WikiLeaks’ Assange to appear in cartoons

The founder of the scandalous website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is now going to appear in TV shows.

According to The Daily Mail, the silver-haired Assange will appear in the popular cartoon as himself for the Fox animated sitcom's landmark 500th episode.

He was reportedly sought after by Simpsons creator Matt Groening, who heard that Assange was a fan of the popular cartoon.

In the episode, the Simpsons - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and their pets - leave home and move to a rugged and isolated area where the find themselves living next to Assange, who portrays himself.

Simpsons executive producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly that the show's creative team realises Assange is "controversial," but that in putting together the show they avoided delving into his 'legal situation'.

Instead, the writers made sure the appearance was satirical. Assange recorded his lines remotely from an undisclosed location in Britain.

The Simpsons, which has been on the air since 1989 on Fox, is the longest running primetime, scripted TV series.

Assange is currently under house arrest outside London and due to appear before Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday to appeal his extradition to Sweden where he has been accused of sexual misconduct by two ex-WikiLeaks volunteers.