Krusty the Clown
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Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky, better known by his stage name Krusty the Clown, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, he
Dan Castellaneta based Krusty's voice on Chicago television performer Bob Bell.
Sideshow Bob
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Dr. Robert Underdunk "Bob" Terwilliger, PhD, better known as Sideshow Bob, is the secondary antagonist in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared
Krusty the Clown
…is a cynical, burned-out, addiction-riddled smoker. He has been the focus of many episodes, including some about his relationship with former co-star Sideshow Bob, who later became a major antagonist. Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by Rusty Nails, a television clown from…
Kelsey Grammer based Bob's voice on his experiences with actor Ellis Rabb.
Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil was designed to resemble actor David Hyde Pierce, who also played the brother of Grammer's character on the show Frasier.
Actress Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, said in her book My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy that Grammer's performance brings "deliciously vile energy" to the show.