy Bob and Tab Spangler. (In the first season he wasn't credited as a guest star)
*4 Times
**Charles Napier as the Warden, Grant the Hunter and Officer Krackney
*3 Times
**NRBQ Play several different songs in various episodes
**Glenn Close as Mona Simpson
**Gary Coleman as himself
**Stephen Hawking as himself
**Eric Idle as Declan Desmond
**Stacy Keach as Howard K. Duff VII
**Joan Kenley as the Telephone voice
**James Earl Jones as Mover, Serak the Preparer, the narrator and Maggie in an alternative universe
**Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers
**Alex Rocco as Roger Meyers, Jr.
**Sab Shimono as Master sushi chef, Japanese worker, Mr. Sparkle and Japanese Fisherman
**George Takei as Akira the waiter and Wink the Japanese game show host

IGN's Top 25 Simpsons guest appearances

In September 2006, entertainment website IGN started doing several promotional features for the Simpsons season premiere and one of these features was the inclusion of a list of the 25 Greatest Simpsons guest stars. Kelsey Grammer, Phil Hartman, Marcia Wallace and Joe Mantegna were not considered for the list due to their numerous appearances, which caused many fans to disregard the list, especially since some recurring guests who appeared many times were on the list. [ [http://tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances] "IGN.com"]

Notes

References

* Official episode guide at the Fox website [http://www.thesimpsons.com/ TheSimpsons.com] . Retrieved June 7, 2006 (Episode guest stars are listed underneath the episode description. In some cases, they are written in the text itself.)
** Season [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0101.htm 1] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0201.htm 2] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0301.htm 3] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0401.htm 4] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0501.htm 5] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0601.htm 6] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0701.htm 7] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0801.htm 8] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0901.htm 9] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1001.htm 10] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1101.htm 11] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1201.htm 12] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1301.htm 13] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1401.htm 14] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1501.htm 15] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1601.htm 16] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1701.htm 17] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1801.htm 18] , [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1901.htm 19]
* [http://www.snpp.com/guides/gueststars.html The Simpsons Archive list of guest stars]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/epcast Guest star list on IMDB]
* "The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family", 1997. Matt Groening, Ray Richmond, ISBN 0-0072-3405-8
* "The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued", 1999. Matt Groening, Scott M. Gimple, ISBN 0-0065-3168-7
* "The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Still Continued", 2002. Matt Groening, Jesse L. McCann, ISBN 0-0605-0592-3
* "The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again", 2005. Matt Groening, Jesse L. McCann, ISBN 0-0072-0819-7