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Hank Azaria Says He Will Stop Voicing Apu On The Simpsons

MEDIA Posted: January 19, 2020 9:00 am

But will Apu be retired from the show, or will the show get a new voice actor – perhaps an Indian American voice actor? This has been a long time coming. “In 2017, the comedian Hari Kondabolu’s documentary The Problem With Apu forced Mr. Azaria, who is white, to reckon with his portrayal of the Kwik-E-Mart owner who speaks with a pronounced Indian accent. The film attempted to trace the origin story of Apu and put the character in a broader context of Hollywood depictions of Indians.” – The New York Times

MEDIA Published: 01.17.20

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 01.17.20

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