The Simpsons to cease white actors voicing non-white characters

Within days in late June, four animated TV shows that featured white actors voicing characters of color pledged to make changes, all with the actors' support. Netflix's Big Mouth creators said June 24 that they would cast a Black actor for the role of Missy, currently performed by Jenny Slate, while Apple TV+'s Central Park creative team said it will recast biracial character Molly, voiced by Kristen Bell.

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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.

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.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorAlison Brie posted on Instagram Friday expressing regret over voicing the character of Diane Nguyen, a Vietnamese American writer on Netflix’s BoJack Horseman. In the statement, Brie says “We missed a great opportunity to represent the Vietnamese-American community accurately and respectfully.”Brie’s decision follows a wave of white actors announcing they will not be voicing their animated POC characters.

Alison Brie said she regrets her voice acting gig on Netflix's "BoJack Horseman." Brie, 37, voiced the role of Diane Nguyen, a Vietnamese fictional character from the popular adult animated television series, from 2014 up to the series finale in January. On Friday, the actress said she wishes she never accepted the part in a statement she posted to her Instagram.

The Simpsons is the latest show to make big changes to its cast amid ongoing protests and a reckoning in and over acts of systemic racism and white supremacy. Over the last 30 years, the has used white actors to play a number of characters of color including Apu, Carl, Dr. Hibbert, Lou the policeman, Judge Snyder, and Akira.

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

LOS ANGELES — Animated TV comedy “The Simpsons” is ending the use of white actors to voice characters of colour, producers said on Friday.

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.

that he would step away from the Fox sitcom as the longtime voice of the Black character Cleveland Brown.Also Read: 'Family Guy' Actor Mike Henry Will No Longer Voice Black CharacterThis is not the first time “The Simpsons” has had to reckon with race in voice casting.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorFox 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

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Simpsons” won’t have any repeats of Hank Azaria voicing Apu.The producers behind the show issued a statement saying that from now on, characters of color will be voiced by actors of color only.“Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the statement read.News of the decision comes less than an hour after Mike Henry announced he will no longer voice the character of Cleveland Brown on fellow Fox comedy series “Family

Central Park, cosigned a statement by the animated series announcing that Bell would no longer voice the role. However, Bell will apparently remain on the show as a new character. “This is a time to acknowledge our acts of complicity,” to the statement in her caption.