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Celebrity Readers

Part of what makes Speakaboos' offerings so special is our partnership with some of today's hottest celebrities and talents. We are fortunate and honored to have worked with all of these great stars to record some amazing children's stories for Speakaboos.com.

Harry Shearer

A regular cast member on The Simpsons, Shearer voices characters such as Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Wayland Smithers, Dr. Hibbert and Otto the Busdriver, among many others. Shearer began his career as a child actor, and went on to fame as a writer and cast member on "Saturday Night Live" and a member of heavy metal band Spinal Tap in the spoof "mockumentary" This Is Spinal Tap. Shearer is also a published author and former columnist for the Los Angeles Times Magazine.

Giancarlo Esposito

Born in Denmark to an Italian father and an African-American mother, Esposito has been acting since the age of eight. He has played roles as varied as FBI Agent Mike Giardello on "Homicide: Life on the Street," volatilely opinionated Buggin Out in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, straight-laced detective Jack Baer in The Usual Suspects, and an outrageous take on Hypnos, the God of Sleep, in Monkeybone.

David Krumholtz

Krumholtz began his acting career at age 13 in the Broadway play Conversations With My Father. He went on to star in films such as Life With Mikey and Addams Family Values. Kids may remember him as wisecracking head elf Bernard in The Santa Clause and its sequel. His recent work includes a starring role in the TV series "Numb3rs."

Nick Cannon

Former member of rap group Da Bomb Squad and cast member on Nickelodeon's "All That," Nick Cannon has starred in movies such as Drumline and Ball Don't Lie, and produces and hosts his own improv comedy show, "Wild 'N Out," on MTV.

Crispin Glover

The enigmatic actor, painter, musician, author and director is best known for his role as George McFly in the Back to the Future series, and has a number of other unique characters to his name, including the "Creepy Thin Man" in Charlie's Angels and Grendel in Beowulf. He also finances his own independent film and book projects, released by his production/publishing company Volcanic Eruptions.

Jeff Donovan

With a solid background of TV and film appearances in shows and movies such as "Law & Order," "Crossing Jordan," and Hitch, Donovan recently starred in The Changeling and the TV series "Burn Notice."