Becks not famous enough for Springfield

David Beckham was refused a role in ‘The Simpsons’ because he wasn’t famous enough.g

Becks not famous enough for Springfield

David Beckham was refused a role in ‘The Simpsons’ because he wasn’t famous enough.

The soccer star – who lives in Los Angeles with his wife, former Spice Girls singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham, and their three sons – approached the creators of the hit US animated comedy series to make a cameo appearance but was turned down as show chiefs didn’t feel Americans knew enough about him.

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