1. Troy McClure is a fictional character in the American animated series The Simpsons.
16 Facts About Troy McClure
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Troy McClure was originally voiced by Phil Hartman and first appeared in the second season episode "Homer vs Lisa and the 8th Commandment".
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Troy McClure appears as the main character in "A Fish Called Selma", in which he marries Selma Bouvier to aid his failing career and quash rumors about his personal life.
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Troy McClure was a star in the early 1970s, but his career went downhill due to rumors of zoophilia involving fish.
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At his bachelor party, a drunken Troy McClure tells Homer Simpson that the marriage is just a sham to help his career.
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Troy McClure ultimately gets the role, but turns it down in order to direct and star in his own pet project, a 20th Century Fox film called The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel.
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Troy McClure was made into an action figure as part of the World of Springfield toy line, and was released in the "Celebrity Series 1" wave in 2002.
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Troy McClure was based on the typical "washed up" Hollywood actor.
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When he was designed, Troy McClure was given an extra line under his eyes to suggest that the character had gotten a facelift.
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Troy McClure's character is most developed in "A Fish Called Selma", which provides a more in-depth look into his private life and backstory.
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Animator Mark Kirkland was particularly pleased that Troy McClure was the star of the episode.
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Troy McClure enjoyed interpreting Hartman's voice-over performances, and the episode allowed him and the other animators to "open [McClure] up visually as a character".
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Troy McClure last appeared in the season ten episode "Bart the Mother", which was dedicated to Hartman.
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Troy McClure has become the apotheosis of the stereotype, a gut-achingly funny reinterpretation whose trademark introduction.
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Troy McClure's most prominent episode, "A Fish Called Selma", is a favorite of many staff members, and has been cited as one of the series' best episodes by several publications.
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Troy McClure often used his McClure voice to entertain the audience between takes while taping episodes of NewsRadio.