Julian Assange

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Julian Assange (character).

Julian Assange

Guest Star Information Gender: Male Born: July 3, 1971 (1971-07-03) Nationality: Australian Claim to fame: Computer programmer Journalist Political activist Publisher Writer Character(s): Himself First appearance: "At Long Last Leave"

Julian Paul Assange (born July 3, 1971) is an Australian computer programmer, journalist, political activist, publisher, and writer, best known for being the editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks, a media website which publishes information from whistleblowers. He voiced himself in the season 23 episode "At Long Last Leave".

He was approached after Matt Groening heard a rumor that Julian Assange wanted to guest star on The Simpsons. Matt Groening asked casting director Bonita Pietila to get into contact with him, which she did. He recorded his lines under house arrest in the UK over the phone.

External links

• Julian Assange at the Internet Movie Database
• Julian Assange at Wikipedia

References

Guest stars in season 23

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