Soccer ace David Beckham was denied the chance to get animated for hit American animated series ‘The Simpsons’ after its producers deemed the British star wasn’t famous enough for American audiences.
Beckham, who plays for the US club Los Angeles Galaxy, 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, reports imdb.com.
‘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,’ said Jean.
