On The Simpsons episode “Bart the Cool Kid,” Bart befriends a famous kid influencer, Orion Hughes, who owns an ultra-cool skate wear brand. Abel Tesfaye aka the Weeknd guest stars. (Michael Rappaport also guest stars as Atypical.)
Get ready to see more of Tesfaye: he’s filming the new HBO series The Idol. It’s about “a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult” who “enters a complicated relationship with a rising pop idol.” His co-star is Lily-Rose Depp, 21-year-old daughter of Hollywood movie star Johnny Depp.
Tesfaye, a co-creator of The Idol series, plays the self-help guru, Depp plays the pop star. They are filming in Los Angeles, California.
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The Simpsons airs Sundays at 8 pm on FOX.
