By Dade Hayes
By Dade Hayes
"I totally blew out my voice, and it didn't come back for almost two weeks"
Hank Azaria is one of the most prolific voice actors in the world — and his vocal cords have the price tag to show it.
The Simpsons star Hank Azaria was scared into taking out insurance for his vocal cords after realising how much of his income depended on his voice acting gigs.
The character has been one of controversy in recent years for being voiced by a white actor
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Brockmire's fourth and final season was always going to be timely, but it wasn't supposed to be this timely. With spring training canceled and opening day pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic, baseball — like everything else — is in an uncertain place. Fortunately, in the real world, things aren't at Brockmire level (yet).
After years of saying he was done, actor Hank Azaria definitively confirmed to the New York Times that he will no longer voice Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the character on The Simpsons he has voiced since the show started in 1989. In recent years, Apu has become a subject of controversy, with the 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu making the case that the convenience store-owning, stereotypically accented immigrant character is a racist depiction of Indian people created by white people.
By Bruce Haring
It has been over two years since anyone has heard a word fromThe Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart clerk Apu — a silence that looks to be indefinite following Hank Azaria's confirmation to the New York Timeson Tuesday that he will no longer voice the character.
The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria attended “seminars about racism and social consciousness” amid the controversy surrounding his portrayal of Indian shop clerk Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
Hank Azaria is opening up about his decision to stop voicing one of his classic characters on The Simpsons: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. The long-running Indian character on the iconic Fox cartoon came under fire in recent years, with more vocal opponents calling out the Kwik-E-Mart manager's racially stereotypical behavior.
"I can be accountable and try to make up for it as best I can"
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Hank Azaria has stepped down from his role as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in The Simpsons, following the controversy surrounding his portrayal of the Indian shop clerk.
Hank Azaria says he will no longer be voicing the character of Apu, the Indian Kwik-E-Mart owner, on The Simpsons. During a recent media interaction, Azaria revealed that he is officially stepping down as the voice of the controversial character on the popular American animated sitcom.
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.
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Hank Azaria says he is officially stepping down as the voice of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons.
Hank Azaria is leaving his role as Apu on The Simpsons after voicing the character for over 30 years.
Cultural sensitivity scored a win now that comedic actor Hank Azaria has said he will stop doing the voice of Apu on The Simpsons. For 31 seasons, Azaria has lent a stereotypical South Asian voice to the animated character, a choice that led to Hari Kondabolu's insightful and humorous 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu.
End of an era! Hank Azaria confirmed that he’ll be stepping down from his role as the voice of Apu on The Simpsons after more than 30 years.
Hank Azaria says he is officially stepping down as the voice of Apu on “The Simpsons.”
A 2017 documentary called out Azaria's portrayal as racially insensitive
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