John Cena might have recently appeared on The Simpsons in 2024, but Bret Hart first appeared on the show back in 1997.
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart recently spoke with The Wrestling Classic. When asked about his appearance on The Simpsons, Hart explained how being a good person landed him his role on the show as himself.
“Oh, I was a big fan, so it was a big honor for me,” Bret Hart said. “They originally, I remember I wanted to be Bret Hart on the show. And they said, ‘No, it’s just a part for a wrestler.’ I think my wrestler was called the Mad Viking or something like that. So when I did the voiceover, I was the voice for the Mad Viking. I wasn’t Bret Hart, and it’s a little bit different. That’s why when you hear the voiceover, it doesn’t sound like me. I was trying to sound like somebody else.
How Bret Hart was drawn as himself on The Simpsons
“But it was after the whole thing was done, the producer came up and I was signing autographs in the parking lot at FOX Studios there, and they had probably about 300 people in a lineup signing autographs for them. And he came up and he goes, ‘I had no idea you were that famous. We’re gonna draw you in as you.’ So they changed it and drew me in as myself. So I was like, that’s where it pays off to be a nice guy and sign some autographs.”
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