Home » today » Entertainment » The Simpsons and Family Guy Will Also Recast Their Black Characters With Black Actors The Simpsons and Family Guy Will Also Recast Their Black Characters With Black Actors June 27, 2020 by world today news —Carl Carlson from The Simpsons. Image: Fox– The animation industry is currently going through a small reckoning as it finally, finally, really, finally seems to realize that its characters of color could be voiced by actors of color just as easily as white ones. According to Entertainment Weekly, The Simpsons is the latest animated show to make the change. Earlier this year, Hank Azaria finally stepped away from his role as the Indian character Help after much criticism, and now the show will recast the entirety of its Black cast as well, including Carl Carlson, Lou, and Dr. Hibbert. In a statement, producers of the show didn’t do much to elaborate on anything, just saying, “Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.” Fair enough. Family Guy is also doing some recasting, with actor Mike Henry stepping away from the role of Cleveland Brown. “I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color,” he wrote on Twitter. “Therefore, I will be stepping down from the role.” Search for: