Alex Désert

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**Alex Désert** (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor and musician known for his roles in the TV series *The Flash*, *The Heights* with Jamie Walters, *Becker* with Ted Danson, and *Boy Meets World*, as well as the voice of Nick Fury for *The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes*. Désert has been seen in *Mom* and *Grey's Anatomy*. Other television credits include *Tyler Perry's House of Payne*, *House*, *Reno 911!*, and *The Sarah Silverman Program*. In 2020, he started voicing Carl Carlson and Lou on *The Simpsons*.

## Early life

Desert was born in New York City on July 18, 1968. He graduated from Tisch School of the Arts.

## Career

His motion picture credits include the independent hit *Swingers*, *Playing God*, *High Fidelity*, *Bob Funk* and *PCU* with Jeremy Piven, David Spade and Jon Favreau, and *Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day*, from Disney Studios.

Désert has lent his voice to various animated series and video games including; *Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes* as Nick Fury; as Wise in the web series *The LeBrons*; Crystal Dynamic's *Tomb Raider*; and, *Scarface: The World is Yours*. He also portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, *Saints Row: The Third*; In the *World of Warcraft* expansion *Battle for Azeroth* he portrayed the loa Bwonsamdi.

In addition to his acting career, Désert is one of the lead singers in Hepcat, a ska/reggae band that has toured the United States and Europe with bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Specials. Having released four albums, Hepcat's exposure has included national magazine features and an appearance on *Late Night with Conan O’Brien*. He also lends his vocal talents to the Los Angeles-based reggae collective The Lions.

In 2020, he took over the role of Carl Carlson and Lou from Hank Azaria on *The Simpsons* in light of the George Floyd protests, starting on the show's season 32 premiere which aired on September 27, 2020.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 France, Lisa Respers (September 28, 2020). "Alex Désert takes over for Hank Azaria voicing Carl on 'The Simpsons'", CNN.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alex Desert debuts as Carl Carlson on The Simpsons", Indy 100 (September 28, 2020).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jasyson (September 28, 2020). "‘The Simpsons’ debut voice actor for Carl Carlson after Hank Azaria steps down", The Armenian Reporter.
4. ↑ "The Simpsons: Alex Désert replaces Hank Azaria as voice of Carl Carlson". BBC News. September 25, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54292939.
5. ↑ Schneider, Michael (September 24, 2020). "The Simpsons’ Season Premiere: Here’s Who Took Over Carl’s Voice From Hank Azaria". https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-simpsons-carl-voice-alex-desert-hank-azaria-1234782691/.
6. ↑ Martin, Annie (September 25, 2020). "'The Simpsons': Alex Desert to voice Carl in Season 32 premiere", UPI.
7. ↑ Jones, Mike (September 24, 2020). "The Simpsons Cast Alex Desert To Replace Hank Azaria As Carl". ScreenRant. https://www.screenrant.com/simpsons-cast-alex-desert-replace-hank-azaria-carl/.
8. ↑ "Alex Désert reprised his role from The Flash 1990, Julio Mendez in The Flash CW in the episode "Flashpoint" where he is the captain of the Central City Police Department in the Flashpoint timeline!". Twitter. November 20, 2020. https://twitter.com/BarryAllenFacts/status/1329850693608480777. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
9. ↑ Behbakht, Andy (November 1, 2020). "Every '90s Flash Actor To Appear In The Arrowverse". Screen Rant. https://www.screenrant.com/flash-1990s-actors-arrowverse-appear-every/. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
10. ↑ Saclao, Christian (October 6, 2016). "‘The Flash’ Star Alex Désert On Playing Captain Julio Mendez In Season 3 Premiere, ‘Flashpoint’". International Business Times. https://www.ibtimes.com/flash-star-alex-desert-playing-captain-julio-mendez-season-3-premiere-flashpoint-2427223?amp=1. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
11. ↑ Doyle, Pip (January 29, 2021). "New Episodes Of The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad Hit 7mate". Kiis 1065. https://www.kiis1065.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-episodes-of-the-simpsons-family-guy-american-dad-hit-7mate/. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
12. ↑ Sciretta, Peter (September 25, 2020). "'The Simpsons' Replaces Hank Azaria With Alex Désert as the Voice of Carl in Season 32 Premiere". Twitter. https://twitter.com/slashfilm/status/1309530887533412352. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

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* Official website for The Lions

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