It was, like, holy shit, are you kidding me? GRICE There was an adjustment. Somebody has to go'. While Yeardley is American, she was born Martha Maria Yeardley Smith on July 3, 1964, in Paris, France where her father served as a correspondent with UPI. They got engaged in 2018, and were supposed to tie the knot in 2021 - but it got pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing to cast new voices. [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. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Top $76,000-a-year New Jersey boarding school admits 'more should have been done' to stop bullying of boy, 17, who took his own life after being falsely accused of rape by cruel peers, A musical climax! Yeardley Smith marries, shares love story with Dan Grice - Yahoo! When the showrunners asked Smith to take Jean's place, she originally said no, which was quite the opposite of her usual approach. 'Here's to love that lasts even longer than The Simpsons,' the show wrote. She had these beautiful shoes on. He was telling me that he had just gone to Singapore to coach an ex-pat team of kids for this clinic that his friend runs. She was asked to travel to the unveiling of the mural after the original guest Al Jean (Simpsons showrunner) was unable to attentd. 'The joke is that I really will do anything for my show but I didnt really want to do it,' she told THR. About Small Town Dicks Radio Podcast | True Crime Stories "[11] In 1997, she appeared as Lulu the palm reader in the independent film Just Write. Smith, 58, married former police detective Dan Grice on June 11. We kept texting, and then we started to talk on the phone. He sort of chuckled and asked if I had a mother-in-laws house or something, meaning my little guest house. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith gets married years after - Yahoo! A representative for Smith, who voices Lisa Simpson on the iconic animated FOX comedy, confirmed the wedding details which were first shared by The Hollywood Reporter to PEOPLE on Wednesday. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. (2005). Moments after exchanging their vows, which they both wrote themselves. [2][3] Her mother, Martha Mayor, was a paper conservator for the Freer and Sackler Galleries at the Smithsonian Institution. The Simpsons' Yeardley Smith marries her former security - Metro I dont know. I figured she would sit in the back but she asked to sit up front. When Yeardley enquired about security, the Springfield Police Department assured her that a plain-clothed detective would be with her throughout the event. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith has married a former detective she met at a Springfield event which neither of them actually wanted to go to. Smith originally did not want to attend the event, in part because she was concerned with security and had experienced stalking in the past. ", But when his superior asked for volunteers, said Grice, "I looked around the room at the other detectives, including my brother. Right away, the two hit it off. SMITH Im pretty smooth. While he suggested places for her to grab a bite, they both admitted to the outlet that they secretly thought about asking each other to dinner - although, neither did, each wished that they had. Grice also didn't initially have high hopes for the event, suspecting the detail "just knew it probably wouldn't be any fun. 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. On the other hand, Dan wore a classic black tux with a bow tie. He said, Ms. I called up a buddy who worked for the neighboring police department. Yeardley Smith Host 215 episodes Dave Grice Host 216 episodes Paul Holes Host 31 episodes Dan Grice Host 215 episodes Gary Scott Editor 215 episodes Recent Episodes House on the Hill Trailer Season 12 is coming April 21! Grice recognized Smith because he had seen her in other films, although he was unaware that she voiced Lisa Simpson. 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Smith had initially been asked to audition for the role of Lisa's brother Bart, but casting director Bonita Pietila thought her voice was too high. 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 Simpsons actress Yeardley Smith is newly married and she and her husband have quite the love story. She moved to New York City in 1984, where she appeared in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith tied the knot with former police detective Dan Grice on Monday, July 11. The Simpsons voice actor Yeardley Smith has gotten married for a third time, after falling for the security detail who was assigned to protect her in a real-life Bodyguard-style love story, I do!