22 Facts About Moe Szyslak

Moe Szyslak is voiced by Hank Azaria and first appeared in the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

Grouchy, lonely, miserable, and prone to violent outbursts, Moe Szyslak is constantly down on his luck and has attempted suicide numerous times.

Moe Szyslak is the owner and bartender of Moe Szyslak's Tavern, frequented by Homer Simpson and other characters including Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Sam and Larry, and his most loyal customer, Barney Gumble.

Moe Szyslak is not a very good bartender, at one time expressing surprise that gin and tonic can be mixed together.

Moe Szyslak has an annual Christmas tradition of attempted suicide, but his attempts are comically unsuccessful, and he has already called the suicide hotline so many times that they've blocked his number.

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Moe Szyslak is easily irritated, frequently threatening the patrons at his bar with a shotgun he keeps behind the counter.

Moe Szyslak is occasionally shown to have a sentimental and caring side to his personality, such as reading to sick children and the homeless, although he is secretive about such behavior.

Moe Szyslak has struck up genuine friendships with both of Homer's daughters which have remained in the following episodes.

Moe Szyslak has an almost non-existent love life due to his vulgarity towards women and his ugly appearance.

Moe Szyslak has long been infatuated with Marge Simpson, whom he usually calls "Midge", and has on occasion tried to win her away from Homer, although later episodes have shown him actively working to keep the two together.

Moe Szyslak has been romantically involved with Edna Krabappel as well as Marge's sister Selma Bouvier.

From early in the series, Moe Szyslak was depicted as a European immigrant to the United States.

In "Much Apu About Nothing", Moe Szyslak is depicted taking his United States citizenship test; previously, "Bart's Inner Child" had depicted Moe Szyslak's own inner child chastising him for abandoning his native Italian accent.

Azaria has said he sees Moe Szyslak as being from the Queens borough of New York City, and portrays him with a Queens accent.

In "Springfield Up", footage from a documentary called Growing Up Springfield shows an 8-year-old Moe Szyslak claiming that his father was a circus freak.

Moe Szyslak was unsure which one but liked to think it was a little of all of them.

Teenage Moe Szyslak is shown again in "She Used to Be My Girl", where he is depicted working in the school cafeteria, given as his first job "since prison"; Marge is responsible for having him sent back there.

Moe Szyslak was designed by animator Dan Haskett and his facial appearance was modeled after a gorilla.

Animator Mark Kirkland said that he often lets off-model drawings of Moe Szyslak pass through production because the character is so ugly that no one will notice.

Moe Szyslak was the first voice Hank Azaria performed for the show.

Moe Szyslak used the same voice in the audition and was told by Matt Groening and Sam Simon, who was directing him, to make it more gravelly like Deutsch's voice.

Moe Szyslak was originally voiced by Christopher Collins who recorded several lines as Moe Szyslak which never aired.