‘Simpsons’ showrunner is in ‘super denial’ if a cast member dies before series finale
nypost.comtold People magazine in an interview published Monday. “But certainly, it’s just if the show ever does a last episode.”The long-running animated series premiered in 1989 and was created by Matt Groening.
Its voice cast includes Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith and Harry Shearer.Other shows have had to navigate unexpected tragedies, such as “Riverdale” star Luke Perry passing away unexpectedly while the show continued and wrote around his death, or “Euphoria” actor Angus Cloud dying at 25 in July 2023.
The show is set to return without him on an unannounced date. Many of “The Simpsons” stars voice several characters on the show, which follows the cartoon residents of Springfield, including the boorish Homer Simpson, his smoker-voiced wife Marge, and their kids mischievous Bart, smart Lisa and baby Maggie.
Selman has been with the show since 1997. Regarding an eventual series finale, he told the outlet: “I just hope it’s just a regular episode with no Winky Winky stuff at all.
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