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"As a Black person who works in animation, I had thought about it, but I had never really talked about it," the comedian says of Jenny Slate previously voicing the Black character.
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To mark the paperback release of her book 'Little Weirds,' Jenny Slate takes EW inside her unique brand of self-reflection, comedy, and magical realism.
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Apple’s “Central Park” animated series is feeling more like a “Hamilton” reunion by the second. Exactly a month after Kristen Bell announced she was stepping away from voicing the mixed-race character Molly, Apple has found her replacement in the form of “Hamilton” alumna and “Umbrella Academy” star Emmy Raver-Lampman. She will become the show’s third …
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Fox has released a statement on casting for non-white characters on “The Simpsons.” “Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the network said Friday. The move comes as several television shows have pulled episodes featuring blackface from their streaming platforms, and amid a nation dealing with controversial depictions of …
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Mike Henry is exiting his role as Cleveland Brown on “Family Guy.” Henry made the announcement Friday on Twitter. “It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years,” he wrote. “I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color. Therefore, I will be stepping down from the role.” …
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The Darth haters are out in full force. Actresses Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell might’ve garnered online praise after stepping down from voicing biracial TV characters this week amid accusations of whitewashing. However, online detractors were quick to point out that African American screen legend James Earl Jones voiced a “white character” in “Star Wars” …
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Jenny Slate has announced she is exiting Netflix’s animated series “Big Mouth” to make room for a person of color to voice her black character. The actress, 38, posted a lengthy note about her “meaningful anti-racist action” on Instagram and noted that by portraying her biracial character Missy Foreman-Greenwald for the past three seasons, she …
"As a Black person who works in animation, I had thought about it, but I had never really talked about it," the comedian says of Jenny Slate previously voicing the Black character.
