Nancy Cartwright Recalls Unusual Request to Voice Bart Simpson Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, shares a memorable instance where she was asked to use her iconic voice by a flight crew on a plane, along with attending events for The Simpsons and Ella McCay. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 06: Nancy Cartwright attends "The Simpsons" milestone 800th episode "Irrational Treasure" celebration at The Fonda Theatre on February 06, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Nancy Cartwright has created one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time with Bart Simpson, and was once asked to use the voice in a very unusual place. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 09: Nancy Cartwright attends the world premiere of 20th Century Studios' Ella McCay at the El Capitan Theatre on December 09, 2025 in Hollywood, California. The 68-year-old actress is best known for voicing the 10-year-old animated troublemaker from “The Simpsons” and recalled she was once asked to use her vocal talents by a flight crew on a plane.with guest Joe Mantegna, who asked her where “the most ridiculous place” someone asked her to do Bart Simpson’s voice was. Cartwright remembered a member of the flight crew "was like, ‘Sorry to interrupt you, Ms. Cartwright, but just wondering, are you the voice of Bart Simpson?’ I’m like, ‘Yes, I am.' She goes, ‘Okay, both of our pilots are huge, huge fans, would there be any way if we could get you to come up into the cockpit and announce that we’re leading in Heathrow?’’ “So we go up, and I’m like shaking their hand. They handed me the microphone, and I said something like ‘Ladies and gentlemen, this is Bart Simpson speaking. I’m the copilot here and I just wanted to let you know we will be landing in Japan in about 15 minutes, so buckle your seatbelts.’” Meanwhile, Cartwright recently addressed fears about being replaced by AI and insisted she doesn't think the technology has enough "heart" to do so properly., “I think I would choose a successor , and I'll tell you why — because AI has no heart and I think that's a missing ingredient. might sound pretty close to Nancy Cartwright, but I got passion.” HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 14: Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, Matt Groening, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria and Homer Simpson attend the ceremony honoring Matt Groening with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 2012 in Hollywood, California. “We're spiritual beings, we can emote passion and uplift people and stuff. And I don't know that a computer can do something like that,” she continued.BULVERDE, Texas - Hill College Prep High School has been put on lockdown.Principal Julie Wiley said in the alert that local law enforcement is on campus. The building is also secure and the threat is contained.Check baSAN ANTONIO — Authorities are responding to a reported shooting on the South Side.First responders were called around 9:30 p.m. to the 1700 block of Southeast MSAN ANTONIO - A 20-year-old man who was shot by a San Antonio Police officer when he was a teenager is expected to appear in court today for a bond hearing.However, it’s tied to a separate case.Today’s hearing will dThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating a 14-year-old girl missing since Sunday afternoon.SAN ANTONIO - Police say they shut down an illegal gambling operation on the city’s East Side, seizing dozens of slot machines in a bust the department called a