Why The Simpsons recast two major characters.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While The Simpsons has a huge cast of characters, two of the show’s most notable supporting stars were originally played by another actor. The Simpsons has a character list in the thousands, but one might never guess this by glancing at the show’s cast list.
One of the main reasons that a live-action version of The Simpsons wouldn’t work is because the show has too many characters for the series to cast different actors as each one. In the case of Hank Azaria alone, the actor plays Moe Syzslak, Comic Book Guy, Chief Wiggum, Disco Stu, Professor Frink, Cletus the Slack-jawed Yokel, and numerous other characters. However, this wasn't always the case. When the series first began, one of Azaria’s most notable roles was played by another actor.
Burns And Moe Were Originally Played By A Different Actor Both Mr. Burns and Moe were originally played by the voice actor Christopher Collins. According to a GQ interview with Azaria, who took over the role of Moe from Collins, Matt Groening complained that Collins did great work on the series but was “he was just kind of jerky to everyone.” By The Simpsons season 34, it would have been impossible to imagine the show replacing Aazaria’s iconic Moe or Harry Shearer's Mr. Burns.
Outside of this missed chance, Collins had an impressive career in voice acting and live-action roles. As a voice actor, he appeared in GI Joe, Inhumanoids, and The Real Ghostbusters, as well as gaining a major role in the Transformers TV series. Onscreen, he had bit parts in cult classics like Road House and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. He passed away in 1994 and was posthumously inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame in 2012.
Why The Simpsons Replaced Christopher Collins As well as Groening complaining that Collins was a contentious workplace presence, The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon reportedly found the voice actor difficult to work with. This likely contributed to his replacement as Simon was a major player in the show’s development. Later, the creators of The Simpsons would kill off Maude Flanders when producers let go Maggie Roswell amid a pay dispute.
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