Family Guy’s Mike Henry retires as voice of Cleveland Brown
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peoplemagazine.co.zaFamily Guy actor Mike Henry is stepping down from voicing the African-American character of Cleveland Brown to make way for a person of colour.Henry, who is white, originated the role back when the hit cartoon debuted in 1999, and also brought Brown to life on the spin-off series, The Cleveland Show, which ended after a four-season run in 2013.
However, Henry has since announced he will no longer voice the part of Brown in the long-running Seth MacFarlane sitcom. “It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years,” he wrote in a Twitter post on Friday. “I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color.
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