I didnt even stop at the restroom and I really had to pee, but I was so thrown and flummoxed being out of my element. [23] After salary renegotiations in 2008, the voice actors received about $400,000 per episode. Everybody said, 'Oh Yeardley, you'll clean up,' and that was definitely not the case. Its really not my thing. And right away, the two hit it off. Grice was the local police detective who was assigned to protect Smith. But if youre not nervous, please come because its going to be a great party and good God, weve all waited so long for this. Prior to joining PEOPLE, Tommy covered the entertainment industry at Looper and sports at The Sporting News and Boston.com. Most cartoons want things peppy and cartoony. There will be spots for humor, but thats not going to be the focus. I was always eating alone, too, so I asked him where I should eat. [11] Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We're Back! [34] Smith had co-hosted the podcast with actress and long-time friend Zibby Allen until March 2019 when the two filed lawsuits against one another, with Allen accusing Smith of pushing her out of ownership and profit rights from the show. The Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance is a Creative Arts and not handed out during the primetime telecast and, prior to 2009, was a juried award without nominations. 4 min read Yeardley Smith, best know as the voice of The Simpsons ' Lisa, has married her love Dan Grice and the story behind it is one that would make the. There was just something about Dans quiet confidence. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Smith and Grice's story is much like the 1992 Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner movie,The Bodyguard, which sees Houston's character fall for her bodyguard, played by Costner. It's not malicious. SMITH Yes. Now, they both co-host the true-crime podcast Small Town Dicks together, alongside Grice's twin brother, Dave. I'm a travel enthusiast, a movie buff and a cricket fan all wrapped in one. Theyre quite beautiful. According to the outlet, the Simpsons showrunner Al Jean was originally supposed to make the trip to Oregon for the event, though he ultimately couldn't be there due to a previous obligation. It's fun to watch a skilled actress use her craft to the full. Your login session has expired. And he joined her to and from the event of the next day. What made you fall for her? The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married her fianc Dan Grice - eight years after the couple first met when Smith was on a promotional visit to Springfield, Oregon and Grice was the local . Sometimes it is. She "had a voice-over agent for about two years, and I used to go out [on auditions] all the time, but it never really came to anything. [35], In 2018, Smith challenged Republican Ted Cruz after he disparagingly labeled the Democratic Party "the party of Lisa Simpson". Small Town Dicks is a podcast about the big-time crime that's happening in Small Town, USA. The previous relationships that Id had while working in law enforcement never worked out. Yeardley Smith, best know as the voice of The Simpsons' Lisa, has married her love Dan Grice and the story behind it is one that would make the likes of the late Nora Ephron fire up their laptop. The couple exchanged vows at their Los Angeles home. [10] Smith lifts her voice up slightly to perform the role. My respect for Dan and Dave and law enforcement, when its doing the job the right way, really expanded. Dan was advised against it by his twin brother and fellow officer, Dave, who now co-hosts a podcast, Small Town Dicks, with the couple. In 1987, Smith auditioned for the Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. The actress, who plays Lisa Simpson in the series, tied the knot with police detective Dan Grice last month - eight years after he was hired to protect her as her bodyguard, The star, who has been divorced twice in the past, first met her husband back in 2014, during a Simpsons mural unveiling in Springfield, Oregon, in honor of the show's 25th anniversary. The Private Life of Yeardley Smith. Eventually Grice took up Smith on a visit to Los Angeles and as the relationship developed, she began commuting to Oregon to visit him. Registered in Ireland No 457236. The newlyweds met back in 2014 when Smith traveled to Springfield, Oregon, to attend a Simpsons-themed mural unveiling the town put together in honor of the show's 25th anniversary. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house. Meanwhile . Smith was previously married to Daniel Erickson and to actor Christopher Grove, who's appeared in This Is Us and How to Get Away With Murder. That was my very nave view of how it all goes down. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and took a recurring role in the television series Brothers. In 1989, the shorts were spun off into their own half-hour show, The Simpsons. Smith. Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We're Back! 'The Simpsons' Star Yeardley Smith Marries Former Detective Dan Grice, Vinland Saga Season 2 Episode 8 Release Date, Time And What To Expect, Where And How To Watch Black Clover Dubbed, K-Drama Island Part 2 Episode 9 and 10 Release Date, Jesus Revolution Filming Locations Explored, Jason Kelce Welcomes His Third Child With Wife Kylie. It never occurred to me to take her bag. Because Im a person who leaps and then looks, I said, Hey, why dont you come down to Los Angeles? for [The Simpsons] dates at the Hollywood Bowl. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. He didnt try to impress anyone. Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. Hes so nimble and genuinely lovely that I was getting texts from my friend, Oh my God, hes so great! Dan really held his own and I was very, very impressed, again, that he was just himself. It's a happy fluke. I mentioned this in our wedding vows, but at that moment, her eyes captured me and I really look back on that as the moment she kind of owned me. You just have to have faith,'" Smith told THR. Grice recognized Smith because he had seen her in other films, although he was unaware that she voiced Lisa Simpson. You just have to have faith,'" she told THR. I mentioned this in our wedding vows, but at that moment, her eyes captured me and I really look back on that as the moment she kind of owned me. Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a Springfield event neither of them wanted to go to. When it came time for the return flight, how did the brief rendezvous end? Test your knowledge by naming all 20 of these famous films, 'It's my prerogative': Idris Elba HITS BACK at being criticized for not wanting to call himself a 'black actor' after sparking race debate, Are YOU smarter than a machine? What has it all been like for you? They both admitted over text they thought each other were very 'interesting,' though Smith assumed that would be the end of it - since they live 850 miles away from each other. They officially became husband and wife on June 11, 2022, during an intimate wedding in their Los Angeles home. Some people love it. He was so in charge without being overbearing in any way, shape or form. "[11] She made her acting debut in a sixth-grade play. The joke is that I really will do anything for my show, but I didnt really want to do it, said the iconic voice of Lisa Simpson. Dan, this was your first and only wedding, capping off a bit of a fairy tale for you meeting and falling in love with a celebrity, moving to Los Angeles and starting a new life. What have you learned about love and marriage through each other? 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"I get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didn't want to go to this event and I didn't want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, 'No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and it's going to work out. However, she decided to invite him to The Simpsons' Hollywood Bowl shows days later. The separation was agonizing for me. [11], She married Daniel Erickson in 2002; the marriage lasted for six years and Smith filed for divorce on May 21, 2008, citing irreconcilable differences. Try these 11 riddles ChatGPT ALMOST aced, The troubled action hero: Tom Sizemore boasted of affairs with Liz Hurley and Paris Hilton (which he had to admit was a lie), attacked his wife actress Maeve Quinian and LA madam Heidi Fleiss - as he battled drink and drugs before his death at 61, Tom Sizemore, 61, dies after aneurysm and stroke: Action star known for Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Born on the Fourth of July battled addiction, Are YOU guilty of these gym sins? "[28] She would later perform the play for three weeks in Los Angeles the following year. It was about a 23-minute ride from the airport to the hotel and during that time, I found out if he was married, divorced, had any children or a girlfriend. 'Run the World' 's Corbin Reid Marries Fianc on New Year's Eve In a Caribbean Castle! Thats impressive. While he suggested places for her to grab a bite, they both admitted to the outlet that they secretly thought about asking each other to dinner - although, neither did, each wished that they had. SMITHAfter the event, Dan pulled the car around and they shoved me in the back seat. The comments below have not been moderated. Smith, 74; Raised Standards for Post Obituaries", "Anna Hyatt Huntington Papers An inventory of her papers at Syracuse University", "Theater review; What Do I Want? Her name rang a bell but it wasnt until later that morning that I got a printout with her photo. Grices law enforcement friend brought him to meet Smith at the airport gate. The weekly podcast features Yeardley Smith and her two good friends, Dan and Dave. She moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. GRICE Dave and I were both concerned with the tone, and we couldnt, in good conscience, talk about these cases and not give them the reverence and respect they deserve. The Simpsons actress Yeardley Smith is newly married and she and her husband have quite the love story. For her special day, Yeardley opted for an off-shoulder sparkling champagne dress. [9] As a child, Smith was often teased because of her unusual voice. She denies rumors that she almost turned down the role, though admits she had never planned a career in voice-over work. CELEBRITY. But when their podcast "Small Town Dicks" got popular, things got ugly. In general, people who make their living doing voices on cartoons aren't always great for us. The Hollywood actress spilled the beans on her wedding to the Hollywood Reporter. They got engaged in 2018, and were supposed to tie the knot in 2021 - but it got pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yeardley Smith later returned to LA. Beloved Hollywood cartoon maiden Yeardley Smith married her ex-cop fiancee in a surprise "The Bodyguard"-type romance. Sometimes it is,' gushed Smith. Because of Dans line of work, he was able to compartmentalize quite brilliantly. Meanwhile, a quick backstory: I had been divorced from my second husband for six years at that point, and I had not dated. SMITH The city of Springfield, Oregon, where Dan worked as a detective in the violent crimes unit, decided in 2014 that for the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons, they would honor the show with a mural on the sides of a downtown building because Matt Groening is from Portland, which is nearby. "[20], Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992, but felt it was not worth anything, saying "there's part of me that feels it wasn't even a real Emmy." 