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Hank Azaria apologises for voicing Apu on The Simpsons amid racial insensitivity claims
Hank Azaria, the famed voice actor behind several characters on The Simpsons, has publicly apologised for voicing the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, which he described as an offensive Indian stereotype.
Key points:
- The long-running voice of Apu in the Simpsons says he wants to apologise to “every Indian in the country”
- Hank Azaria stopped voicing Apu last year
- The show has previously annoucned white actors would no longer voice non-white characters
Last year, he announced he would no longer be providing the voice of the Kwik-E-Mart clerk, whose thick accent, Indian culture and Hindu beliefs were played for laughs on the show.
Azaria, a white American, made the comments on the Armchair Expert podcast, where he said he initially had a…
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