"Persons of color should play characters of color" Mike Henry announces he's stepping down from voicing Cleveland Brown in Family Guy
Family Guy voice actor, Mike Henry, has announced that he will be
stepping down from his role as Cleveland Brown because a coloured actor
ought to play the role since Cleveland is a coloured character.
Mike Henry, 54, who has voiced the character of Cleveland Brown for
two decades on "Family Guy," said on Friday that he is stepping down
from the role on the FOX animated series.
He wrote on Instagram: "It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on
Family Guy for 20 years. I love this character, but persons of color
should play characters of color. Therefore, I will be stepping down from
the role."
Henry, who is a white man, has voiced the character since the series
debuted in 1999. He has also been the voice behind a Latin maid named
Consuela on the series.
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