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White People to Stop Voicing Minority Characters in ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’

White People to Stop Voicing Minority Characters in ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’
Animated characters (L-R) Peter Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, both voiced by Seth MacFarlane, Cleveland Brown, voiced by Mike Henry and Joe Swanson, voiced by Patrick Warburton, from the series "Family Guy." Henry announced that he will no longer voice the black character Cleveland Brown. Fox via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
6/27/2020|Updated: 6/27/2020

A voice actor who played a minority character in “Family Guy” said he’s leaving the role after 20 years while “The Simpsons” producers said no white actors would be allowed to voice nonwhite characters.

“Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice nonwhite characters,” producers said in a statement Friday.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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