“He was so caring and giving and wise.” The Simpsons star Hank Azaria has paid touching tribute to his “brother” after Matthew Perry passed away at the age of 54 on Saturday, October 28. Azaria, who guest-starred in Friends as Phoebe’s boyfriend David, posted a video to Instagram saying that Perry was the first friend […]

2 years ago

“I apologise for my part in creating that and participating in that.” Hank Azaria has said he feels the need to apologise to every Indian person for playing the role of Apu in The Simpsons. Azaria portrayed the voice of Apu between 1989 and 2021 across 694 episodes, but in January it was announced he […]

5 years ago

Hank Azaria announced earlier this year that he would no longer provide Carl’s voice. In June, the producers of The Simpsons announced that the show would no longer have characters of colour voiced by white actors. Now, we have the first change to the voice cast, as Alex Desert has been announced as the new voice […]

5 years ago

Hank Azaria has spoken out about his decision to retire from voicing Apu in The Simpsons. Azaria announced last month that he wouldn’t be voicing the character anymore following criticisms Apu is a racist caricature which promotes negative stereotypes around Indians. “Once I realised that that was the way this character was thought of, I just […]

6 years ago

“What they’re going to do with the character is their call.” In April of 2018, The Simpsons aired an episode entitled ‘No Good Read Goes Unpunished’ which quickly became the subject of controversy. The episode centred on Marge finding an old book that she loved as a child and wanting to pass it on the […]

6 years ago

There has been a lot of controversy about the role lately. A few months, a documentary was released titled The Problem With Apu, which dealt with the representation of the minority character in what has become an increasingly problematic way. Not that Apu has been represented any differently over the years, but the public’s awareness […]

8 years ago