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Chicago man accused of posing as police officer has done so before: reports
A Chicago man was arrested this week, allegedly impersonating a police officer -- something he has done several times before, according to reports. At a court hearing Friday following the suspect's Wednesday arrest, a judge called the suspect a "danger to the community." Vincent Richardson, 26, allegedly dressed in a full Chicago police sergeant’s uniform at least twice last month and again Feb. 3, pretending to be an officer. One time he pulled over a vehicle in an unmarked car and searched the passengers, a Cook County assistant state’s attorney said, according to The Associated Press.
A Chicago man was arrested this week, allegedly impersonating a police officer -- something he has done several times before, according to reports. At a court hearing Friday following the suspect's Wednesday arrest, a judge called the suspect a "danger to the community." Vincent Richardson, 26, allegedly dressed in a full Chicago police sergeant’s uniform at least twice last month and again Feb. 3, pretending to be an officer. One time he pulled over a vehicle in an unmarked car and searched the passengers, a Cook County assistant state’s attorney said, according to The Associated Press. YouTube star Arif Zahir took over the role of Cleveland Brown from Mike Henry on “Family Guy,” Ayo Edebiri replaced Jenny Slate as the voice of Missy on Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” and Apple TV Plus brought on Emmy Raver-Lampman to voice Molly Tillerman on “Central Park,” who was previously voiced by Kristen Bell. Last June, The Simpsons announced that white actors would no longer be voicing Black characters on the show, and now Harry Shearer has been replaced by veteran voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson in the role of Dr . Julius Hibbert , Deadline has confirmed.
Kevin Michael Richardson will be taking over the voice role of Dr . Hibbert on “The Simpsons ,” replacing Harry Shearer , who portrayed the Black character since 1990. Next week’s episode “Wad Goals” will feature Kevin Michael Richardson in the role, a representative for 20th Television confirmed to Variety. The recasting comes after “ Simpsons ” producers said in June 2020 that white actors will no longer play non-white characters . Prior to that, Hank Azaria voiced the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon for years, drawing backlash among fans and the South Asian community.
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© Getty Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson will be taking over the voice role of Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons, replacing Harry Shearer, who portrayed the Black character since 1990.
Shearer voiced Dr. Hibbert on Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, titled 'DiaryQueen', for the final time. Next week's episode 'W-d Goals' will feature Kevin Michael Richardson in the role, a representative for 20th Television confirmed to Variety.
© 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merch The Simpsons, Dr. Julius Hibbert, 1989-present. The recasting comes after Simpsons producers said in June 2020 that white actors will no longer play non-white characters. Prior to that, Hank Azaria voiced the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon for years, drawing backlash among fans and the South Asian community. Azaria stepped down from the role in January 2020, and he was also replaced by Black voice actor Alex Désert as Carl Carlson in a fall 2020 episode.
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The expectant parents honored the Prince's late mom with the timing of their second baby news.On Valentine's Day, the cute couple announced that their second baby is on the way with a stunning black-and-white snapshot revealing Meghan's baby bump. Going forward, Kevin Michael Richardson will take over the role. Richardson has worked on more than 70 Simpsons episodes in the past. He has also voiced characters on Family Guy , American Dad , and SpongeBob SquarePants . His casting on The Simpsons is the latest in a string of moves made by the show’s Long before the widespread social and racial justice protests last summer over the killing of George Floyd, The Simpsons had received criticism over the lack of diversity in its voice cast. For years, the series faced calls for a South Asian actor to take over the role of Apu from Azaria.
Dr . Julius Hibbert will no longer be voiced by white actor Harry Shearer on “The Simpsons .” Starting with Sunday, Feb. As cartoon series continues to cease using white actors to voice characters of color, voiceover veteran Kevin Michael Richardson will take over as Springfield's resident medical maven. 1h ago.
