It’s official – Harry Shearer is leaving The Simpsons…
The voice of Mr Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, and many others, announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he would no longer be part of the longest running animated series in history.
His reasons for leaving hint at contract difficulties for the 27th and 28th seasons of the show…
from James L. Brooks' lawyer: "show will go on, Harry will not be part of it, wish him the best.". (1/2)
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) May 14, 2015
This because I wanted what we've always had: the freedom to do other work.
Of course, I wish him the very best. (2/2)— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) May 14, 2015
Thanks, Simpsons fans, for your support.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) May 14, 2015
Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith and Hank Azaria have all agreed to do two more years of the show, but Shearer’s decision marks the most significant loss of a cast member since it began in 1989.
Poor Smithers…
