The Simpsons boss: If we were casting Apu now, we'd pick an "ethnically correct" actor

Radio Times

“If we were casting the character now, we’d cast someone who was ethnically correct to play Apu," Simpsons showrunner Al Jean tells Radio Times, in discussing the character of Indian descent who had been voiced by Hank Azaria for nearly three decades. "The way we always wrote him, though, was as a hardworking, thoughtful family man who was smarter than everyone else in Springfield. The majority of the jokes were about Springfield not appreciating what a gem he is. So we’re proud of him.”