As youre learning all these things about him, I imagine by that point the spark has been lit? We wanted to honor the victims and be respectful of their families. [23] After salary renegotiations in 2008, the voice actors received about $400,000 per episode. CELEBRITY. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. 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. But he ended up getting a really nice hotel and, unbeknownst to me, broke the bank for the next six months. Prior to joining PEOPLE, Tommy covered the entertainment industry at Looper and sports at The Sporting News and Boston.com. She went on to star in several other plays in Washington. [25], Despite her world-famous role, Smith is rarely recognized in public, which she does not mind, saying, "it's wonderful to be in the midst of all this hype about the show, and people enjoying the show so much, and to be totally a fly on the wall; people never recognise me solely from my voice. "The Simpsons" star Yeardley Smith, who since 1989 has starred as the voice of Lisa Simpson, has remarried, and it's all thanks to the beloved FOX comedy, she told The Hollywood Reporter in a. I just didnt know that there would be a chance to be with somebody who I could come home to after seeing terrible things happen during the day and have a conversation where they would be willing or interested to hear how it affected me. msha.ke/oilandwaterfood Posts Reels Videos Tagged 'The haters have won': Isaiah Washington - who was fired from Grey's Anatomy for gay slur - announces early retirement from acting in lengthy Twitter rant, Plastic surgeon reveals five cosmetic procedures she would NEVER get - from dangerous Brazilian butt lifts to 'unpredictable' nose jobs, US soldier is sentenced to 45 years in jail for conspiring with Satanic neo-Nazi group to launch jihadi massacre on his OWN platoon as it guarded secret military site, Alex Murdaugh's head is shaved as he is booked into South Carolina prison fortress for weeks of evaluation before being sent to a maximum security facility housing the 'worst of the worst', Is Murdaugh family behind three other mysterious deaths? Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. Some people love it. With Yeardley Smith and Dan Grice, 205 episodes, 18 ratings & reviews. 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. The answer was no, no, no, no. Further details about the wedding are yet to be revealed. [33], In 2017, Smith started a podcast, Small Town Dicks, which explores real life crime in small towns in the United States. When the showrunners asked Smith to take Jean's place, she originally said no, which was quite the opposite of her usual approach. 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. She then got married to Daniel Erickson, but that marriage as well ended in divorce in 2008. Meanwhile . I called up a buddy who worked for the neighboring police department. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Email: [emailprotected]. 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. I'm single and I don't have any children, I thought I can do this.". What is the Net Worth of Le, Yeardley Smith The Simpsons Voice Actress Married Dan Grice. She was the lead and executive producer of the independent romantic comedy, Waiting For Ophelia, which premiered at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009. "Lisa Simpson's Voice Steps Out on Her Own", Hunting for Old Paper with James McNeill Whistler, "J.Y. GRICE Whenever she tells this story she always mentions the bag, but that wasnt on the menu that day. [11] Her other roles include parts in Barry Levinson's Toys and James L. Brooks' As Good as It Gets. Let identical twin detectives Dan and Dave take you behind closed doors as they explore the complex relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve. 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. He took a chance, though, and eventually revealed to her that he had been disappointed that she never invited him to dinner. Sometimes it is,' gushed Smith. For her special day, Yeardley opted for an off-shoulder sparkling champagne dress. He met her friends, who approved, and Smith spent the next two years-plus making the trip to Oregon every other weekend. 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 month - eight years after he was hired to protect her as her bodyguard. He texted back, I think youre really interesting, too,' she said. That was Dan. It was summertime and I thought, let these guys have time with the families since they all have children. A Dinosaur's Story. 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. Somebody has to go'. [2][10] After the audition, the role was given to another actress. Still, they did, even though neither had been looking for love. The separation was agonizing for me. The joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it, Smith said. NEWS. