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Harry Shearer will no longer voice black 'Simpsons' character
February 22, 2021 | 4:33pmHe’ll be replaced by Kevin Michael Richardson ("Bless the Hearts").
'The Simpsons' finds replacement to voice Carl after Hank Azaria's exit
September 24, 2020 | 7:03pmFans of “The Simpsons” might notice one character sounds different in the Season 32 premiere Sunday.
‘The Simpsons’ actor Harry Shearer weighs in on using white actors for non-white characters
August 4, 2020 | 12:29pm“The job of the actor is to play someone who they’re not,” he said.
‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters
June 26, 2020 | 6:53pm“Moving forward, 'The Simpsons' will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters."
The movie Jerry Lewis didn't want you to see
August 21, 2017 | 6:11pmFew would deny the comedic genius of Jerry Lewis, who died Sunday at age 91. But there is one movie in his slapstick-riddled filmography that drew no laughs — partly...
'Spinal Tap' creators fire back at current owners in court
March 30, 2017 | 10:55pmThe creators of “Spinal Tap” have turned the legal volume up to 11 in an effort to advance their $400 million suit against the movie’s current owner. In pleadings filed...
'Spinal Tap' owners attempt to get creators' $400M suit tossed
March 1, 2017 | 10:54pmThe foursome behind the “Spinal Tap” mockumentary — Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner — should have the volume of their $400 million suit against Vivendi turned...
'Spinal Tap' star says he was cheated out of royalties in $125M suit
October 18, 2016 | 5:30pmHarry Shearer, who played bassist Derek Smalls in the 1984 mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Tap,” claims Universal Pictures has cheated him out of millions of dollars by paying him and...
Voice of Mr. Burns isn't leaving 'The Simpsons' after all
July 7, 2015 | 11:13pmLooks like Harry Shearer squeezed some more “D’oh!” out of “The Simpsons.” Shearer, who voices decrepit Mr. Burns, obsequious Waylon Smithers, God-fearing Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner — among others...