Hip-hop star Kanye West and Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson get animated when they lend their voices to THE CLEVELAND SHOW, the FAMILY GUY spin-off set to debut this fall on FOX. West will appear as Kenny West, an all-around cool kid and the archenemy of Cleveland Jr. (Kevin Michael Richardson), and the two will engage in a "rap battle" for the affection of high school hottie Chanel (Henson).
THE CLEVELAND SHOW is a new animated series that follows everyone's favorite soft-spoken neighbor Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry) to his hometown in Virginia, as he settles down with his high school sweetheart, Donna (Sanaa Lathan); her unruly kids; and his own 14-year-old son, Cleveland Jr. (Richardson). Once in Virginia, Cleveland has a few surprises in store for him, including Roberta (Reagan Gomez-Preston), a rebellious new stepdaughter; Rallo (Henry), a 5-year-old stepson who loves the ladies; and a collection of neighbors that includes a loudmouth redneck, Lester (Richardson); a hipster wannabe, Holt (guest voice Jason Sudeikis); and a pious pair of talking bears, Tim (Seth MacFarlane) and his wife Arianna (guest voice Arianna Huffington).
Taraji P. Henson earned an Academy Award nomination in 2009 for her supporting role opposite Brad Pitt in THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON.
THE CLEVELAND SHOW is a 20th Century Fox Television production. Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel and Mike Henry are executive producers and co-creators of the series.
