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The Simpsons’ Apu Has Finally Spoken on the Show for the First Time in Almost a Decade

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The Simpsons’ Apu Has Finally Spoken on the Show for the First Time in Almost a Decade

After some nine years of being seen but not heard on The Simpsons, the show's creators have finally given a voice back to beloved Kwik-E-Mart owner, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. In episode three of the series' 38th season dubbed "The Revengening", which aired Sunday night on Fox in the US, a new voice for the loveable Squishee salesman was debuted courtesy of actor and voice-over veteran, Sunil Malhotra (Grey's Anatomy, The Legend of Korra).

According to a report on Variety, Malhotra's hiring and the return of the Apu character – who hasn't uttered a single word on the show since the October 2017 episode, "The Serfsons" – have been heavily kept under wraps, with producers keeping both the episode's table read and its subsequent production under strict NDA for everyone involved.

"We love this character, and wanted to bring him back in a smart, Simpsons-y way that allowed him to evolve," executive producer Matt Selman told Variety. "We're excited by what Sunil has already brought to the role, and look forward to seeing more of Apu in the future."

Hank Azaria previously voiced Apu for the first 29 seasons of the animated series. However, after the character became the focus of the 2017 documentary "The Problem With Apu", in which comedian Hari Kondabolu discussed the negative impact the character has had on people of South Asian descent, Azaria announced that he would no longer lend his voice to the role .



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