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Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. His film debut was with 'Bud Abbott' (qv) ...

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Principal W. Seymour Skinner (born July 8, 1953 in Capital City as Armin Tamzarian[1][2]) is a fictional character on the animated sitcom The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. He is of Armenian descent. He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, and a stereotypical educational bureaucrat. He struggles to control the crumbling school and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, Bart Simpson being a standout example. A strict disciplinarian, Skinner has an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the army, service in the Vietnam War, and experiences as a POW in Vietnam.

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Season 8, Episode 17	Season 6, Episode 11
Season 20, Episode 14	Season 22, Episode 22

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Principal Skinner Quotes

	Season 24 / Episode 10: - A Test Before Trying Superintendent Chalmers: I hate waiting. That's why I don't order risotto. Principal Skinner: Not even mushroom risotto? Superintendent Chalmers: What do you think?
	Season 24 / Episode 10: - A Test Before Trying Bart Simpson: I didn't study. Principal Skinner: What? Bart Simpson: I fell asleep on the books, so I might have gotten something through osmosis. Principal Skinner: So you know what osmosis is? Bart Simpson: Uh... pajamas?

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