Category: Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria Will No Longer Voice Apu On “The Simpsons”
Fans of The Simpsons who never loved the stereotypical portrayal of Apu will no longer cringe hard enough to crack their couch in half, because he’s without a voice. Well, he’s without a voice until they hire somebody else. In an interview with Slashfilm (via Vulture), Hank Azaria said, as promised, he will no longer be voicing Apu for the long (llllloonnnnngggg)-running animated series.
It Took Him A Minute, But Hank Azaria Says He’s Willing To Stop Being The Voice Of Apu
Hank Azaria has been the voice of Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons since the very first season all the way back in the olden days of 1990. Over the years, there’s been hate about Hank voicing a stereotypical Indian character and many think it’s some Mickey-Rooney-In-Breakfast-At-Tiffany’s foolery. But the hate got louder after the release of a documentary called The Problem with Apu, which was written by comedian Hari Kondabolu. The Simpsons responded in a way that should be featured in a book called How To Respond To A Controversy In The Worst Possible Way. They made Lisa Simpson be the one to basically tell everyone who has a problem with Apu to go down to the Kwik-E-Mart and get themselves some Aspirin to crush up and sprinkle on their hurt butts.
Hank was on The Late Show last night to promote his other show Brockmire, and the first thing he talked about after sitting down was how beautiful the theater is. I think that was his way of saying, “Can’t we just talk about these plush suits and that gorgeous ceiling and please, please, please not mention the name that rhymes with Achu?” But Stephen Colbert went right into how many South Asians cringe at the thought of Apu.