FmKasWITKTįamily Guy has not yet commented on Henry’s departure, but creator Seth McFarlane retweeted the voice actor’s announcement with no additional comment. Therefore, I will be stepping down from the role. I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color. It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years. Henry, a white actor and comedian, voiced the character of Cleveland since Family Guy’s inception in 1999 he also voiced Cleveland on the spinoff series The Cleveland Show, giving him over 300 appearances as the character across the two series. Therefore, I will be stepping down from the role.” “I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color. “It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years,” Henry tweeted Friday.
A pair of long-running animated series made significant casting changes Friday to promote inclusivity: Voice actor Mike Henry announced he would leave the role of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy to allow a black actor to play the character, and The Simpsons promised that, going forward, white actors would not voice characters of color.
