Michael Schneider Alex Désert film show actor voice Michael Schneider Alex Désert

‘The Simpsons’ Season Premiere: Here’s Who Took Over Carl’s Voice From Hank Azaria (EXCLUSIVE)

Reading now: 162
variety.com

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“The Simpsons” fans might notice at least one long-running character sounds a little different in Sunday’s Season 32 premiere.In the episode, Carl Carlson — Homer Simpson’s nuclear plant co-worker, and best friend to Lenny Leonard — is now voiced by actor Alex Désert (“Better Things”).

Désert replaces Hank Azaria in the role, at least for that episode.The switch comes as “The Simpsons” producers confirmed earlier this summer that it would no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.

Azaria had voiced Carl, who is Black, since the beginning of the show (except for Carl’s first appearance, in the Season 1 episode “Homer’s Night Out,” where he was voiced by Harry Shearer).

Read more on variety.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA