By April MacIntyre Mar 18, 2009, 13:41 GMT
Kanye West will lend his voice to the new FOX animated series "The Cleveland Show."
03/15/2009 - Kanye West -Kanye West will lend his voice to the new FOX animated series "The Cleveland Show." © Wild1 / PR Photos
Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson also guest voices, according to the network. Taraji P. Henson earned her nomination in 2009 for her supporting role opposite Brad Pitt in the critically acclaimed film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
West (as animated character Kenny West) and Henson will be animated when they voice over for The Cleveland Show, the anticipated "Family Guy" spin-off set to debut this fall on FOX.
West's character is described as "an all-around cool kid and the archenemy of Cleveland Jr."(Kevin Michael Richardson), and the two will engage in a “rap battle” for the affection of high school hottie Chanel (Henson).
The series is the story of the soft-spoken neighbor Cleveland (Mike Henry) who leaves Quahog and relocates to his hometown in Virginia, as he settles down with his high school sweetheart, Donna (Sanaa Lathan); her unruly kids; and his own 14-year-old son, Cleveland Jr. (Richardson).
From FOX:
Once in Virginia, Cleveland has a few surprises in store for him, including Roberta (Reagan Gomez-Preston), a rebellious new stepdaughter; Rallo (Henry), a 5-year-old stepson who loves the ladies; and a collection of neighbors that includes a loudmouth redneck, Lester (Richardson); a hipster wanna-be, Holt (guest voice Jason Sudeikis); and a pious pair of talking bears, Tim (Seth MacFarlane) and his wife Arianna (guest voice Arianna Huffington).
Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel and Mike Henry are executive producers and co-creators of the series.
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