Grice also didn't initially have high hopes for the event, suspecting the detail "just knew it probably wouldn't be any fun. Dan, this was your first and only wedding, capping off a bit of a fairy tale for you meeting and falling in love with a celebrity, moving to Los Angeles and starting a new life. Grices law enforcement friend brought him to meet Smith at the airport gate. We were chatting, and I told him [about Yeardley], that she was really interesting and attractive. But because show business is so unstable, to be honest, I had to have a conversation with him after two years. While comparisons to classic 1992 film The Bodyguard starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner are obvious, Smith and Grices love story also features two people who had sworn off settling down. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Matt Groening on Smith's vocal style[10], Smith's longest-running role is voicing Lisa Simpson on The Simpsons. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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. The previous relationships that Id had while working in law enforcement never worked out. The detective was none other than Dan. The actress, who has served as the longtime voice of Lisa Simpson, married Dan Grice on June 11, her rep confirmed to ET. Its such a beautiful love story thats more than just a bodyguard story come to life. CELEBRITY. FINANCE. Smith who provides the voice for many characters on the cartoon comedy including Lisa Simpson, met Grice while on a promotional tour at Springfield, Oregon. Trump wants 'Freedom Cities' where cars can fly, parents get 'BONUSES' for having babies and huge monuments are built to 'true American heroes' in 'Quantum Leap' vision for the future. We were going to get married in March 2021, and then it was July 2021. Commentary for ", Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. Yeardley asked the makers of the show about the security before giving her nod to the event. 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. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter, While working as a detective, Dan Grice was hired to protect Smith and the chance encounter led to love and marriage: "Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? MAIL. 'Dan didnt want to go to and I didnt want to go but something bigger than us was like, "No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out,"' Smith said of the day they met, Smith was previously married to actor Christopher Grove, from 1990 to 1992. The show is anchored by veteran, identical-twin detectives Dan and Dave, retired cold case . It was my favorite wedding yet. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Oh no. And he joined her to and from the event of the next day. Martha Maria Yeardley Smith (/jrdli/ YARD-lee;[1] born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. She moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. I think shes incredibly sexy and when I saw her at the Hollywood Bowl, she was wearing this little red dress and its my absolute favorite. That first drive from the airport to her hotel, I remember as she was interrogating me, I looked over at her in the passengers seat and she gave me this smile. From then on, she decided to "just sort of build a wall around myself", to cope with the disappointment of not getting a part. The 58-year-old actress, who has famously played Lisa Simpson in the animated series since it premiered in 1989, tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend, police detective Dan Grice, last month - eight years after he was hired to protect her as her bodyguard. While we were on the way, he said that he could come wait with me at the gate since I had an hour to go until my flight. So, I gave him my phone number and said, When you find it, text me the picture.. We got engaged in August 2018, and we were engaged for four years. [5] Her maternal grandfather was art historian A. Hyatt Mayor, and among her great-grandparents were marine biologist and zoologist Alpheus Hyatt and artist and sculptor Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor. That was Dan.'. Dan recognized Yeardley from her performances in the 1980s films The Legend of Billie JeanandStephen KingsMaximum Overdrive but he did not know that she was the voice of Lisa Simpson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, they tied the knot at their Los. Aside from getting swept off your feet by a real-life detective, how did you feel about the true-crime genre? Yeardley Smith has married Dan Grice. Since he was single, he had no such commitments. Be the first one to comment on this story. 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. But if youre not nervous, please come because its going to be a great party and good God, weve all waited so long for this. In 2004, Smith performed an off-Broadway one-woman show entitled More at the Union Square Theatre in New York City. Dan and Dave are seen together in a throwback photo, The next day he picked her up for the event, which she described as 'the best day,' adding, 'The fans were incredible and it was a beautiful, sunny day.'