Smith originally did not want to attend the event, in part because she was concerned with security and had experienced stalking in the past. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house. Its such a beautiful love story thats more than just a bodyguard story come to life. Right away, the two hit it off. [11] The book Just Humor Me includes a story, "The Race", written by Smith. But he ended up getting a really nice hotel and, unbeknownst to me, broke the bank for the next six months.". "[11] In 1997, she appeared as Lulu the palm reader in the independent film Just Write. "We got engaged in August 2018 and we were engaged for four years. 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. They started texting back and forth as soon as she went back to Los Angeles. "Everyone tested beforehand but we told our guests that if they were still nervous about COVID, no hard feelings, stay home. I said, 'Oh, God. Soon afterward, the pair exchanged their phone numbers and began talking and they started visiting each other as their relationship blossomed. He was respectful without being fawning. "[23] In a 2009 interview with The Guardian, she commented: "It's the best job ever. Yeardley (@yeardley_smith) Instagram photos and videos yeardley_smith Verified Follow 582 posts 30.6K followers 651 following Yeardley I'm the voice of #LisaSimpson. Keep scrolling to catch more insights about their wedding ceremony. All About Ben Smith-Petersen, Jessica Simpson Reveals How a 'Massive Movie Star' Tried to Seduce Her: 'I Thought I Would Never Share It! Im done. He was unaware of her most famous role. '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. "It is more than, 'Yes, I get to talk like this,'" she says,. 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. She doesnt want to hang out with two knuckle-dragging cops. But I wish that he had. 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. He was not overly impressed by me, and I really admired his sense of self-assurance. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house. 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. Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a Springfield event neither of them wanted to go to. But I'm trying to become better. 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. 'Run the World' 's Corbin Reid Marries Fianc on New Year's Eve In a Caribbean Castle! "[26] The show's creator Matt Groening has called Smith very similar to Lisa: "Yeardley has strong moral views about her character. I watch that and be mindful of potential threats because I still live in that space a little bit. I dont know. My dream job has come upcan I make a TINY lie on my CV? I often say that Im sort of in awe, amazed and get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. 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. It was a slow day at the airport and as we were walking, we started to chit-chat and the first thing I noticed were her shoes. [33], In 2017, Smith started a podcast, Small Town Dicks, which explores real life crime in small towns in the United States. Here is somebody who is gracious and is doing something incredibly generous. I wanted to chat with him, so I sat in the front seat. Before Smith flew back to Los Angeles following the event, Grice wanted to show her a picture from a trip he had recently taken to Singapore but couldn't find it, so Smith gave him her phone number to text the photo to her later. [11] Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We're Back! [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. GRICE Whenever she tells this story she always mentions the bag, but that wasnt on the menu that day. 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. Sitting in my normal place with a cup of coffee, our captain who ended up becoming police chief said he needed a volunteer for an assignment. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it," Smith said. For her special day, Yeardley opted for an off-shoulder sparkling champagne dress. I was always eating alone, too, so I asked him where I should eat. 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I like to think that I would handle myself with the greatest poise, but if somebody got aggressive or physical, I would go into papa bear mode and I will protect her, no matter what. In 1987, Smith auditioned for the Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. Yeardley Smith has been the unmistakable voice of Lisa Simpson for almost 750 episodes. 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. "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. Im waiting downstairs, and after he asked where I had dinner, I told him that I almost asked him to dinner but before he could answer, the woman from the city council comes running around the car and shoves me in the backseat to give me the run of the show. That was Dan. When they pressed her, Smith eventually agreed to attend, and little did she know, the event would bring her future-husband into her life, changing it forever. 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. The 58-year-old voice actress, . Oh no. CELEBRITY. Thats exactly what it was. Maybe [my voice is] a little deeper now. I said, Oh, God. Castleforbes Road, [15] She appeared in the films The Legend of Billie Jean and Ginger Ale Afternoon (1989) as "trailer-park girls". 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. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. Dan Castellaneta voices Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, . When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Smith intended to audition for the role of Bart Simpson, but the casting director felt her voice was too high, and she was cast as Bart's sister Lisa. 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[24] Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Smith and the other cast members accepted a 25% pay cut, down to just over $300,000 per episode. He then accompanied Smith to the event the next day and they shared numbers before Smith returned to Los Angeles. By now, the 58-year-old Smith knows that she and Lisa Simpson are inseparable from each other. Were entertaining how to expand because we didnt want to grow too fast, too soon. Smith starred in and served as executive producer for the independent romantic comedy Waiting For Ophelia, which had its world premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2009. All About Brett Ashley Cantwell, Who Is Riley Keough's Husband? Grice originally recognized Smith from her appearances in the 1980s films The Legend of Billie Jean and Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive though he didn't realize she was the voice of Lisa Simpson. He met her friends, who approved, and Smith spent the next two years-plus making the trip to Oregon every other weekend. They gave me an itinerary, and it included picking her up at the airport. I didnt want to get in between them, and I wasnt sure how to solve the problem. (2005). She had these beautiful shoes on. She noted "It would make me high, I would feel endorphins and this great sense of victory. Oh no. Because of COVID, it got pushed again to June 11 of 2022. best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated comedy - tied the knot with Dan Grice last . [21] The issue was resolved a month later,[22] and Smith earned $250,000 per episode. She then tied the knot with a man named Daniel Erickson in 2002, but. In general, people who make their living doing voices on cartoons aren't always great for us. 