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. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. They divorced after two years of marriage. Menu. [2] She later spoke of her regrets of appearing in the latter in her one-woman show More.[16]. I was so flummoxed when I got off the plane but by then, I realized, Get your fucking shit together, Yeardley. GRICE Dave and I were both concerned with the tone, and we couldnt, in good conscience, talk about these cases and not give them the reverence and respect they deserve. He met her friends, who approved, and Smith spent the next two years-plus making the trip to Oregon every other weekend. She denies rumors that she almost turned down the role, though admits she had never planned a career in voice-over work. You have entered an incorrect email address! He said that he would love to come, and then I asked, 'Where are you staying?' They were divorced in 1992, citing irreconcilable differences. [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 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. She was asked to travel to the unveiling of the mural after the original guest Al Jean (Simpsons showrunner) was unable to attentd. A representative for Smith, who voices Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated FOX comedy, confirmed the wedding details . Of course, she didnt walk in there, but she walked past the place where my brother and I went and I didnt notice her. Thats the podcast that we have today. I didnt end up seeing him until later that night after the show. The couple said their vows on June 11 in their Los Angeles Home. 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The Emmy winner explains that it all started with an appearance for the show that she reluctantly agreed to. I had a terrific time, which I feel like not every bride can say. Yeardley and Dan met each other for the first time in the year 2014 when Smith went to Springfield, Oregon, to attend aSimpsons-themed mural unveiling that had been put together by the people of the town to mark the 25th anniversary of the show. Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/jrdli/ YARD-lee;[1] born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. Small Town Dicks is a podcast about the big-time crime that's happening in Small Town, USA. He took a chance, though, and eventually revealed to her that he had been disappointed that she never invited him to dinner. The actress, who has served as the longtime voice of Lisa Simpson, married Dan Grice on June 11, her rep confirmed to ET. SMITH It was amazing. Dan Grice is a former Springfield Police Criminal Investigator who met Smith in 2014 when he chose to be important to her security detail when she visited the area. They both admitted over text they thought each other were very 'interesting,' though Smith assumed that would be the end of it - since they live 850 miles away from each other. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it," Smith said. best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated comedy - tied the knot with Dan Grice last . They came back and said, Oh, please? My respect for Dan and Dave and law enforcement, when its doing the job the right way, really expanded. Smith was married to Christopher Grove for two years in 1990 and remarried Daniel Erickson in 2002 before separating in 2008. I'm a travel enthusiast, a movie buff and a cricket fan all wrapped in one. Hi, I am Meenal. It was my favorite wedding yet. We wanted to honor the victims and be respectful of their families. All About Brett Ashley Cantwell, Who Is Riley Keough's Husband? I told him that I could never move [to Oregon] because I have to do my work from here. A lot of people have grown up watching her and sometimes their body starts acting before their mind catches up. He was not overly impressed by me and I really admired his sense of self-assurance. 'I eventually said I would go and they came back a few days later and said they would assign a plain-clothed detective from the Springfield Police Department. [11] Her other roles include parts in Barry Levinson's Toys and James L. Brooks' As Good as It Gets. We were chatting, and I told him [about Yeardley], that she was really interesting and attractive. Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We're Back! "[11] In 1997, she appeared as Lulu the palm reader in the independent film Just Write. The actress, who has served as the longtime voice of Lisa Simpson, married Dan Grice on June 11, her rep confirmed to ET. [8] Smith has labeled her family "upper crust and reserved". Smith eventually agreed to go, and met Grice at the airport. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house. Sending them lots of love, light, and laughter. Her name rang a bell but it wasnt until later that morning that I got a printout with her photo. She's also a great actress. [2][10] After the audition, the role was given to another actress. GRICE I had finally gotten to a point where I was really content. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. "We've seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldn't it be great if life was like that? The actress, who plays Lisa Simpson in the series, tied the knot with police detective Dan Grice last month - eight years after he was hired to protect her as her bodyguard, 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. All About Ben Smith-Petersen, Jessica Simpson Reveals How a 'Massive Movie Star' Tried to Seduce Her: 'I Thought I Would Never Share It! Everything worked out well that day, and I was able to show up right at the gate and be there waiting for her when she walked out. "[10], Smith moved to Los Angeles in 1986 on the "semi-promise" of a part in a TV film. Its really not my thing. For her special day, Yeardley opted for an off-shoulder sparkling champagne dress. So, I gave him my phone number and said, When you find it, text me the picture.. With Yeardley Smith and Dan Grice, 205 episodes, 18 ratings & reviews. 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. Oh no. "[10], In 2004, Smith performed her own off-Broadway one-woman show entitled More at the Union Square Theatre in New York City. The Simpsons actress Yeardley Smith is newly married and she and her husband have quite the love story. Dan, a month prior, had a conversation with his dad telling him that he was never going to get married. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The couple became engaged in. 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'. [11], She married Daniel Erickson in 2002; the marriage lasted for six years and Smith filed for divorce on May 21, 2008, citing irreconcilable differences. Be the first one to comment on this story. [11] The book Just Humor Me includes a story, "The Race", written by Smith. Yeardley, who voices Lisa on "The Simpsons", tied the knot with Dan Grice on June 11, and shared how she and the former police detective first met. 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. Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? 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 likes of the late Nora Ephron fire up their laptop. [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 joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it,' she told THR. '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. 