Celebrities, Scientists, And Public Figures Are Tweeting About Their Love For Stephen Hawking

Al Jean

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Al Jean is known for his work on The Simpsons. He has been a writer on the show for 30 years and a showrunner for 20 seasons. Stephen Hawking appeared as a character on The Simpsons in 1999. His actual synthetic voice was recorded for the episode. Hawking has a copyright on his unique computer voice and only allowed it to be used for The Theory of Everything after he had seen and approved of the film.

Hawking has called The Simpsons “the best thing on American television,” stating that “almost as many people know me through The Simpsons as through my science.” Read on for another unusual place where you can find Hawking’s voice.