Hank Azaria

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Summary

Hank Azaria is an actor and producer known for voicing numerous characters on The Simpsons and for roles in The Birdcage, Friends, Brockmire, and Ray Donovan. His work spans comic character acting and dramatic roles. After criticism of Apu’s portrayal, Azaria said he was willing to step aside, stopped voicing the character, and apologized for his part in what he called a racist practice in show business. He has also called for greater racial diversity in writers’ rooms and supports anti-bias education through the Human Solidarity Project; no public record of party campaigning or gender- or LGBTQ-focused advocacy is established.