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Actor/comedian/YouTube star Arif Zahir will … Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. "I welcome Arif to the Family Guy team," Henry said. By Russ Burlingame - September 26, 2020 01:51 pm EDT FOX has revealed that Arif Zahir will replace Mike Henry in the role of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy. (PIC: Arif’s TW) Although, at the time of this writing, we had no cues, if he still had a wife prospect. The Expanse: Here Are Season 5's Returning Characters, Why Superman and Lois Gives the Man of Steel a New Costume, Charmed: Season 3 Trailer Foretells the Death of Magic, Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 Forges the Future of the DC Universe, SWORD #1 Goes Beyond Dawn of X and Into Marvel's Cosmos, King in Black - Namor #1 Is an Uneven Exploration of Atlantis' History, Review: The O.Z. ", RELATED: Fox Renews Family Guy, Bob's Burgers For Two More Seasons Each. The long-running satirical cartoon about suburban family life was just picked up for seasons 19 and 20 on Fox after over two decades on the air. He really is Cleveland Brown and I’m just continuing the legacy.”, Meanwhile, it’s been a whirlwind since the Cleveland announcement for Zahir, who has now signed with CAA and has started dreaming big: “Whether it be film, stage, voice, video game acting, the sky’s the limit,” he said. “It wasn’t, ‘We need to do it no matter what, and we’ll get the best person available. YouTube star Arif Zahir has been announced as the new voice of Cleveland Brown in Family Guy. “To be fair to Arif, this was a role that our casting folks cast a wide net. YouTube comedian Arif Zahir has been announced as the new voice of Family Guy 's Cleveland Brown, taking over the role from Mike Henry. Arif Zahir spoke to CBR about earning the role of Cleveland Brown in Family Guy and what it's been like to take over the character from Mike Henry. Zahir began doing “Family Guy” voices in middle school to crack up his classmates. Zahir has already started attending virtual table reads for next season’s episodes, along side some of the “Family Guy” stars he has idolized for years as a fan: Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Patrick Warburton and others. The 26-year-old internet personality will replace voice actor Mike Henry in … By Jon Arvedon Sep 25, 2020 Fox has cast Arif Zahir as the new voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy beginning with Season 19. A one-stop shop for all things video games. ‘Family Guy’ Hires Cleveland Brown Impersonator Arif Zahir to Play Cleveland for Real By Matt Goldberg Sep 25, 2020 Zahir previously did Cleveland impressions on his YouTube channel. By Brandon Zachary 20 hours ago Mike Henry was the original voice actor for the character of Cleveland Brown, joining the cast of Family Guy all the way back when it premiered in 1999. His love of comics is rivaled only by that of his love for Star Wars. 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Arif Zahir … Zahir said he studied Cleveland Brown both as a voice impressionist but also as an actor, and that may have been the edge that landed him the part. I’m just ready to do it all.”, Said Appel: “Cinderella wouldn’t have worked if Cinderella weren’t likable. Less than three weeks after YouTube sensation Arif Zahir landed the role of Cleveland Brown on FOX's Family Guy, we're learning from the voice actor as … All thanks to his continual tendency of keeping his private affairs safe from the prying eyes. “And I kept growing and growing and I’ve just gone full time on YouTube since then. I played back clips of the show, and matched the pitch as best as I could. The decision comes nearly three months after Mike Henry, 54, announced his resignation in the wake of George Floyd's death, saying an actor of color should play the character. To Rich Appel, Alec Sulkin and Seth MacFarlane, thank you for this incredible gift. 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