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"Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has landed a cameo voiceover role in The Simpsons, the British actor has revealed. Cumberbatch, who will star in next year&amp;#039;s J J Abrams Star Trek sequel, apparently landed the part by accident after he had a meeting in the same place that the iconic US cartoon is recorded.   &amp;quot;I heard there was a part going in an episode,&amp;quot; he told Britain&amp;#039;s InStyle magazine. &amp;quot;I said, &amp;#039;I hate to muscle in here guys but could I record it?&amp;#039; Next thing, I&amp;#039;m standing in a room with all those famous voices; Bart, Marge, Homer, Lisa.&amp;quot; Previous British stars who have appeared in The Simpsons include Ricky Gervais, Simon Cowell, Sting, Tony Blair and Coldplay. Cumberbatch&amp;#039;s next TV role will be as Christopher Tietjens in World War One BBC/HBO mini-series Parade&amp;#039;s End. Watch our interview with Benedict Cumberbatch at the BAFTAs:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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