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"Tom Waits has signed up for a guest spot in The Simpsons. The singer-songwriter will play himself in an upcoming episode, which centres on a plot involving preparing for a global disaster. Waits will be seen introducing Homer Simpson to a group of so-called &amp;#039;preppers&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;We did a lot of research into the &amp;#039;prepper&amp;#039; phenomenon, where people are convinced that some horrible catastrophe - like an electromagnetic pulse - is going to occur, and that people will have to survive without the grid,&amp;quot; producer Al Jean told TV Line. Jean added that Waits will not sing in the instalment, but that viewers will be able to recognise his voice &amp;quot;in a second&amp;quot;. Waits&amp;#039;s episode will air on Fox in December as part of the animated comedy&amp;#039;s upcoming 24th season. Justin Bieber recently confirmed that he will appear in an episode of the long-running show. Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Steve Carell and Portlandia&amp;#039;s Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen will also feature. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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