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I told him to pull over once he got around the corner and I would get in the front seat. The news was confirmed by Smith's representative on July 13. Tommy McArdle is a digital news writer at PEOPLE covering stories across all of the brand's verticals. The 58-year-old voice . Smith. [10] She then played Putter in The Legend of Billie Jean (also 1985). The thing I had going for me when I moved here was that I had her as a lead blocker for learning how to handle Hollywood. We got engaged in August 2018 and we were engaged for four years. 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. And he joined her to and from the event of the next day. Yeardley Smith and Dan Grice on their wedding day. I saw it and knew exactly who she was because I remember her fromThe Legend of Billie JeanandMaximum Overdrive. SMITH Yes. I suggested a restaurant by her hotel, in the chance that she would end up going to one of the places I suggested. The couple said their vows on June 11 in their Los Angeles Home. 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. Thats exactly what it was. She's also a great actress. [35], In 2018, Smith challenged Republican Ted Cruz after he disparagingly labeled the Democratic Party "the party of Lisa Simpson". I co-host the #truecrime podcast @smalltowndicks & I host a cooking show: "Oil & Water" on YT & @oilandwaterfood ! Most cartoons want things peppy and cartoony. [2][26] The New York Times critic Margo Jefferson called it an "appealing if overlong show", adding that "The career narrative needed shortening. I'm a travel enthusiast, a movie buff and a cricket fan all wrapped in one. [27] Her one-scene role as pregnant checkout girl Nancy in 1991's City Slickers earned her "more attention than all [her] previous roles combined", and taught her "that it's far better to have small parts in big movies that everyone sees. Thats the podcast that we have today. It was summertime and I thought, let these guys have time with the families since they all have children. The couple who also now co-host a podcast called Small Town Dicks with Dan's brother, Dave got engaged in August 2018 and planned to marry in March 2021 but pushed the ceremony back twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GRICE Its pretty intertwined. What made you fall for her? They soon started dating, spending the first few years of their romance over long-distance, until Grice eventually moved to Los Angeles full time. [42], In 2011, Smith launched a women's shoe line called Marchez Vous. Smith and Grice first met in 2014 when the former went to Springfield, Oregon for a Simpsons-themed mural reveal, which the town had put together to mark the shows 25th anniversary. It was supposed to be similar to what they did for Looney Tunes with the Hollywood Bowl orchestra playing the score live underneath the screen, but James L. Brooks said, Oh, no, no, no. Your login session has expired. 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They came to me and asked if I would go unveil the mural, but I said no. "[10], Smith moved to Los Angeles in 1986 on the "semi-promise" of a part in a TV film. If you are a person who, every time you leave your house, someone might kill you, where does that live inside of you? The Simpsons voice actor Yeardley Smith has gotten married for a third time, after falling for the security detail who was assigned to protect her in a real-life Bodyguard-style love story. [26] However, Smith says "if I had to be associated with one character in fiction, I will always be thrilled that it was Lisa Simpson. But he ended up getting a really nice hotel and, unbeknownst to me, broke the bank for the next six months.". [21] However, the dispute was soon resolved and she received $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 per episode. It felt like forever. For years, Yeardley Smiththe voice actress behind Lisa Simpsonand Zibby Allen were inseparable. You just have to have faith. Smith was previously married to actor Christopher Grove, whom she wed in 1990. However, she decided to invite him to The Simpsons' Hollywood Bowl shows days later. He texted back, 'I think you're really interesting, too,'" she said. best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated comedy - tied the knot with Dan Grice last . During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing to cast new voices. [10] Smith lifts her voice up slightly to perform the role. A friend of Grice's in law enforcement brought him to meet Smith at the airport gate and he accompanied her to and from the event the next day, which Smith called "the best day.". As Alex is jailed for horrific executions of his wife and son rumors abound in the sleepy South Carolina town of Walterboro - and locals say 'most people don't believe he is the killer'. 