THE SIMPSONS Voice Actor to Retire After 35 Years - Fox Shares Tribute Video to Say Farewell

After a 35 year gig and a job quite well done, Pamela Hayden, best known for voicing Millhouse on The Simpsons, is retiring from the job to see what else it out there.

“After much deliberation, I have decided to retire from The Simpsons to pursue other creative outlets. Thanks to everyone for their love and support!” Hayden said in a statement.

To celebrate all that she’s done for the show, Fox’s Animation Domination block released a video praising the voice actor. “People are always saying what a nerd [Millhouse] is.

But one thing that I love about Millhouse is he’s always getting knocked down but he keeps getting up,” Hayden says in the video. “I love the little guy. It’s this wonderful analogy for life.”

In addition to voicing Millhouse Van Houten, Harden also voiced Rod Flanders, Jimbo Jones, Janey Powell, Sarah Wiggum, and several other characters in Fox’s long-running animated comedy.

Millhouse has a long history with The Simpsons. In fact, his first appearance took place while the property was still airing as a cartoon short series on The Tracey Ullman Show. The character who would become Bart’s best friend debuted in the 1988 commercial for Butterfinger.

The Simpsons first premiered in 1989. Since then, it has become the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series.

Its spawned a movie in 2007, The Simpsons Movie, and has won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 Annie Awards and two Peabody Awards.

Watch the full tribute to Hayden’s work below:

via: Yahoo