Apu returns to speaking role on The Simpsons with new voice after race row

Apu has a new voice on The Simpsons after eight years of appearing in Springfield without speaking, BBC News reports.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT · How we use AI

Apu is speaking again on The Simpsons with a new voice following a controversy over race, according to BBC News.

The shopkeeper had continued to appear around Springfield but had not been heard for eight years. His return ends that stretch of silent appearances.

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