'Simpsons' Lisa Voice Actress Yeardley Smith Marries the Detective Assigned to Be Her Security Yeardley Smith is married, and the love story is straight out of a movie. After Smith agreed to fly to Oregon, she said she was told that Springfield Police Department would assign a plain-clothed detective to her for the event. SMITHNobody ever meets you at the gate anymore, so I was completely thrown off and walked right past him. For her work on The Simpsons, Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. There were more bumps like their serious talk about how she could never move to Oregon that almost broke them up but they persevered. The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special In 3-D! [5] Her maternal grandfather was art historian A. Hyatt Mayor, and among her great-grandparents were marine biologist and zoologist Alpheus Hyatt and artist and sculptor Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor. When it came time for the return flight, how did the brief rendezvous end? Further details about the wedding are yet to be revealed. 1. ", But when his superior asked for volunteers, said Grice, "I looked around the room at the other detectives, including my brother. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The separation was agonizing for me. 'I get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, "No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. Dan and Dave happen to be identical twins who are both veteran detectives. Jul 15, 2022 AceShowbiz . They were like, Hooray! Our showrunner Al Jean was going to be the guy to go to Springfield for the day, but then two weeks before the event, he couldnt make it because The Simpsons was gearing up for three days at the Hollywood Bowl in September of that summer. With Yeardley Smith and Dan Grice, 205 episodes, 18 ratings & reviews. 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. You just have to have faith. The Emmy winner explains that it all started with an appearance for the show that she reluctantly agreed to. Matt Groening on Smith's vocal style[10], Smith's longest-running role is voicing Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons. A representative for Smith, who voices Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated FOX comedy, confirmed the wedding details . The American actress tied the knot with the former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. 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. HOME. [12][13] After appearances in a number of school plays, she joined the local Arena Stage theater group on an apprenticeship, featuring in their production of Peter Pan. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith tied the knot with former police detective Dan Grice on Monday, July 11. Advertisement They officially became husband and wife on June 11, 2022, during an intimate wedding in their Los Angeles home. Please logout and login again. [2][3] Her mother, Martha Mayor, was a paper conservator for the Freer and Sackler Galleries at the Smithsonian Institution. SMITHAfter the event, Dan pulled the car around and they shoved me in the back seat. They came to me and asked if I would go unveil the mural, but I said no. The actress, who has served as the longtime voice of Lisa Simpson, married Dan Grice on June 11, her rep confirmed to ET. Sometimes it is.'. They kept in touch via text and Grice met Smith while visiting Los Angeles, while Smith commuted to Oregon to visit him. The Hollywood actress spilled the beans on her wedding to the Hollywood Reporter. The Simpsons actress Yeardley Smith and her former detective husband Dan Grice exchanged their vows last month. Yeardley Smith and Dan Grice on their wedding day. She does something that surprises me and makes me open my eyes a little wider. Because of Dans line of work, he was able to compartmentalize quite brilliantly. [31][32] On March 30, 2019, Smith was honored with the Human Rights Campaign's National Leadership Award in Los Angeles for her work as an advocate of the LGBT community. Shes incredibly generous. [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. Tommy McArdle is a digital news writer at PEOPLE covering stories across all of the brand's verticals. My respect for Dan and Dave and law enforcement, when its doing the job the right way, really expanded. He arrived at 9 a.m. on a Friday and we had planned to meet for coffee, but they changed my rehearsal time so I couldnt have coffee with him. S***, did you think you were going to stay with me?' Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? What was the next step in your relationship? She made her film debut in 1985's Heaven Help Us, followed by roles in The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive. I love to capture moments through my words. . Some people love it. He admired the way she dealt with fans, and she took to his "quiet confidence.". It was great while it lasted, but just not meant to be. [12], Smith became a professional actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school. The 58-year-old voice . However, the couple nearly did not meet, as Smith had initially turned down the offer of travelling to Springfield. Your login session has expired. Everyone tested beforehand but we told our guests that if they were still nervous about COVID, no hard feelings, stay home. 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. During an interaction with The Hollywood Reporter, Smith recalled the whole incident and said, The joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it.. Yeardley Smith has married Dan Grice. Meanwhile, a quick backstory: I had been divorced from my second husband for six years at that point, and I had not dated. [10] Smith has stated: "I've sounded pretty much the same way since I was six. I'm a travel enthusiast, a movie buff and a cricket fan all wrapped in one. 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.

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