Michael Carrington is an American comic writer and voice actor best known for his work on the animated series ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

''. He co-wrote the episode "

Homer's Triple Bypass "Homer's Triple Bypass" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 17, 1992. In this episode, Homer suffers a h ...

" with Gary Apple and has provided occasional voicework, most notably as Sideshow Raheem (Krusty's militant black sideshow partner in the 1970s) in "

I Love Lisa "I Love Lisa" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 1993. In the episode, Lisa gives Ralph Wiggum a V ...

", the black comedian who does the joke about black drivers versus white drivers in "

Homer and Apu "Homer and Apu" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 10, 1994. In the episode, Homer participates in a ...

", the drill sergeant in "

Simpson Tide "Simpson Tide" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 29, 1998. After being fired from the Springfield Nuclea ...

," and a sportscaster in " Million Dollar Abie". Carrington has also written for ''

The Jamie Foxx Show ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from August 28, 1996, to January 14, 2001. The series stars Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan, Ellia English, and Garrett Morris. Although the show was not a m ...

'', ''

The Proud Family ''The Proud Family'' is an American animated television series created by Bruce W. Smith that originally ran on Disney Channel from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. A revival, known as '' The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'', was announ ...

'', and ''

The Gregory Hines Show ''The Gregory Hines Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. The series premiered on Monday, September 15, 1997, before airing on September 19, 1997, as a part of the network's Block Party Friday night lineup. It ended its run o ...

'' and did some voice work for ''

The Critic ''The Critic'' was an American primetime adult animated sitcom revolving around the life of New York film critic Jay Sherman, voiced by Jon Lovitz. It was created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers a ...

'' and appeared in the television series ''

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'' and made appearances as the host of the first season of the children's

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Think Fast! ''Think Fast'' is an American children's game show which aired on Nickelodeon from May 1, 1989, to March 30, 1990, with reruns airing weekly until June 29, 1991. For the first season, the show was hosted by Michael Carrington, and announced b ...

'' and appears as one of the journalists in the film screened in the

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of the theme park ride

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. He has been a writer and producer of ''

That's So Raven ''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sym ...

''.

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