"Suddenly it became this huge guessing game," he said.Īnd while Jean remained coy on who was leaving the show, he was forthcoming in regard to other upcoming Simpsons details. When pressed further on the issue, Jean would only allow that the soon-to-depart Simpsons character was voiced by an actor who has previously won an Emmy for his or her work.Īnd the nominees in that august group include: Dan Castellaneta - who voices both Krusty and patriarch Homer Simpson – along with Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu), Kelsey Grammer (Sideshow Bob), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Julie Kavner (Marge), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), the late Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel) and Jackie Mason (Krusty's father, rabbi Hyman Krustofski).Īt the same press conference, Jean said he was surprised by the vociferous fan and media reaction to the planned departure of a Simpsons character, which he revealed in passing last fall. "I didn't say I was killing Krusty," said Jean at the Sunday press session, before adding, "I didn't say I wasn't."
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Somebody will die on The Simpsons in the near future – and it could be the beloved and besotted character of Krusty the Clown.Īs reported by Mashable, veteran Simpsons executive producer Al Jean reconfirmed his earlier assertion that a full-time character will perish when the animated series opens its 26th season on September 29.Īnd when Jean revealed that the season-opener was titled "Clown in the Dumps" at a Fox panel during the Television Critics Association panel on the weekend, journalists naturally assumed Krusty would be the one to go.īut Jean remained sly on the fate of the buffoonish character, who still figures prominently in most Simpsons story lines.
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