'I looked around the room at the other detectives, including my brother. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a . Did you get calls like that often? By now, the 58-year-old Smith knows that she and Lisa Simpson are inseparable from each other. "Everyone tested beforehand but we told our guests that if they were still nervous about COVID, no hard feelings, stay home. I had set some goals with my job, and I really wanted to dedicate myself to work. Then it came time to, you know, shake hands and kiss babies, which I was more than happy to do. Smith later recalled "I always sounded too much like a girl, I read two lines as Bart and they said, 'Thanks for coming! But because show business is so unstable, to be honest, I had to have a conversation with him after two years. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. I have nothing but gratitude for the amount of freedom The Simpsons has bought me in my life. NEWS. She then tied the knot with a man named Daniel Erickson in 2002, but their marriage ended six years later, The Simpsons even commemorated the nuptials with a tweet featuring Lisa Simpson and a photo from their wedding in the background. Aside from getting swept off your feet by a real-life detective, how did you feel about the true-crime genre? She currently stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running animated television series The Simpsons . It is refreshing to hear a celebrity talk cleanly about being fame-driven and about not getting the degree or the kind of fame you craved. He said that he would love to come, and then I asked, Where are you staying? Then there was a long pause. But if you're not nervous, please come because it's going to be a great party and good god, we've all waited so long for this.". Please logout and login again. Dan, Yeardley said some lovely things about you. Since he was single, he had no such commitments. When Dan's superior asked for volunteers for the event, he signed up so that the other detectives could spend time with their families and children. Yeardley Smith The Simpsons Voice Actress Married Dan Grice Updated On January 29, 2023 On July 11, Yeardley Smith of The Simpsons wed former police detective Dan Grice. While we were on the way, he said that he could come wait with me at the gate since I had an hour to go until my flight. We kept texting and then we started to talk on the phone. Yeardley Smith is well-known for voicing the character of Lisa Simpson in the long-running animated sitcom, The Simpsons. Just an FYI, the game has been giving bart screen of death since about 4:30am eastern. Smith revealed this delightful piece of news regarding her recent nuptuals, during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. Sometimes it is.". Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? He said, Ms. She went to Los Angeles in 1986 and was cast for a recurring role in the Showtime sitcom, Brothers. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-button-1'); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-button-2'); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-button-4'); }); 1st Floor Castleforbes House, Grice had agreed to take on the role, as he wanted his married colleagues to spend the weekend with their families. I saw it and knew exactly who she was because I remember her from The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive. Smith eventually agreed to go, and met Grice at the airport. I didnt know that until the next day when she told me where she had gone. GRICEAfter seeing her shoes, then it occurred to me, Dan, you should probably take her bag and be a gentleman. "[23] In a 2009 interview with The Guardian, she commented: "It's the best job ever. On July 13, Smith's agent verified the news #YeardleySmith #Biographygist #todaynews They divorced after two years of marriage. Somebody has to go. They explained the deal the event was on a Monday morning and because there was only one direct flight from L.A. to Eugene, Oregon, across the highway from Springfield, I would have to fly in on Sunday night. "[11] When filming was over, she rejoined The Real Thing before being out of work for six months. They came to me and asked if I would go unveil the mural, but I said no. Right away, the two hit it off. All About Deborah Divine, Who Is Nick Sirianni's Wife? 'I wanted to chat with him so I sat in the front seat. Yeardley Smith of The Simpsons married former police officer Dan Grice on Monday, July 11. But, of course, there wasn't a straight line to their nuptials. What was the next step in your relationship? Smith "asked about security" before agreeing to do the event "because my vision of it would be me on an apple box with the first person in the front row literally an arm's length away," she told THR. Reflecting on the first time they met, Dan Grice stated that Yeardley had one of the biggest smiles he had even seen. Calling herself pretty smooth, Smith also added,A week later, Im in Los Angeles, and Dan texted to say, I really wish youd asked me to dinner, which was so sweet. Yeardley Smith, best know as the voice of The Simpsons Lisa, has married her love Dan Grice and the story behind it is one that would make the likes of the late Nora Ephron fire up their laptop. I always play the friend of a friend, never the lead. "[26] The show's creator Matt Groening has called Smith very similar to Lisa: "Yeardley has strong moral views about her character. We kept texting, and then we started to talk on the phone. He took a chance, though, and eventually revealed to her that he had been disappointed that she never invited him to dinner. 