confirmed that Shearer will not continue to voice Dr. Hibbert after all, following in the footsteps of Simpsons colleague Hank Azaria, who stepped down from his roles as Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in January 2020 and Carl Carlson in the fall. Kevin Michael Richardson will be taking over the role from Shearer, who could be heard voicing Dr. Hibbert for the last time in last Sunday’s episode, “DairyQueen.” Richardson will debut in this week’s forthcoming episode.
This development isn’t wholly unexpected: In June 2020, the show’s producers released a statement confirming that they would no longer have white actors play characters of color. But Shearer’s dissent and seniority did manage to leave things up in the air. Though he’s ultimately hanging up his animated stethoscope, Shearer still has quite a few staple characters under his belt, including Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Mr. Smithers, Principal Skinner. Basically, he’ll still be quite busy even with one less character.
The Simpsons: Dr. Hibbert will no longer be voiced by Harry Shearer
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Big Mouth, Cleveland Brown on
Family Guy, and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on
The Simpsons. In fact, The Simpsons stated that they would no longer have white actors voice non-white characters, which left the fate of many characters up in the air.
It was announced today that Harry Shearer would no longer voice Dr. Julius Hibbert on
The Simpsons, and that the jovial doctor will now be voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, a veteran voice-actor whose credits include, but certainly aren t limited to,
Pinky and the Brain, The PJs, Family Guy, Samurai Jack, Static Shock, Teen Titans, The Batman, American Dad, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Young Justice, The Legend of Korra, The Cleveland Show, and
Dr. Hibbert and All the Other Characters No Longer Played By White Actors on The Simpsons
On 2/23/21 at 4:47 AM EST
Dr. Julius Hibbert, Springfield s resident doctor, has been played by white actor Harry Shearer for over 20 years, but his run as the character is coming to an end.
The Simpsons has confirmed that the recent Mrs. Krabappel tribute episode Diary Queen will be Shearer s final voice appearance as Dr. Hibbert, and a new actor will take over for the Sunday, February 28 episode of the Fox show. The actor, however, will still very much be a part of
The Simpsons voice cast, as he is also the man behind characters like Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner and Ned Flanders.