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'The Simpsons' to kill off a main character this season

Matt Groening (C), the creator of the longest-running scripted show in television, poses with two characters from the animated series, Bart Simpson (L) and Homer Simpson (R), after he was honored with the 2,459th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles on February 14, 2012. The 500th episode of the "The Simpsons'" will air in the U.S. on February 19th. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Matt Groening (C), the creator of the longest-running scripted show in television, poses with two characters from the animated series, Bart Simpson (L) and Homer Simpson (R), after he was honored with the 2,459th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles on February 14, 2012. The 500th episode of the "The Simpsons'" will air in the U.S. on February 19th. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A main character is to be killed off on "The Simpsons" during its current 25th season, said Al Jean, the U.S. animated sitcom's executive producer.

"We're actually working on a script where a character will pass away," Jean told reporters in a conference call last week. "I'll give a clue that the actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character, but I won't say who it is."

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The Los Angeles Times said the hint doesn't give too much away since nearly every member of the core ensemble of voice-over performers has won an Emmy at some point during the course of the show.

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