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‘The Simpsons’ features deaf actor for the first time

Matt Groening, center, is flanked by people costumed as, from left, Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson,Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson holding Maggie Simpson arrive at The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XX & 20th Anniversary Party in the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Santa Monica, CA. (AP Photo/Alaric Lambert)
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For the first time in its 33-year run, “The Simpsons” featured a deaf actor and American Sign Language. The episode featured Lisa Simpson meeting the son of her favorite musician, who is deaf.

Actor John Autry II played Monk, the son of Bleeding Gums Murphy. The characters used American Sign Language to communicate throughout the episode. 

The show’s executive producer Al Jean says he was excited to be able to have a “first” after so many years on air.

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