Toby Huss has been tapped to voice the conspiracy-minded Dale Gribble in King of the Hill‘s upcoming Season 14 revival.
He takes over the position voiced by the late Johnny Hardwick, who portrayed the character within the present’s unique 13-year run, showing in 257 of 258 episodes. Hardwick died in 2023. As a result of lengthy lead time on animated exhibits, he had accomplished six episodes earlier than he handed, and will probably be credited as a collection common on these episodes till they’ve aired and Huss takes over the position. Hardwick had been with the Emmy-winning animated collection since its debut in 1997 by means of its remaining episode on Fox in 2010. He additionally served as a author and a narrative editor throughout his run on the present.
The present notes Dale Gribble is an unsuccessful exterminator and big conspiracy theorist who’s one in every of Hank Hill’s long-time associates. Within the revival, he stays an excessive skeptic at coronary heart with even wilder conspiracies and half-baked, elaborate schemes.
Huss is definitely an alum of King of the Hill, having voiced Kahn Souphanousinphone Sr./Cotton Hill on 164 episodes from 1997-2010. His further credit embrace visitor or recurring roles on The 4 Seasons, NCIS: Origins, Bookie, White Home Plumbers, Seinfeld and Halt and Catch Hearth, amongst many others. On the movie aspect he appeared in Copshop, Metropolis of Lies, Halloween, to call just a few.
As we reported earlier, Season 14 of King of the Hill premieres August 4 on Hulu, 15 years after it ended its unique run. The revival picks up a number of years after we final noticed the Hill household – Hank and Peggy Hill are actually retired and return to a modified Arlen after years of working in Saudi Arabia; and Bobby is 21 and dwelling his greatest life whereas navigating maturity as a chef in Dallas.
Each Huss and Hardwick are listed amongst Season 14 forged in Hulu’s press launch immediately asserting the premiere date.
The present is about for a reunion panel immediately on the ATX TV Pageant in Austin, TX, that includes co-creators and government producers Mike Choose and Greg Daniels, government producer/showrunner Saladin Patterson, and collection’ stars Pamela Adlon, Lauren Tom and Huss.