'The joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it,' she told THR. Smith, who voices the character of Lisa Simpson on theiconic animated FOX comedy show The Simpsons married the former police detective Dan Grice in June. Beloved Hollywood cartoon maiden Yeardley Smith married her ex-cop fiancee in a surprise "The Bodyguard"-type romance. She then tied the knot with a man named Daniel Erickson in 2002, but. We were chatting, and I told him [about Yeardley], that she was really interesting and attractive. While comparisons to classic 1992 film The Bodyguard starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner are obvious, Smith and. "We got engaged in August 2018 and we were engaged for four years. In June 2016, the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting; in the video, Smith and others told the stories of the people killed there. Thats impressive. [13] Lisa is the only regular character voiced by Smith, although in some earlier episodes, she provided some of Maggie's squeaks and occasional speaking parts. The captain said it was Yeardley Smith, Grice said. While comparisons to classic 1992 film The Bodyguard starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner are obvious, Smith and. She had just gone through a second divorce, and Grice had decided to focus on his career. All About Ben Smith-Petersen, Jessica Simpson Reveals How a 'Massive Movie Star' Tried to Seduce Her: 'I Thought I Would Never Share It! He gave me a couple of recommendations and as he dropped me off because I hadnt caught this name, I asked, What should I call you? He said, Call me Dan. I remember thinking, I wonder if he would have dinner with me? I thought, Of course he would, youre the job. But I didnt ask, so I ate dinner by myself. And the script surprised me." "[23] In a 2009 interview with The Guardian, she commented: "It's the best job ever. 'I wanted to chat with him so I sat in the front seat. ', Here comes the bride: The couple officially became husband and wife on June 11, 2022, during an intimate wedding in their Los Angeles home, Smith and Grice's story is much like the 1992 Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner movie, The Bodyguard (pictured), which sees Houston's character fall for her bodyguard, True love: 'Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? Trump wants 'Freedom Cities' where cars can fly, parents get 'BONUSES' for having babies and huge monuments are built to 'true American heroes' in 'Quantum Leap' vision for the future. [18] Pietila stated that, having seen her in Living on Salvation Street,[13] Smith was always her preferred choice. I didnt know that she happened to be the voice of Lisa Simpson. She currently stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running animated television series The Simpsons . He admired the way she dealt with fans, and she took to his quiet confidence.. I figured she would sit in the back but she asked to sit up front. And right away, the two hit it off. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it," Smith said. Im going to be 58 in July, and theres something to be said for having a little bit of wisdom after all this time and two divorces. Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? She described it as the best day.. So, I gave him my phone number and said, When you find it, text me the picture.. Grice recognized Smith because he had seen her in other films, although he was unaware that she voiced Lisa Simpson. "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. By now, the 58-year-old Smith knows that she and Lisa Simpson are inseparable from each other. Dan Castellaneta voices Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, . He was respectful without being fawning. The answer was no, no, no, no. She has voiced Lisa since 1987, beginning with The Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. He said, Ms. 357 The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married her fianc Dan Grice. If he had been 23 years into being a detective and I was 30 years into my career, that would be a much different story. Keep scrolling to catch more insights about their wedding ceremony. [8] Smith has labeled her family "upper crust and reserved". But when their podcast "Small Town Dicks" got popular, things got ugly. Considering how you met, does that ever switch off? Published: 20:54 EST, 13 July 2022 | Updated: 14:56 EST, 14 July 2022. For the nuptials, Smith wore a dress by Zuhair Murad. 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.. One of my jobs, sitting on the other side of the table, is that I always want to know how you do what you do and why you do it. [40], In a 1997 interview with The Daily Targum, Smith stated "I am shy, but I have an extroverted persona which I can draw on when I need to," and that she is a "private" actress. S***, did you think you were going to stay with me?' Hi, I am Meenal. Directed by Judith Ivey,[28] the play is about her mixed feelings over the success of The Simpsons, her parents, her relationships, and her struggles with bulimia. ", Episode 4.21: "A Few Thongs and A Hawaiian Funeral", This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 23:54. Yeardley Smith is a married woman now! SMITHA week later, Im in Los Angeles, and Dan texted to say, I really wish youd asked me to dinner, which was so sweet. [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). I always play the friend of a friend, never the lead. He was able to get past the gate again and while we were waiting, I learned that he played professional baseball for six years. In 2004, Smith performed an off-Broadway one-woman show entitled More at the Union Square Theatre in New York City. [2] She later spoke of her regrets of appearing in the latter in her one-woman show More.