‘The Simpsons’ Will ‘No Longer Have White Actors Voice Non-White Characters,’ Producers Say

Wendell Pierce is putting his name in the hat to take over the role of Cleveland Brown.

Now that Mike Henry has stepped down from the role, Wendell Pierce said he would like to take over performing the voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy. Henry, who voiced the character for 20 years both on Fox'sFamily Guy and and four seasons on The Cleveland Show, announced last week he would no longer play the African American cartoon character amid a new push for characters of color to no longer be portrayed by white actors.

Fox has released a statement on casting for non-white characters on “The Simpsons.”“Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the network said Friday.The move comes as several television shows have pulled episodes featuring blackface from their streaming platforms, and amid a nation dealing with controversial depictions of race on TV and film.On “The Simpsons,” Hank Azaria has been the voice of the black cartoon character Carlton Carlson.

Family Guy actor Mike Henry is stepping down from voicing the African-American character of Cleveland Brown to make way for a person of colour.Henry, who is white, originated the role back when the hit cartoon debuted in 1999, and also brought Brown to life on the spin-off series, The Cleveland Show, which ended after a four-season run in 2013. However, Henry has since announced he will no longer voice the part of Brown in the long-running Seth MacFarlane sitcom.

BoJack Horseman.Sharing a statement on Instagram, the actress, who has also starred in the shows Community and Glow, said: “In hindsight, I wish that I didn’t voice the character of Diane Nguyen.“I now understand that people of color, should always voice people of color. We missed a great opportunity to represent the Vietnamese-American community accurately and respectfully, and for that I am truly sorry.

Alison Brie is speaking out about voicing a character of colour amid a number of celebs stepping down from voicing non-white characters.

Jordan Moreau Alison Brie says she regrets voicing Diane Nguyen, a Vietnamese American character, on Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman.”“In hindsight, I wish that I didn’t voice the character of Diane Nguyen. I now understand that people of color should always voice people of color.

we previously reported, actress Jenny Slate also abandoned her role on Netflix’s “Big Mouth”.She was one of the first actors to announce her resignation, and gave a lengthy explanation about her voicing a black character has contributed to racism and white privilege.  After 20 years, actor #MikeHenry has decided to step away from voicing Black character #ClevelandBrown. He says a person of color should have the role instead.

Also Read: 'The Simpsons' Will No Longer Have White Actors Voice Nonwhite CharactersBrie’s statement comes after several other white voice actors stepped away from their roles as people of color in animated series. “Family Guy” star Mike Henry said on Friday that he would step away from the Fox sitcom as the longtime voice of the Black character Cleveland Brown.

The Simpsons and Family Guy plan to recast white actors who previously voiced characters of color on the long-running Fox animated sitcoms.“Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the network said in a statement to TVLine on Friday, June 26.Meanwhile, Mike Henry, a white voice actor, tweeted on Friday that he will stop playing Cleveland Brown on Family Guy.“It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years.

The Simpsons have announced that they will no longer be using white actors to voice people of colour on the show.“Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the producers said in a short statement.This week has seen a number of white actors stepping down from animated roles in which they play those of a different race.Earlier this week white actor Jenny Slate announced that she would no longer be playing biracial character Missy in the Netflix

The Simpsons will no longer feature white actors voicing non-white characters, network Fox has said.

Mike Henry, who has voiced the character of Cleveland Brown for two decades on "Family Guy," said on Friday that he is stepping down from the role on the FOX animated series. "It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years," Henry, 54, wrote on Twitter.

and  are the latest shows that are making big changes. Amid recent backlash over the use of blackface, as well as white actors voicing ethnic characters, a spokesperson for tells ET on Friday that «Moving forward, will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.”Mike Henry, known as the voice of Cleveland Brown on, also said that he would no longer be voicing the Black character.

Cornerstone animated shows “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” are doing away with white voice actors voicing characters of colour.

Major changes are on the way for both Family Guy and The Simpsons.

The Simpsons is the latest animated show to publicly declare that it will no longer employ white actors to voice non-white characters. The decision comes in the same week that Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell stepped away from playing their biracial characters on Big Mouth and Apple TV+'s Central Park, respectively.

Mike Henry will no longer be voicing beloved Family Guy character, Cleveland Brown. Henry has announced he's stepped down from the role in order to let an actor of color play his black character."It's been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years," Henry tweeted.