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‘The Simpsons’ characters sing ‘Wicked’ song ‘Defying Gravity’ in viral clip
The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has channelled his many characters on the animated series for a cover of Wicked anthem ‘Defying Gravity’.He shared a clip of his rendition on social media, which featured the likes of Chief Wiggum and Professor Frink, ahead of the Oscars last Sunday (March 2).Azaria wrote: “If this evening’s #Oscars opening took place in Springfield… only Professor Frink was harmed in the making of this video.”He has worked on the show since 1989 and voiced numerous characters, including Moe Szyslak, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy and Snake.On the night, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars with a medley of ‘Defying Gravity’, ‘Home’ and ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’.A post shared by Hank Azaria (@hankazaria)Both Grande and Erivo were nominated for their respective Wicked roles, with Grande nominated in the Supporting Actress category and Erivo as Best Actress.The singer’s competition included Felicity Jones (The Brutalist), Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave) and Zoe Saldaña, who won the category for her role in Emilia Pérez.Her co-star was up against Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez), Demi Moore (The Substance) and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), with Mikey Madison winning out for Anora.In the end, Wicked picked up two Oscars for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.Elsewhere, Azaria recently wrote about his fears about being replaced by AI and how the art of voice acting is much more than replicating a sound.In an op-ed for The New York Times, he wrote: “I imagine that soon enough, artificial intelligence will be able to recreate the sounds of the more than 100 voices I created for characters on The Simpsons over almost four

Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.

She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.

Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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