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During the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, several other animated shows recast characters of colour who had previously been voiced by white actors. YouTube star Arif Zahir took over the role of Cleveland Brown from Mike Henry on Family Guy, Ayo Edebiri replaced Jenny Slate as the voice of Missy on Netflix's Big Mouth, and Apple TV Plus brought on Emmy Raver-Lampman to voice Molly Tillerman on Central Park, who was previously voiced by Kristen Bell.
Richardson has worked on The Simpsons since 2009, providing the voices for many characters. He's also worked on animated shows like Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, American Dad and many others. He's won two Daytime Emmy nominations for voicing the villain Joker in the animated series The Batman in the mid-2000s from Warner Bros. Animation.
On The Simpsons, Shearer has voiced Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Mr. Smithers, Principal Skinner and more since the show debuted in 1989.
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YouTube star Arif Zahir took over the role of Cleveland Brown from Mike Henry on “Family Guy,” Ayo Edebiri replaced Jenny Slate as the voice of Missy on Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” and Apple TV Plus brought on Emmy Raver-Lampman to voice Molly Tillerman on “Central Park,” who was previously voiced by Kristen Bell. Last June, The Simpsons announced that white actors would no longer be voicing Black characters on the show, and now Harry Shearer has been replaced by veteran voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson in the role of Dr . Julius Hibbert , Deadline has confirmed. news.yahoo.com
Harry Shearer No Longer Voicing Black ‘ Simpsons ’ Character Dr .Kevin Michael Richardson will be taking over the voice role of Dr . Hibbert on “The Simpsons ,” replacing Harry Shearer , who portrayed the Black character since 1990. Next week’s episode “Wad Goals” will feature Kevin Michael Richardson in the role, a representative for 20th Television confirmed to Variety. The recasting comes after “ Simpsons ” producers said in June 2020 that white actors will no longer play non-white characters . Prior to that, Hank Azaria voiced the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon for years, drawing backlash among fans and the South Asian community. www.imdb.com
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Harry Shearer Steps Down from Voicing Black ‘ SimpsonsDr . Julius Hibbert will no longer be voiced by white actor Harry Shearer on “The Simpsons .” Starting with Sunday, Feb. As cartoon series continues to cease using white actors to voice characters of color, voiceover veteran Kevin Michael Richardson will take over as Springfield's resident medical maven. 1h ago.
Harry Shearer Will No Longer Voice Dr . Hibbert on The SimpsonsAfter over 30 years of voicing a Black character on The Simpsons , white voice actor Harry Shearer is stepping away from the role. According to a representative at Fox, Shearer ’s portrayal of the Black character Dr . Hibbert during last night’s season-32 episode “Diary Queen” marked the final time he will voice the character . Starting with the February 28 episode “Wad Goals,” Kevin Michael Richardson — who’s had voice roles on The Simpsons since 2009 and also has voiced parts on Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and American Dad — will take over the role of Dr
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The Simpsons ' Dr . Hibbert no longer voiced by Harry ShearerKevin Michael Richardson will take over as the voice of Dr . Hibbert on 'The Simpsons .' Harry Shearer , who is white, voiced Dr . Hibbert for the last time in last night's episode of the animated Fox comedy. He had been playing the role of the good-natured doctor since season 2. In the Feb. 28 episode, titled "Wad Goals," Kevin Michael Richardson assumes the role permanently, a representative for The Simpsons confirmed on Monday.
Harry Shearer steps down as voice of Black Simpsons character DrHarry Shearer will stop voicing Dr Julius Hibbert , a Black character on The Simpsons . His final episode as Dr Hibbert was Sunday's (21 February) episode, “DairyQueen”. Starting on 28 February, in the upcoming episode “Wad Goals”, voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson will take over as Dr Back in June 2020, Simpsons producers made a statement that they would " no longer have white actors voice non-white characters ” on the long running animated programme. Other animated shows have been going in this direction, with Netflix's Big Mouth recasting its biracial character Missy, who