2023 Classic Rock Broadcasting Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Smith was previously married to actor Christopher Grove, whom she wed in 1990. I looked around the room at the other detectives, including my twin brother. 'Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? Martha Maria Yeardley Smith ( / jrdli / YARD-lee; [1] born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. When it was over, I loaded her into my unmarked patrol car. Yeardley asked the makers of the show about the security before giving her nod to the event. On June 11, Smith and Grice were married at their Los Angeles home. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images; FOX. Yeardley Smith has been the unmistakable voice of Lisa Simpson for almost 750 episodes. All Rights Reserved. [6][7] She is also the paternal niece of political scientist, historian, and Latin American studies specialist Peter H. The actress, best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson, likens her life to 'movies' after she ties the knot with former detective Dan Grice she met by chance in 2014. [10] In Los Angeles, Smith appeared in theatrical productions of Living on Salvation Street, for which she was paid $14 for each performance,[13] Boys and Girls/Men and Women, and How the Other Half Loves, and played the recurring role of Louella Waters on the Showtime series Brothers. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it," Smith said. Following her graduation, Smith shifted to New York City in 1984 and appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppards The Real Thing. You just have to have faith,. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house. She also revealed that that Springfield had decided to honour the famous tv show of the same name, with a mural for the shows 25th anniversary. Oh no. "I thanked him for waiting at the gate and told him that I thought he was really interesting. She funded the film, which was written by Adam Carl and based on a stage play he wrote in 2003. At the time, I was traveling a lot for my shoe line and I was always alone, which is not my jam. He was telling me that he had just gone to Singapore to coach an ex-pat team of kids for this clinic that his friend runs. I eventually said I would go, and they came back a few days later and said they would assign a plain-clothes detective from the Springfield Police Department. For years, Yeardley Smiththe voice actress behind Lisa Simpsonand Zibby Allen were inseparable. Because of COVID, it got pushed again to June 11 of 2022. Instead of doing it on their own, they went through 20th Century Fox, and Fox said that they would help design it and send painters, and when it came time, someone from the show would come up for an unveiling. The fans were incredible, and it was a beautiful, sunny day. The 58-year-old actress, who has famously played Lisa Simpson in the animated series since it premiered in 1989, tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend, police detective Dan Grice, last. Many know Yeardley as the voice of Lisa in The Simpson's, but podcast fans know her as the host who asks intriguing questions about big-time crimes that happen in Small Town, USA. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. tiny black tadpole looking bug in bathroom; ff14 plasmoid iron lake location; top 10 most dangerous areas in cape town; cockapoo rescue michigan; floris nicolas ali, baron van pallandt cause of death; As per various reports, at first, Yeardley was not interested in attending the event and the prime reason for that was the security. [19] Smith has only voiced characters other than Lisa on very rare occasions, with those characters usually being some derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" and Lisa, Jr. in "Missionary: Impossible" (both from season 11 in 2000). Sometimes it is. There are lines that are written for Lisa that Yeardley reads and says, 'No, I wouldn't say that. Dan Castellaneta voices Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, . Yes, you heard it right. Then there was a long pause. 'The Simpsons' legend Yeardley Smith has married a former police detective she met by chance at a Springfield even neither of them wanted to attend. I saw it and knew exactly who she was because I remember her fromThe Legend of Billie JeanandMaximum Overdrive. A few years ago, when they honored her, I was able to be there and listen to her acceptance speech. It was very important for both of us that Yeardley act as the mediator for Dave and I talking about these cases, along with the other [detective guests] we have on. [11] Her other roles include parts in Barry Levinson's Toys and James L. Brooks' As Good as It Gets. [18] Pietila stated that, having seen her in Living on Salvation Street,[13] Smith was always her preferred choice. They divorced after two years of marriage. [41], In 2009, she commented, "People have said to me that I'm unassuming. [10][14], Smith's first film role came in Heaven Help Us (1985). I didnt want to get in between them, and I wasnt sure how to solve the problem. That detective turned out to be Dan. Yeardley and Dan Grice recently got married and are content with one another. The pair got engaged in 2018 and although they were planning to get married in March 2021, the ceremony had to be postponed twice because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 'Out of curiosity, I asked about security because my vision of it would be me on an apple box with the first person in the front row literally an arms length away,' Smith explained. Her father, Joseph Smith, worked for United Press International in Paris and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1966, where he became The Washington Post's first official obituary editor. Smith who provides the voice for many characters on the cartoon comedy including Lisa Simpson, met Grice while on a promotional tour at Springfield, Oregon.
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