Hank Azaria
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| Hank Azaria | |
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| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1995 |
| Characters played | Elmo |
Henry Albert Azaria is an American actor. Since 1989, he is primarily known for his voice work on the Fox animated sitcom The Simpsons, playing, among others, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu Nahasapeemaptilon, Comic Book Guy, and Carl Carlson. He has also done live-action work, such as playing the titular characters of Huff and Brockmire, TV series that aired in the 2000s and 2010s, respectively, and had roles in movies such as Godzilla, Mystery Men, and Gargamel in The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2.
Roles
What a Cartoon!
- Main article: What a Cartoon!
- Elmo in the episode "Drip Dry Drips" (1995).
Other roles
Behind the scenes
- "Drip Dry Drips" was a backdoor pilot to a The Fat Cats series that did not get picked up.
- In 2020, after seeing the error of his ways, Azaria retired from the roles of Apu and Carl due to negative racial stereotypes of a white actor playing an Asian and African American, respectively.