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. Thats how the idea for the podcast came up, in late 2016, early 2017. I said, 'Oh, God. Im single and I dont have any children; I can do this,' explains Dan Grice, who acquiesced and took the assignment, one that changed his life. The fans were incredible, and it was a beautiful, sunny day. We send big congratulations to Yeardley Smith and her now-husband Dan Grice as they are all set to embark on a new journey in their lives. I mentioned this in our wedding vows, but at that moment, her eyes captured me and I really look back on that as the moment she kind of owned me. msha.ke/oilandwaterfood Posts Reels Videos Tagged I then asked if he wanted to go to dinner that night. 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. Calling herself pretty smooth, Smith also added,A week later, Im in Los Angeles, and Dan texted to say, I really wish youd asked me to dinner, which was so sweet. "We got engaged in August 2018 and we were engaged for four years. I was unaware of what the Human Rights Campaign did until I met Yeardley and learned how closely she worked with them to help overturn Prop 8. Because of COVID, it got pushed again to June 11 of 2022. There were more bumps like their serious talk about how she could never move to Oregon that almost broke them up but they persevered. Yeardley has had a few marriages. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married her fianc Dan Grice - eight years after the couple first met when Smith was on a promotional visit to Springfield, Oregon and Grice was the local . "We kept texting and then we started to talk on the phone. [4] Smith's parents later divorced. 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. It took me a really long time to get my bearings again. He texted back, I think youre really interesting, too,' she said. I was going to ask about that. [10] She then played Putter in The Legend of Billie Jean (also 1985). 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 noted "It would make me high, I would feel endorphins and this great sense of victory. 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. To hear these stories in such granular detail with all the frustrations and how perfectly everything needs to line up in order to achieve justice was really striking. The Simpsons even commemorated the nuptials with a tweet featuring Lisa Simpson and a photo from their wedding in the background. Smith explained to the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday that the pair met when he served as her personal bodyguard in 2014 as she visited Springfield, Ore. After having dealt with a stalker, Smith reluctantly agreed to producers pleas to represent her juggernaut show at the unveiling of a mural to celebrate the 25th year of Homer and the gang. Theyre wonderful people, and they are a part of my history. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it, Smith said. Dan, Yeardley said some lovely things about you. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. [2][26] The New York Times critic Margo Jefferson called it an "appealing if overlong show", adding that "The career narrative needed shortening. In previous relationships, it hadnt been like that. The couple exchanged vows at their Los Angeles home. How did the chance meeting come about? It's fun to watch a skilled actress use her craft to the full. You just have to have faith,. Oh no. 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. 357 The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married her fianc Dan Grice. "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. Smith was still recovering from her second divorce, while Grice had fully committed himself to career goals and demanding detective work. The previous relationships that Id had while working in law enforcement never worked out. [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. 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. 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. He texted back, 'I think you're really interesting, too,'" she said. He met her friends, who approved, and Smith spent the next two years-plus making the trip to Oregon every other weekend. The comments below have not been moderated. She had just gone through a second divorce, and Grice had decided to focus on his career. In general, people who make their living doing voices on cartoons aren't always great for us. 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. I dont know There was just something about Dans quiet confidence,' she gushed. He was unaware of her most famous role. 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. But she was completely oblivious. 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 likes of the late Nora Ephron fire up their laptop. How long after the decision to move here did you get engaged? [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. 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Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. GRICEAfter seeing her shoes, then it occurred to me, Dan, you should probably take her bag and be a gentleman. Yeardley Smith has been the unmistakable voice of Lisa Simpson for almost 750 episodes. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The 58-year-old voice actress, . googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-button-1'); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-button-2'); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-button-4'); }); 1st Floor Castleforbes House, The love story of these two lovebirds is like one from the movies. He said that he would love to come, and then I asked, Where are you staying? Then there was a long pause. Out of curiosity, I asked about security because my vision of it would be me on an apple box with the first person in the front row literally an arms length away. Right away, the two hit it off. Shes incredibly generous. Sometimes it is., The two immediately felt a connection when he picked her up at the airport, and she sat in the front seat. At that point, I thought we were done because how are we going to start a relationship being 850 miles away.. Yeardley and Dan Grice recently got married and are content with one another. These stories need to be told by the people who investigated the cases because it brings authenticity, immediacy, and a level of detail and emotion that you wouldnt get otherwise. We kept texting and then we started to talk on the phone. The weekly podcast features Yeardley Smith and her two good friends, Dan and Dave. Dans actually a really good photographer. What is the Net Worth of Le, Yeardley Smith The Simpsons Voice Actress Married Dan Grice. She moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. 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. MAIL. "[28] She would later perform the play for three weeks in Los Angeles the following year. Theres great value in that. 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. Dan Grice is a former Springfield police detective and the two first met in 2014 when Grice agreed to be part of Smith's security while she was in town. Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a Springfield event neither of them wanted to go to. Yeardley Smith has found her happily ever after Smith, who voices the character of Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated FOX comedy show The Simpsons married the former police detective Dan Grice in June. 'Here's to love that lasts even longer than The Simpsons,' the show wrote. Smith became an actress in 1982 after graduating from drama school. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house.
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