David Beckham missed out on the chance to get animated for The Simpsons after series producers determined the soccer star wasn’t famous enough for U.S. audiences.
Huh?!
The L.A. Galaxy star was in talks to appear as a yellow character on the long-running cartoon but executive producer Al Jean eventually snubbed him after deciding the cameo wouldn’t work.
“I had to phone David Beckham to tell him sorry. I didn’t think he was a big enough star for an American audience. I get a lot of grief about that. Some people got angry about it and told me, ‘I bet you would have put (former professional soccer star) George Best on!’ But I would have turned him down too.”
British celebrities to have guest starred on The Simpsons include Ricky Gervais, Emily Blunt, and Simon Cowell.