[16]. The two of them got engaged in August of 2018 and they were supposed to get married in March 2021 and then July 2021 but their wedding plans got delayed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. '"[10] Writer Jay Kogen praised her performance on the show, particularly in the episode "Lisa's Substitute", as able "to move past comedy to something really strong and serious and dramatic". The 58-year-old star - best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on 'The Simpsons' - tied the knot with Dan Grice last month, having first met by chance in 2014. Yeardley was initially not interested in the event as she had security concerns since she had been a victim of stalking in the past. . Now, they both co-host the true-crime podcast Small Town Dicks together, alongside Grice's twin brother, Dave. He then accompanied Smith to the event the next day and they shared numbers before Smith returned to Los Angeles. 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. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for iHeartMedia). But I'm trying to become better. Soon afterward, the pair exchanged their phone numbers and began talking and they started visiting each other as their relationship blossomed. I had to explain, listen, I am divorced again and that was too much for me at that point. Yeardley Smith Voices Lisa Simpson and Grandma Flanders. Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. But, of course, there wasnt a straight line to their nuptials. There was just something about Dans quiet confidence. 'Anytime someone said they needed a volunteer, you just knew it probably wouldnt be any fun and quickly, nobody raised their hand,' he recalled. Its such a beautiful love story thats more than just a bodyguard story come to life. Be the first one to comment on this story. But he ended up getting a really nice hotel and, unbeknownst to me, broke the bank for the next six months.. When Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons, was asked . Grice was reluctant, too, to be there, but he decided to accept the assignment, because he was single, and he knew many other members of the Springfield Police Department had families theyd rather be with than an actress whod been in The Legend of Billy Jean andMaximum Overdrive. '"[13][17] Smith was given the role of Lisa, instead. 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. SMITH I really just sort of thought that I liked the good guys to win. 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. I looked around the room at the other detectives, including my twin brother. Yeardley has had a few marriages. 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Did you get calls like that often? The actress, who has served as the longtime voice of Lisa Simpson, married Dan Grice on June 11, her rep confirmed to ET. On July 13, Smith's representative confirmed the information. What have you learned about love and marriage through each other? She then invited him to come out to California to visit, and the rest is history, They soon started dating, spending the first few years of their romance over long-distance, until Grice eventually moved to Los Angeles full time. 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. The Simpsons Star Yeardley Smith Weds Detective She Met in Springfield The Hollywood Reporter, True Crime Podcast Stories & More | Small Town Dicks, Do not sell or share my personal information. 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. Matt Groening on Smith's vocal style[10], Smith's longest-running role is voicing Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons. "We've seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldn't it be great if life was like that? Smith was previously married to Daniel Erickson and to actor Christopher Grove, whos appeared in This Is Us and How to Get Away With Murder. SMITH I was wearing shoes from my own shoe line. 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. Grices law enforcement friend brought him to meet Smith at the airport gate. She then tied the knot with a man named Daniel Erickson in 2002, but their marriage ended six years later. 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Eventually Grice took up Smith on a visit to Los Angeles and as the relationship developed, she began commuting to Oregon to visit him. I said, Oh, God. Above all, every day she amazes me. 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. Now, they both co-host the true-crime podcastSmall Town Dickstogether, alongside Grice's twin brother, Dave. Sometimes it is.'. Were entertaining how to expand because we didnt want to grow too fast, too soon. On July 13, Smith's agent verified the news #YeardleySmith #Biographygist #todaynews When the captain mentioned Smith's name, Grice said he didn't immediately know who she was, but when he saw a photo, he recognized her from her other roles, like The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive.
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