Watch: Hank Azaria Talks Up “The Simpsons” On Seth Meyers

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Hank Azaria was a recent guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers where he made mention of all of the voices he does on The Simpsons, and that they are inspired by real people. Nowadays, the number of voices that Hank DOES voice, is slimmer e.g. Moe, Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, and that’s pretty much it right now due to his recent tour of a torching all of his other legendary characters that are somehow now deemed controversial with examples being Bumble Bee Man, Apu, and most recently Julio.

The Simpsons Executive Producer Matt Selman confirmed on Twitter that the casting team was (at least partially) inspired to cast Tony Rodriguez as the new voice of “Julio” after watching “Smithers & Beyond: Every LGBTQ Joke On the Simpsons Ever,” a 2hr:30m supercut created by Drew Mackie of the Gayest Episode Ever podcast.

The full story of how Tony was cast on The Simpsons is all explained here on the Gayest Episode Ever website, in case you want to look/listen:  

Check out a clip of Hank’s visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers.

Synopsis:

The longest-running primetime scripted show in television history, THE SIMPSONS exploded into popular culture in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. HOMER (Dan Castellaneta), MARGE (Julie Kavner), BART (Nancy Cartwright), LISA (Yeardley Smith) and MAGGIE are instantly identifiable television icons. Rounding out this cast of characters are many beloved Springfield residents, including tavern proprietor MOE SZYSLAK (Hank Azaria) and nuclear power plant owner MR. BURNS (Harry Shearer). The Emmy Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award-winning animated comedy will begin its 32nd season this year and will celebrate a landmark 700 episodes this spring. Additional upcoming guest voice stars this season include Olivia Colman, Hannibal Buress, Ben Platt and Michael Palin.

THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean are the executive producers. The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content for the series.

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