. [33], In 2017, Smith started a podcast, Small Town Dicks, which explores real life crime in small towns in the United States. Yeardley Smith of The Simpsons married former police investigator Dan Grice on Monday, July 11. She does something that surprises me and makes me open my eyes a little wider. Martha Maria Yeardley Smith ( / jrdli / YARD-lee; [1] born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. I co-host the #truecrime podcast @smalltowndicks & I host a cooking show: "Oil & Water" on YT & @oilandwaterfood ! They gave me an itinerary, and it included picking her up at the airport. best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated comedy - tied the knot with Dan Grice last . 'He was so in charge without being overbearing in any way, shape or form. I just didnt know that there would be a chance to be with somebody who I could come home to after seeing terrible things happen during the day and have a conversation where they would be willing or interested to hear how it affected me. 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'. (Laughs.) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The couple became engaged in. Smith's agent confirmed the news on July 13. Keep scrolling to catch more insights about their wedding ceremony. Yeardley Smith and Dan Grice on their wedding day. She then tied the knot with a man named Daniel Erickson in 2002, but their marriage ended six years later, The Simpsons even commemorated the nuptials with a tweet featuring Lisa Simpson and a photo from their wedding in the background. 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. At that point, I took her bag and watched her as she did what she does best. She met him while he was providing personal security for her during a Simpsons event. SMITH The city of Springfield, Oregon, where Dan worked as a detective in the violent crimes unit, decided in 2014 that for the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons, they would honor the show with a mural on the sides of a downtown building because Matt Groening is from Portland, which is nearby. I'm a travel enthusiast, a movie buff and a cricket fan all wrapped in one. I get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. Following her graduation, Smith shifted to New York City in 1984 and appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppards The Real Thing. "We kept texting and then we started to talk on the phone. SMITH I was wearing shoes from my own shoe line. The news was confirmed by Smith's representative on July 13. He took a chance, though, and eventually revealed to her that he had been disappointed that she never invited him to dinner. I saw it and knew exactly who she was because I remember her from The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive. And she takes that very seriously. They came to me and asked if I would go unveil the mural, but I said no. I didnt know that she happened to be the voice of Lisa Simpson. It's true, I'm the worst celebrity ever. Terjemahan frasa SMITH PORTRAYED dari bahasa inggris ke bahasa indonesia dan contoh penggunaan "SMITH PORTRAYED" dalam kalimat dengan terjemahannya: Smith portrayed heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in. Jul 15, 2022 AceShowbiz . By the time I land, he texted me that picture. [2][10] After the audition, the role was given to another actress. Moments after exchanging their vows, which they both wrote themselves. ", A post shared by Yeardley (@yeardley_smith), The two immediately felt a connection when he picked her up at the airport, and she sat in the front seat. They started texting back and forth as soon as she went back to Los Angeles. 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. Welcome to the home of Small Town Dicks and The Briefing Room! Dan, a month prior, had a conversation with his dad telling him that he was never going to get married. "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. But he ended up getting a really nice hotel and, unbeknownst to me, broke the bank for the next six months. When she was cast back in 1987, I just liked the sound of her voice. . The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special In 3-D! During that time, I would just sit on the sofa and Dave would come over from his house a block away and they would download their days. [11] Aside from The Simpsons, Smith has recorded few voice-over parts, only commercials and the film We're Back! [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. She currently stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running animated television series The Simpsons . As youre learning all these things about him, I imagine by that point the spark has been lit? 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. SMITH Im pretty smooth. Theyre wonderful people, and they are a part of my history. [18] Pietila stated that, having seen her in Living on Salvation Street,[13] Smith was always her preferred choice. She went to Los Angeles in 1986 and was cast for a recurring role in the Showtime sitcom, Brothers. They thengot engaged in 2018, Rebel Wilson reveals she was banned from Disneyland for 30 days, Bruce Willis steps out in LA after revealing dementia diagnosis, Miley Cyrus shares a teaser for new Backyard Sessions special, Victoria Beckham shares video to celebrate Brooklyn's 24th birthday, Nicola Peltz-Beckham shares funny video of herself dancing with husband, Cher dons black blouse for Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, Kim Kardashian teams up with La La Anthony for TikTok, Leonardo di Caprio and Rosie Bertram attend Kuku restaurant in Paris, Wendy Williams steps out as she plans for a return to work, Camila McConaughey shares horrifying turbulence aboard flight, Victoria Beckham behind the scenes at her Paris fashion week show, Earth's geological past: A Model reveals Earth's surface change. Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. He was not overly impressed by me and I really admired his sense of self-assurance. That first drive from the airport to her hotel, I remember as she was interrogating me, I looked over at her in the passengers seat and she gave me this smile. Published: 20:54 EST, 13 July 2022 | Updated: 14:56 EST, 14 July 2022. By now, the 58-year-old Smith knows that she and Lisa Simpson are inseparable from each other. I watch that and be mindful of potential threats because I still live in that space a little bit. Its really not my thing. She said: "I loved it. Because of COVID, it got pushed again to June 11 of 2022. "[11] When filming was over, she rejoined The Real Thing before being out of work for six months. While comparisons to classic 1992 film The Bodyguard starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner are obvious, Smith and. [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. The couple said their vows on June 11 in their Los Angeles Home. Yeardley is able to go through moments of great emotion and wring it for all she's worth. Her name rang a bell, but it wasnt until later that morning that I got a printout with her photo. First, both pondered asking the other to dinner, but didn't. They started texting back and forth as soon as she went back to Los Angeles. The 58-year-old voice actress, . Just an FYI, the game has been giving bart screen of death since about 4:30am eastern. 'Simpsons' Lisa Voice Actress Yeardley Smith Marries the Detective Assigned to Be Her Security Yeardley Smith is married, and the love story is straight out of a movie. 'The joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it,' she told THR. Yeardley Smith is married, and the love story is straight out of a movie. [19] Smith has only voiced characters other than Lisa on very rare occasions, with those characters usually being some derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" and Lisa, Jr. in "Missionary: Impossible" (both from season 11 in 2000). Thats impressive. He was so in charge without being overbearing in any way, shape or form. Fax: 01 865 2189 Because I'm a person who leaps and then looks, I said, 'Hey, why don't you come down to Los Angeles?' In 2011, Smith starred as Ms. Miller in the movie The Chaperone alongside Triple H and Ariel Winter. [35], In 2018, Smith challenged Republican Ted Cruz after he disparagingly labeled the Democratic Party "the party of Lisa Simpson". 'I wanted to chat with him so I sat in the front seat. For her work on The Simpsons, Smith received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. I often say that Im sort of in awe, amazed and get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. Then it came time to, you know, shake hands and kiss babies, which I was more than happy to do. Smith made her film debut with the 1985 drama film Heaven Help Us followed by The Legend of Billie Jean and Maximum Overdrive. Somebody has to go. They explained the deal the event was on a Monday morning and because there was only one direct flight from L.A. to Eugene, Oregon, across the highway from Springfield, I would have to fly in on Sunday night. [34] Smith had co-hosted the podcast with actress and long-time friend Zibby Allen until March 2019 when the two filed lawsuits against one another, with Allen accusing Smith of pushing her out of ownership and profit rights from the show. "The Simpsons" star Yeardley Smith, who since 1989 has starred as the voice of Lisa Simpson, has remarried, and it's all thanks to the beloved FOX comedy, she told The Hollywood Reporter in a. She wed Christopher Grover in 1990 but divorced him in 1992 after only two years. She's also a great actress. How long after the decision to move here did you get engaged? Because of COVID, it got pushed again to June 11 of 2022. Eventually Grice took up Smith on a visit to Los Angeles and as the relationship developed, she began commuting to Oregon to visit him. When Yeardley enquired about security, the Springfield Police Department assured her that a plain-clothed detective would be with her throughout the event. 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. She further added, 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. They allotted a plain-clothed detective from the Springfield Police Department for her security. 