| Reverend Lovejoy | |
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| The Simpsons character | |
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| First appearance |
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| Created by | Matt Groening |
| Designed by | Matt Groening |
| Voiced by | Harry Shearer |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Timothy Lovejoy Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Minister of the First Church of Springfield |
| Spouse | Helen Lovejoy (wife) |
| Children | Jessica Lovejoy (daughter) |
| Religion | Mainline Protestant Christianity |
Reverend Timothy "Tim" Lovejoy, Jr.[1] is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head".
Rev. Lovejoy is the minister at The First Church of Springfield—the Protestant (mostly Mainline) church in Springfield. Initially kind-hearted and ambitious, Lovejoy has become somewhat bitter and apathetic towards other people and religion because of Ned Flanders's chronic, over-the-top scrupulosity.
- ^ Groening 2010, p. 1165.