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I'm sure there are many more people I'm forgetting. If you think of someone else you can add them. I couldn't imagine a person who doesn't like the Simpsons. I have yet to meet a person who didn't like the Simpsons. Not wanting your kids to watch the Simpsons really is the only acceptable reason for not wanting to watch the Simpsons.
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Rainier Wolfcastle
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Arnold was the inspiration for Rainier. It's probably very controversial to say that.
Fat Tony
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I'm really not sure if Gandolfini ever played a mafia boss before Fat Tony was ever introduced on the Simpsons. Gandolfini is still the most logical choice regardless of who Fat Tony was based off of.
Julius Hibbert
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According to Simpsons Wikia Julius was based off of Bill Cosby. Makes sense to me.
Kent Brockman
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The Simpsons Wikia page lists 9 potential inspirations for Kent Brockman. Jerry Dunphy was number 1 on the list, coincidence?
Joe Quimby
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Okay Quimby looks nothing like JFK. You have to admit his entire character is spoofing JFK though (besides looks.)
Sideshow Bob
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Kelsey Grammer does do the voice for sideshow Bob on the Simpsons. This is how I think Fox got Kelsey Grammer to commit to do that voice.
Fox: We've basically made up a character that was basically you combined with a psychotic serial killer on the Simpsons. Would you please do the voice?
Kelsey: I'm in, I love the Simpsons.
Capital City Goofball
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I've never read anything that compared these 2. I'm sure someone has and it's pretty obvious.
Bleeding Gums Murphy
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Apparently bleeding gums Murphy was based off of Sonny Rollins. I really wouldn't know, but the term loosely is brought up when comparing the 2.
Drederick Tatum
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Drederick and Ranier are the 2 most obvious copied real people. While Ranier might hurt Schwarzenegger's image, Drederick probably helps Tyson's image. Drederick is actually a toned down version of Tyson.
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I'm sure there are many more people I'm forgetting. If you think of someone else you can add them. I couldn't imagine a person who doesn't like the Simpsons. I have yet to meet a person who didn't like the Simpsons. Not wanting your kids to watch the Simpsons really is the only acceptable reason for not wanting to watch the Simpsons.
http://www.ranker.com/list/simpsons-characters-who-seem-awfully-similar-to-real-people/stokified,
Rainier Wolfcastle
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Arnold was the inspiration for Rainier. It's probably very controversial to say that.
Fat Tony
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I'm really not sure if Gandolfini ever played a mafia boss before Fat Tony was ever introduced on the Simpsons. Gandolfini is still the most logical choice regardless of who Fat Tony was based off of.
Julius Hibbert
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According to Simpsons Wikia Julius was based off of Bill Cosby. Makes sense to me.
Kent Brockman
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The Simpsons Wikia page lists 9 potential inspirations for Kent Brockman. Jerry Dunphy was number 1 on the list, coincidence?
Joe Quimby
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Okay Quimby looks nothing like JFK. You have to admit his entire character is spoofing JFK though (besides looks.)
Sideshow Bob
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Kelsey Grammer does do the voice for sideshow Bob on the Simpsons. This is how I think Fox got Kelsey Grammer to commit to do that voice.
Fox: We've basically made up a character that was basically you combined with a psychotic serial killer on the Simpsons. Would you please do the voice?
Kelsey: I'm in, I love the Simpsons.
Capital City Goofball
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I've never read anything that compared these 2. I'm sure someone has and it's pretty obvious.
Bleeding Gums Murphy
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Apparently bleeding gums Murphy was based off of Sonny Rollins. I really wouldn't know, but the term loosely is brought up when comparing the 2.
Drederick Tatum
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Drederick and Ranier are the 2 most obvious copied real people. While Ranier might hurt Schwarzenegger's image, Drederick probably helps Tyson's image. Drederick is actually a toned down version of Tyson.