“A busy family, those Simpsons. Who knew that Homer guest-starred on “NYPD Blue” and “Friends,” Lisa appeared in “City Slickers” and “As Good as It Gets,” and Bart won an award for a one-woman play called “In Search of Fellini”? Well, OK, they haven’t, but their alter egos – Dan Castellaneta, Yeardley Smith and Nancy Cartwright, respectively – have done those all those things and more.
To celebrate Sunday’s 300th episode of “The Simpsons,” Cartwright, Smith, Castellaneta and four other members of the cast gathered in Hollywood last month, slipping in and out of character as they talked about their long runs in one of TV’s most unusual acting jobs. In addition to being a lucrative gig – one report, which the actors will not confirm, has each of them making $100,000 per episode – it’s also a flexible one.” Read More >>>