All we know there is i wont be doing the voice anymore, unless. Nick riviera disco stu duffman old jewish man prof. Thats a talent he has certainly demonstrated on the simpsons. Hermans thought processes are dramatized in a greek chorusstyle. Hank azaria says he has no plans to continue voicing the character of apu on the simpsons, according to an industry blog. Almost from its beginning 28 years ago, azaria has been one of the shows most prolific voice actors, with over a dozen characters in his wheelhouse. Hank azaria april 25th, 1964 present is an actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, director and writer. It should be clarified that this doesnt mean that azaria is leaving the simpsons for good, as he also provides the roles of characters like carl carlson, chief wiggum, comic book guy, and moe szyslak.
Simpsons actor hank azaria has reportedly retired from. The simpsons tv series 1989 hank azaria as moe szyslak, chief wiggum, carl, lou, comic book guy, apu, carl carlson, superintendent chalmers, apu nahasapeemapetilon, kirk van houten. The simpsons actor hank azaria reveals he will no longer. Its possible that the simpsons writes apu out of the show completely, or that he will be recast with a new actor. He voices apu nahasapeemapetilon, moe szyslak, chief wiggum, comic book guy and numerous other characters on the simpsons. Comic book guy is a very obese, socially incompetent, unshaven, cruel man who is perhaps best known for his sarcastic quips. Comic book guy and police chief clancy wiggum, is white. The simpsons actor hank azaria has said he will no longer be voicing the character of apu, following years of controversy and accusations of racism. Hank azaria will no longer voice apu on the simpsons. He is the third simpsons voice actor to have a role on family guy. The producers of the longrunning animated series have now provided a statement to the new york.
Hank azaria confirmed that hell be stepping down from his role as the voice of apu on the simpsons after more than 30 years. William ragsdale stars as the title character, herman brooks. The voice of the simpsons, hank azaria, talks about how he came up with professor frink, comic book guy, and meeting jerry lewis. He is also known for his live action roles which include the birdcage, mad about you, friends, night at the museum. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Secondly, this is still a funny season, episodes like homer where homer finds he has a crayon in his skull, and worst episode ever where comic book guy. As comic book guy he told 3,000 graduating students. Hank azaria is one of the six main voice actors on the simpsons and also provides voices for the simpsons. Azaria who voices several other characters on the simpsons including chief wiggum and comic book guy insisted in 2018 he was willing to. The season 12 book is cool too, comic book like and has plenty of information you want to know about the series.
Azaria, whos also voiced bartender moe, chief wiggum and comic book guy in his 29 years on the simpsons, said the show has parodied all kinds of people, including republicans, brazilians. Hank azaria willing to step aside from simpsons apu role. Simpsons actor hank azaria says hell no longer voice apu. Hank azaria has spent the last 30 years, lending his voice to the popular animated series the simpsons, the longestrunning sitcom of all time. He voices everyone from moe, to apu, to comic book guy, to kirk van houten, to cletus spuckler.
Azaria, who also voices moe, chief wiggum, comic book guy, professor frink, cletus and many other characters on the longrunning animated hit, revealed his feelings about apu during an appearance. Apu nahasapeemapetilon moe szyslak chief clancy wiggum comic book guy lou carl dr. He voices apu nahasapeemapetilon, moe szyslak, chief wiggum, comic book guy, jonathan frink, snake jailbird and numerous other characters on the simpsons. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. He holds a masters degree in folklore and mythology he translated the lord of the rings into klingon as part of his thesis. Apu, moe the bartender, chief wiggum, comic book guy, dr. Hank azaria is the voice of 31 simpsons characters. Hank azaria is a voice actor known for voicing moe szyslak, venom, and bartok. He is best known for his various roles in the simpsons such as moe szyslak, apu nahasapeemapetilon, chief wiggum, comic book guy, carl carlson and numerous other simpsons characters.
I f theres a vocal equivalent of rubber face, hank azaria s got it. Hank azaria on 5 of his many many simpsons voices by josh kurp photo. The latter of the bunch has been a bit of a controversial topic. Azaria, a white american actor who also voices moe szyslak, chief wiggum and comic book guy, was quoted by entertainment website slashfilm this week as confirming he would no longer voice the indianborn convenience store owner. Simpsons hank azaria gives tufts university commencement speech. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. He is best known for his voices on the simpsons, where he portrays moe, apu, comic.
Azaria discusses the cultural impact of the simpsons and the legacy of the show. Azaria is known for voicing chief wiggum, moe szyslak, comic book guy, and most notably, apu nahasapeemapetilon. Zairee born april 25, 1964 is an american actor, voice actor, singer, comedian and producer. The simpsons moe szyslak chief wiggum carl lou comic book guy apu carl carlson superintendent chalmers apu nahasapeemapetilon kirk van houten cletus professor frink snake bumblebee man wiseguy dr. Professor frink is based on jerry lewis performance in the original the nutty professor. Hank azaria will retire from voicing the character of apu on the simpsons, according to an interview out of the 2020 tcas like most of the core simpsons cast, azaria voices multiple roles in.
