Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arif Zahir knows he’s living a bit of a Cinderella story: The aspiring young actor has gone from impersonating the “Family Guy” ...

Family Guy has officially cast a new Cleveland Brown after Mike Henry, a white man, announced he would be stepping down from the role because "persons of color should play characters of color." The ...

Arif Zahir has gone from impersonating “Family Guy‘s” Cleveland Brown on YouTube… to being cast as the new voice of the character on the actual show. Zahir will take over as Cleveland in Season 19, as ...

Fox’s “Family Guy” said Friday that YouTube star Arif Zahir will be the new voice of one of its most beloved characters, Cleveland Brown. The announcement ends a months-long search after the show ...

Arif Zahir, known for his impressions of Cleveland Brown from "Family Guy," has gone from mimicking the character to actually playing him. Arif Zahir, known for his impressions of Cleveland Brown from ...

Family Guy experienced a major behind-the-scenes change when veteran voice actor Mike Henry decided to step down from his decades-long role as Cleveland Brown. Luckily, the producers were able to find ...

For Appel and Sulkin, it was one of the many options that Family Guy considered. "It wasn't, 'We need to do it no matter what, and we'll get the best person available.' We were talking about other ...

Here's a look at Zahir expressing his appreciation for Henry's support and for the opportunity to join the cast: Wow, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Mike. *def tryna not to hold back a tear* I ...

In this all-digital era, more people than ever seem to be taking to social media to create content–and any digital creative would do well to take a page from Arif Zahir’s book. He’s spent the past ...