Hank Azaria apologizes for voicing Apu on The Simpsons
April 14, 2021 by:
Armchair Expert podcast, Azaria is officially apologizing for voicing the characters and regrets that his decision took so long.
Azaria says during the podcast that I ve had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years and then he personally apologizes to Padman, the daughter of Indian immigrants, for portraying a character who has had such a negative impact on the community for so long: I know you weren t asking for that, but it s important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that. Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize. And sometimes I do when it comes up.
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Simpsons star Hank Azaria apologises for voicing Apu
Updated / Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021
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Hank Azaria (pictured in 2018) - I didn t think about this stuff because I never had to
The Simpsons star Hank Azaria has apologised for voicing the Indian character Apu in the long-running animated series.
Azaria, who announced in January 2020 that he would no longer voice a character he had played since 1990, made his comments in an episode of fellow actors Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman s I really do apologise, Azaria said. I know you weren t asking for that, but it s important, you know? I apologise for my part in creating that and participating in that, he continued. You know, part of me feels like I need to go round to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologise. And sometimes I do.
Hank Azaria said "part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country" for his part in voicing Apu on "The Simpsons."
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