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Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a recurring character in the American animated television series The Simpsons. He is an Indian immigrant proprietor who runs the Kwik-E-Mart, a popular convenience store in Springfield, and is known for his catchphrase, "Thank you, come again". [1]
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Jr., also known as Apu Du Beaumarchais, [11] Slime Q. Slimedog [12] and Steve Barnes, [13] is the operator of the Kwik-E-Mart. He is a recurring character in The Simpsons. He is an immigrant from India, and as such, speaks with a strong Indian accent.
He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others.
Mar 22, 2021 · Series creator Matt Groening told USA Today in an interview published Monday, in celebration of the show’s 700th episode, that his team has “something kind of ambitious” in the works for the...
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Nov 19, 2017 · Apu, who is voiced by Hank Azaria on the show, is the focus of an hour-long documentary titled The Problem With Apu which airs on Sunday, November 19 on TruTV.
Nov 6, 2017 · For years Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was the only person of South Asian descent depicted on US TV at all – a problem because he is a broad stereotype whose clownishness is his singular purpose. He...
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Apr 13, 2021 · Azaria provided the voice for convenience store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon for nearly three decades, but left the role in the wake of 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu, which explored how...