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. There were more bumps like their serious talk about how she could never move to Oregon that almost broke them up but they persevered. We kept texting, and then we started to talk on the phone. Sending them lots of love, light, and laughter. According to the outlet, the Simpsons showrunner Al Jean was originally supposed to make the trip to Oregon for the event, though he ultimately couldn't be there due to a previous obligation. By the time she was two, she and her family had moved to Washington, D.C., where she was raised. They were like, Hooray! Our showrunner Al Jean was going to be the guy to go to Springfield for the day, but then two weeks before the event, he couldnt make it because The Simpsons was gearing up for three days at the Hollywood Bowl in September of that summer. It never occurred to me to take her bag. Now, they both co-host the true-crime podcastSmall Town Dickstogether, alongside Grice's twin brother, Dave. 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. 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. He admired the way she dealt with fans, and she took to his quiet confidence.. Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images; FOX. There were about 60 people at the ceremony and we ultimately said, listen, we get it, Smith said. The film was a box office bomb and critically panned, although Smith "thought it would be the movie that launched my career. GRICE Its pretty intertwined. What was the next step in your relationship? The actress, who has served as the longtime voice of Lisa Simpson, married Dan Grice on June 11, her rep confirmed to ET. All About Louis Eisner, Kim Kardashian's Dating History: From Kanye West to Pete Davidson, Luis Ruelas Calls Teresa Giudice's Brother Joe Gorga 'a Good Human,' Says They Got 'Vulnerable' Before Feud, 'She Would Have Been Such a Good Mom': Wash. Man Sentenced for Murdering Ex Because She Was Pregnant. She then got married to Daniel Erickson, but that marriage as well ended in divorce in 2008. When Dan's superior asked for volunteers for the event, he signed up so that the other detectives could spend time with their families and children. I get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event, but something bigger than us was like, No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. "[11] She made her acting debut in a sixth-grade play. SMITH I really just sort of thought that I liked the good guys to win. Dont forget to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the world of showbiz. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a . Dan and Dave happen to be identical twins who are both veteran detectives. The captain said it was Yeardley Smith. '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 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 58-year-old star - best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson on 'The Simpsons' - tied the knot with Dan Grice last month, having first met by chance in 2014. The Hollywood actress spilled the beans on her wedding to the Hollywood Reporter. Yeardley was initially not interested in the event as she had security concerns since she had been a victim of stalking in the past. [21] However, the dispute was soon resolved and she received $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 per episode. Grice was reluctant, too, to be there, but he decided to accept the assignment, because he was single, and he knew many other members of the Springfield Police Department had families theyd rather be with than an actress whod been in The Legend of Billy Jean andMaximum Overdrive. ', Here comes the bride: The couple officially became husband and wife on June 11, 2022, during an intimate wedding in their Los Angeles home, Smith and Grice's story is much like the 1992 Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner movie, The Bodyguard (pictured), which sees Houston's character fall for her bodyguard, True love: 'Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? [44], Smith, Yeardley. Hes engaged but not overbearing, and I think thats one of his superpowers. All About Adam Porter-Smith, 'Gossip Girl'Reboot Series Finale: Find Out How It Ended Including Andy Cohen's Surprisingly Pivotal Role, Paying Tribute to the Celebrities Who Have Died in 2023. 'I get a giggly feeling when I think about it because Dan didnt want to go to this event and I didnt want to go to this event but something bigger than us was like, "No, no, listen, you two are going to meet and its going to work out. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for iHeartMedia). Theres something to be said for having someone who isnt in the profession and who is not afraid to ask the questions. 'Weve seen it in movies and you always wonder, wouldnt it be great if life was like that? He didnt try to impress anyone. She also revealed that that Springfield had decided to honour the famous tv show of the same name, with a mural for the shows 25th anniversary. 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. We have some good things in the pipeline and now that people are back in theaters, were going to do some live shows in the fall. NOVA.ie and Radio NOVA is a premium publisher and broadcaster, based in Dublin, Ireland. They kept in touch via text and Grice met Smith while visiting Los Angeles, while Smith commuted to Oregon to visit him. At the time, we lived in the same neighborhood so close I could hit a golf ball to his house. 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