The show was a spin-off from the long-running series "Family Guy."
Henry, announced Friday, June 26, that he will no longer voice the black character Cleveland Brown on "Family Guy."
(AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)LOS ANGELES Family Guy voice actor Mike Henry said Friday he is stepping down from the role of Cleveland Brown on the Fox animated series.
Henry wrote on Twitter that he will stop playing the shows main African American character because persons of color should play characters of color. The 54-year-old voice actor, who is a white man, has voiced the character since the series debut in 1999.
Henry had also voiced the Latin maid named Consuela on the series.