[27] He describes Mr. Burns as his favorite character, saying he "like[s] Mr. Burns because he is pure evil. [32], Forbes estimates Mr. Burns' net worth at $1.3 billion, placing 12th on the 2008 Forbes Fictional 15 list. Born in 1939/1940 (in the timeline of his first appearance), Larry grew up in an orphanage before getting a job at a souvenir stand. Lawrence "Larry" Montgomery Burns is the son of Charles Montgomery Burns and Lily Bancroft. Top Mueller Lieutenant Expects Trump to Attempt Self-Pardon if He Loses Election, MSNBC and CNN Dump Out Minutes Into Trump’s In-Person White House Rally: Trump Not Being ‘100% Factually Correct’. For the play featuring the character, see, Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise. He continually fails to recognize Homer Simpson or remember his name, even though many of the recent major events in Mr. Burns' life have involved Homer in some way. [24] Shearer is also the voice of Smithers and is able to perform dialogue between the two characters in one take. The decision followed nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the killing of George Floyd, and the claim of another Simpsons star, Hank Azaria, who said he would stop voicing Indian-American character Apu after 30 years playing the role. Bretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt; (March 25, 2013). [31] In a 2003 article, EW also named "Last Exit to Springfield" the greatest episode of The Simpsons. [3], As the primary antagonist, Mr. Burns spends his time in his office at the nuclear plant, monitoring his workers via closed-circuit cameras planted throughout the plant. [19] While perhaps not intentional, Mr. Burns' physical characteristics and mannerisms are cited as a modern example of the commedia dell'arte character Pantalone. [15] The idea of Mr. Burns reading employee names off cards in "There's No Disgrace Like Home" came from an article about Ronald Reagan that writer Al Jean had read. The show's creator Matt Groening principally based Mr. Burns on his high school teacher Mr. He occasionally orders Smithers to "release the hounds", so as to let his vicious guard dogs attack any intruders, enemies or even invited guests. In "Homer the Smithers", it is revealed that Mr. Burns' mother is still alive at the age of 122 years, although Mr. Burns dislikes speaking to her, because she had an affair with President William Howard Taft and she refers to him as an "improvident lackwit". Larry is not in the least bothered by this and returns home, realizing that he had not told his wife and children where he was for a week.[1]. Conan O'Brien has called Mr. Burns his favorite character to write for, due to his arbitrarily old age and extreme wealth. He is a stereotype of corporate America in his unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power, inability to remember his employees' names (including Homer's, despite frequent interactions—which has become a recurrent joke) and lack of concern for their safety and well-being. Additionally, in the episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story", Mr. Burns loses both his fortune and nuclear power plant to the Rich Texan after losing a scavenger hunt, but eventually gains both back after a series of events that includes him briefly working at Moe's Tavern. He pitched the opening baseball at a game in "Dancin' Homer", but was only able to throw it a small distance, which drew mocking laughter from the crowd. He explained that it won’t affect him, as they “don’t get paid by the voice.”. At his 25-year college reunion, he became romantically involved with the daughter of an old flame. A lot of evil people make the mistake of diluting it. At an early age, Mr. Burns left his family to live with a twisted and heartless billionaire who owned an "atom mill" in Shelbyville (implied to be his grandfather). Mr. Burns is Springfield's richest and most-powerful citizen (and also the richest person in Springfield's state; his current net worth has been given as $1.3 billion[1] by Forbes, though it fluctuates wildly depending on the episode). [33] Mr. Burns has been on the list since 1989 and has previously placed fifth in 2005,[34] second in 2006[35] and sixth in 2007 when he was estimated to be worth $16.8 billion. Hair "[28], In 2014, Shearer won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performance on "Four Regrettings and a Funeral" for voicing Mr. The voice of Mr Burns and Ned Flanders on The Simpsons has questioned the show’s decision to stop white actors playing black characters. 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