Azaria is most famous for his voice work on the simpsons. Henry albert azaria born april 25, 1964 is an american actor, voice actor, producer, and comedian. The simpsons actor hank azaria says he will no longer. Simpsons showrunner al jean previously stated that apu was a work in progress and there had been claims including one from producer adi shankar that the show would drop the character. Chief wiggum, carl carlson, comic book guy, snake, nick riviera, disco stu. Hank azaria from the simpsons says he will no longer voice. Hank azaria while harry shearer does lots of the voices on the simpsons that arent of members of the simpsons family, hank azaria does all the other voices. Frink is eaten by comic book guy cyclops, lou, moe and apu are all eaten by homer dan castellaneta in their pigform not knowing they were his friends, few of his other characters get impaled. Hank azaria opens up about speaking ladino and his latest tv role. Hank azaria opens up about speaking ladino and his latest. Is hank azaria quitting voicing apu on the simpsons.
This just means he wont be providing apus voice anymore. Hank azaria on brockmire and why he no longer performs. In january, hank azaria revealed that he will no longer provide the voice of apu in the simpsons. Henry albert hank azaria born april 25, 1964 is an american actor, comedian, producer, director and writer. Hank azaria says he will no longer voice the controversial simpsons character apu nahasapeemapetilon.
He is known for his voice characterizations as a variety of characters in the animated sitcom the simpsons 1989present, which has included moe szyslak, apu nahasapeemapetilon, chief wiggum, comic book guy, carl carlson and others. He is known for his voice characterizations as a variety of characters in the animated sitcom the simpsons 1989present, which has included moe szyslak, apu nahasapeemapetilon 19902020, chief wiggum, comic book guy, carl carlson and others. He exhibits geeky behaviour to an extraordinary and deliberately unrealistic degree, and often also makes references to obscure subjects or. The simpsons producers release statement on hank azaria no. Nick, bumblebee man, apu nahasapeemapetilon, moe szyslak, comic book guy, carl carlson, cletus spuckler, clancy wiggum, horatio mccallister, lou, drederick. He voiced many characters in the fox animated television series the simpsons. He is voiced by hank azaria and first appeared in the secondseason episode three men and a comic book, which originally aired on may 9, 1991. He is the third simpsons voice actor to have a role on family guy, after nancy cartwright and dan castellaneta before him. He is noted for being one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series the simpsons 1989present, on which he performs the voices of moe szyslak, apu nahasapeemapetilon, chief wiggum, comic book guy, carl carlson and numerous others.
The series was created by andy guerdat and steve kreinberg, and produced by wittthomas productions in association with touchstone television. Snakes is based on azarias old college roommate, while comic book guys voice is based on a student who lived in the room next door to azaria and went by the name f. Rubberfaced comic actor and vocal artist extraordinaire hank azaria initially plied his trade on the standup circuit, then subsequently landed stage appearances and tackled bit parts on television. Hank azaria on brockmire and why he no longer performs apu on the simpsons azaria has voiced dozens of simpsons characters. Zairee born april 25, 1964 is an american actor, voice actor, comedian and producer. Secondly, this is still a funny season, episodes like homer where homer finds he has a crayon in his skull, and worst episode ever where comic book guy finds he fancies skinners mum is also very funny. Hank azaria is by far the most versatile voice actor on the simpsons. Nick, snake the criminal, bumblebee man, superintendent chalmers principal skinners boss, professor frink, and. The comic book guy, snake, lou the cop, professor frink, and others. The 50yearold actor joined the simpsons when he was just 22, and has collected four emmys for an impossibly long list of. The simpsons hank azaria quits voicing apu newshub 0. The simpsons star hank azaria confirmed he will no longer play the controversial apu character the portrayal has been heavily scrutinized in recent years as a racist caricature of indianamericans.
Simpsons hank azaria gives tufts university commencement. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. Kelly chiello and photos by dimitrios kambourisgetty images, fox. Frink captain mcallister cletus spuckler drederick tatum luigi sea captain luigi risotto. Hank azaria 151 character images behind the voice actors. Henry albert hank azaria is an american actor, producer and comedian. The character is one of several voiced on the simpsons by azaria he is also the voice of chief wiggum, comic book guy and. Hank azaria simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He is an actor, known for the simpsons 1989, free agents 2011 and the birdcage 1996.
Hank azaria was born on april 25, 1964 in queens, new york city, new york, usa as henry albert azaria. Hermans head is an american sitcom that aired on the fox network from september 8, 1991 until april 21, 1994. Azaria also voices moe, chief wiggum, comic book guy, cletus, professor frink, the sea captain, superintendent chalmers, disco stu, and duffman, among others. We all agreed on it this article is more than 3 months old. He outlines working with jack lemmon in the madefortelevision movie tuesdays with morrie, and details the experience of working with lemmon and what he learned from him. He also appeared in movies such as the birdcage 1996, and on stage as sir lancelot in the monty pythoninspired musical, spamalot.