The Simpsons is set to feature John Autry as its first-ever deaf voice actor in an upcoming episode

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The Simpsons is set to feature its first-ever deaf voice actor in an upcoming episode entitled The Sound Of Bleeding Gums.John Autry has been cast in the role of Monk, the deaf son of saxophonist Bleeding Gums Murphy, and American Sign Language will be used for the first time in the show's history.Producer Al Jean shared an image of the new character on Twitter and captioned the picture: 'It's very hard to do a "first" after 722 episodes.

But I couldn't be more excited about this one.' A first for the show:The Simpsons is set to feature its first-ever deaf voice actor in an upcoming episode entitled The Sound Of Bleeding GumsIn the episode, Lisa Simpson helps Monk in his pursuit of a cochlear implant, which can help to improve speech understanding.Autry, who is deaf, expressed that he was thrilled to have been cast in the iconic TV show, describing it as a historic moment.

The performer told Variety: 'It's so incredible. It's life-changing equality and participation.'The actor also remarked that his appearance on the program would likely serve to improve the image of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the entertainment industry.

Speaking out:Autry, who is deaf, expressed that he was thrilled to have been cast in the iconic TV show, describing it as a historic moment; he is seen in 2014 Showing his enthusiasm:Producer Al Jean shared an image of the new character on Twitter and captioned the picture: 'It's very hard to do a "first" after 722 episodes.