A popular gay character on “The Simpsons” is getting a brand new voice. Recently, the show announced that openly gay Cuban-American actor Tony Rodriguez would be taking over the role of Julio from longtime star Hank Azaria.
RELATED: Hank Azaria Recalls Being ‘Intensely Cancelled’ For Voicing Apu On ‘The Simpsons’ The new casting was in part prompted by a supercut released in January, showing every joke about LGBTQ+ people in the show’s long history.
Spurred by that video, Rodriguez took to YouTube with an open appeal to the show’s producers to let him be the new voice of Julio, who appeared multiple times throughout the supercut.