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    • Moe Szyslak – Stand-up comedian Rich Hall. Advertisement. US alternative comic Rich Hall found fame on the comedy circuit in the 1980s for his bad tempered – but hilarious – rants and bleak outlook on life.
    • Homer Simpson – Matt Groening’s father / actor Walter Matthau. Groening derived the names for America’s most famous family from his own family, with dad Homer, mum Margaret and sisters Lisa, Maggie and Patty all getting a nod.
    • Mayor Joe Quimby – Senator Ted Kennedy. Springfield’s philandering, sketchy mayor bears resemblance to a few members of the Kennedy dynasty, but it’s the late Massachusetts Senator Ted who’s most often cited as the one.
    • Rainier Wolfcastle – Arnold Schwarzenegger. Advertisement. You probably didn’t need telling about this one. Rainier Wolfcastle’s McBain could’ve easily slotted into the leading role in any of Arnie’s many action movies in the ’80s and ’90s.
  2. Mar 7, 2015 · It’s based on Barry Diller, who was running Fox Broadcasting when The Simpsons debuted on the network in 1989. Burns’ body language is modeled on a praying mantis.

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    • Rainier Wolfcastle - Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Moe Szyslak - Rich Hall
    • Fat Tony - Anthony Salerno
    • Mr. Burns - John D. Rockefeller
    • Dr. Nick - Dr. George Nichopoulos
    • Krusty The Clown - Rusty Nail
    • Chief Wiggum - Edward G. Robinson
    • Mayor Quimby - Ted Kennedy
    • Bumblebee Man - El Chapulin Colorado
    • Duffman - Bud Man

    Rainier Wolfcastle is the movie star of the Simpsons universe in desperate need of his own spin-off show. But in actual fact, the character isn’t wholly original, as Wolfcastle is based on Arnold Schwarzenegger, the real-life action hero and former governor of Los Angeles. They are both from Austria, both have distinctive accents, and more than any...

    As Rich Hall is a comedian who has been in the game for over 40 years, he is now well established as America’s most deadpan comedian. Though Matt Groening has never been on record as stating Hall was the influence for the grumpy bar owner, the comedian himself has said Groening told himexactly that. And it’s as clear as day, as the resemblance betw...

    Being one of the most talked about gangsters of New York in the 1980s, Anthony Salerno has been depicted in TV and movies several times over at this point, with the most recent case being in Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic The Irishman. RELATED: The Simpsons: 10 Funniest Homer Simpson Bush Memes However, none have been more subtle than Fat Tony in ...

    The hissing, plotting Mr. Burns is based on John D. Rockefeller, an oil tycoon and America’s first ever billionaire. It’s no surprise one of the greatest cartoon villainsis based on the oldest member of America’s most hated family. The Rockefeller family is often portrayed by the media as greedy, something that some of the family feel guilty about;...

    Dr. Nick is one of the most beloved doctors on TV and how bad he is at his job is hidden by how endearing and excitable he is. However, the inspiration behind the character is pretty dark, as he’s based on the controversial doctorGeorge Nichopoulos, who was Elvis Presley’s doctor. The doctor was accused of prescribing too many drugs to the king of ...

    The idea that people who act as clowns for a living are depressed and mentally unstable is a trope that has been repeated throughout movies and TV for decades now, whether it’s in Joker or Modern Family. Yet there’s none more iconic than Krusty the Clown. However, Rusty Nail, the real-life TV clown on which the character is based, had no such probl...

    Chief Wiggum’s laziness and his love of donuts is why he could be best friends with Homer, but that isn’t exactly the influence the creators took from Edward G. Robinson, an American actor from the Hollywood Golden Age. RELATED: The 10 Best Songs From The Simpsons, Ranked Not only has voice actor Hank Azaria himself statedEdward G. Robinson was the...

    Being the younger brother of former President of the United States, Ted Kennedy is often cited as the inspirationfor the mayor of Springfield. Not only do they share the same likeness, but the writers have often used the show as a platform to lampoon Kennedy’s political motivations and personal life. As the youngest Kennedy is known for philanderin...

    Not everyone knows who Latin-American comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos is, but he’s best known for the wacky TV character El Chapulin Colorado, which was extremely popular in Mexico. The character was also the inspiration behind Bumblebee Man, the anxious but excited comedian in The Simpsons. El Chapulin has a tight body suit with antennas to look li...

    Though there have been many different Duffmen, as they seemingly keep dying over and over again, it’s all based on Budweiser’s mascotfrom 1969 and onwards. Budweiser has always embraced strange marketing, whether its the “Wassup” commercial or talking frogs, but Bud Man, who has a superhero look with a cape, is the most iconic. Duffman is directly ...

  3. Harry Shearer (pictured) modeled his voice for Mr. Burns on Lionel Barrymore and Ronald Reagan. [29] Mr. Burns was originally voiced by Christopher Collins in the episodes "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "Homer's Odyssey", "There's No Disgrace Like Home" and "The Telltale Head". [30]

  4. Mr. Burns appears in The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk as two characters. He first appears as "Monty the Miser", who provides Bart with both magic beans and a slingshot in exchange for the cow (the latter mostly because Bart refused the magic beans), thus having him set the plot forward.

  5. Modeled after him. Burns is a satire of a Gilded Age industrialist. Reply. Abe_Vigoda • 4 yr. ago. Groening has confirmed that the richest man in Springfield was based principally on the one-time world's richest man, John D Rockefeller.

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