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The Simpsons: Troy McClureBy Wikipedia
Troy McClure is a fictional character in the television cartoon
series The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman. After Hartman's murder in
1998, the character was retired (along with Hartman's other character,
Lionel Hutz). His character last appeared in season ten's third episode,
"Bart the Mother."
Troy is the stereotypical Hollywood has-been; ubiquitous presenter of
educational videos, voiceovers, and infomercials. At one stage Troy
McClure had a modestly successful acting career. When introducing the
latest product he is paid to add his clean-cut good looks and smooth voice
to, he always reminds us of his previous career with his standard
introduction "Hi, I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from
such {films, educational videos, voiceovers} as," and then going on
to list the kind of (often amusingly-titled) B-grade stuff that pays the
bills but is hardly Oscar-winning material. He has narrated propaganda for
everyone from the beef industry, to health farms, to the Springfield
Nuclear Powerplant.
Troy's career reportedly went downhill due to his unusual paraphilia,
which apparently involved fish. To cover this up, a marriage was arranged
between himself and Marge's sister Selma, which revived his career to star
in Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!, a musical version of
the film Planet of the Apes (the episode was made well before the 2001
remake of the movie). Although Selma accepted the sham marriage, she drew
the line when Troy's producers suggested that they have a child. Troy is
now presumably spending time with his aquatic friends again. His name is
an amalgam of B-movie actors Troy Donahue and Doug McClure.
In all ways, Troy is the exact opposite of Rainier
Wolfcastle, another movie star from The Simpsons world. While Troy's
films pay the bills, Rainer's films are blockbusters and are the ones that
could win Oscars.
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